Our Town - Iris DeMent
[intro]
C F C G
|Chorus:
|C F
| And you know the sun's settin' fast,
| C G
|And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
| C F
|Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
| C
|But hold on to your lover,
| G
|'Cause your heart's bound to die.
|C F C G
| Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
|C F C G
| Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
| C
|Goodnight. (F) (C) (G) (C)
C F
Up the street beside that red neon light,
C G
That's where I met my baby on one hot summer night.
C F
He was the tender and I ordered a beer,
C G
It's been forty years and I'm still sitting here.
Chorus:
C F
It's here I had my babies and I had my first kiss.
C G
I've walked down Main Street in the cold morning mist.
C F
Over there is where I bought my first car.
C G
It turned over once but then it never went far.
Pre Chorus:
C F
And I can see the sun's settin' fast,
C G
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
|Chorus:
| C F
|Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
| C
|But hold on to your lover,
| G
|'Cause your heart's bound to die.
|C F C G
| Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
|C F C G
| Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
| C
|Goodnight. (F) (C) (G) (C)
C F
I buried my Mama and I buried my Pa.
C G
They sleep up the street beside that pretty brick wall.
C F
I bring them flowers about every day,
C G
But I just gotta cry when I think what they'd say.
Pre-Chorus:
C F
If they could see how the sun's settin' fast,
C G
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Chorus:
C F
Now I sit on the porch and watch the lightning-bugs fly.
C G
But I can't see too good, I got tears in my eyes.
C F
I'm leaving tomorrow but I don't wanna go.
C G
I love you, my town, you'll always live in my soul.
Pre-Chorus:
C F
But I can see the sun's settin' fast,
C G
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Chorus:
C
Goodnight. (F) (C) (G) (C)
intro
C F C G
Chorus
C And you know the F sun's settin' fast,
And C just like they say, nothing G good ever lasts.
Well, C go on now and F kiss it goodbye,
But C hold on to your lover,
'Cause your G heart's bound to die.
C Go on now and F say goodbye to C our town, to G our town.
C Can't you see the F sun's settin' down on C our town, on G our town,
GoodCnight. F C G C
C Up the street beside that F red neon light,
That's C where I met my baby on one G hot summer night.
C He was the tender and I F ordered a beer,
It's C been forty years and I'm G still sitting here.
Chorus
It's C here I had my babies and I F had my first kiss.
I've C walked down Main Street in the G cold morning mist.
Over C there is where I F bought my first car.
It C turned over once but then it G never went far.
Pre Chorus
And C I can see the F sun's settin' fast,
And C just like they say, nothing G good ever lasts.
Chorus
Well, C go on now and F kiss it goodbye,
But C hold on to your lover,
'Cause your G heart's bound to die.
C Go on now and F say goodbye to C our town, to G our town.
C Can't you see the F sun's settin' down on C our town, on G our town,
GoodCnight. F C G C
I C buried my Mama and I F buried my Pa.
They C sleep up the street beside that G pretty brick wall.
I C bring them flowers F about every day,
But I C just gotta cry when I G think what they'd say.
Pre-Chorus
If C they could see how the F sun's settin' fast,
And C just like they say, nothing G good ever lasts.
Chorus
C Now I sit on the porch and watch the F lightning-bugs fly.
But I C can't see too good, I got G tears in my eyes.
I'm C leaving tomorrow but I F don't wanna go.
I C love you, my town, you'll always G live in my soul.
Pre-Chorus
But C I can see the sun's F settin' fast,
And C just like they say, nothing G good ever lasts.
Chorus
GoodCnight. F C G C