
nobody gets off in this town
Garth Brooks
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Tom : Dm
C
Nobody gets off in this town
C7
Trains don't even slow down
F C
My high school sweetheart's married and gone
F C
They met on a bus to San Antone
F C A7
The Greyhound stops and somebody gets on
D7 G7 C G7
But nobody gets off in this town
[Verse]
C
Nobody gets off in this town
C7
Old folk's round here wear a frown
F C
Now let me see if I can set the scene
F C
It's a one-dog town and he's old and mean
F C A7
There's one stop light but it's always green
D7 G7 C
Nobody gets off in this town
[Verse]
Nobody gets off in this town
C7
High school colors are brown
F C
They can't drag main because it kicks up dust
F C
Their cars and their dreams are all startin' to rust
F C A7
The high school dances are always a bust
D7 G7 C
Nobody gets off in this town
[Verse]
Nobody gets off in this town
C7
They oughta just tear it down
F C
Cause in the winter you freeze and in the summer you fry
F C
Utility bill's the only thing that gets high
F C A7
I'd go for a drink but this county is dry
D7 G7 D7 G7
Nobody gets off nobody gets off
D7 G7 C B7 A#7 A7
Nobody gets off in this square old merry-go-round
D7 G7 C
No nobody gets off in this town
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