J.J. Cale - This Town Chords

Tempo:
74.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Fm

Ab

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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J.J. Cale - This Town chords
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[Bb] [F] [Fm]
[F]
This town I live [Bb] in ain't fifth of [F] Manor Beach.
[F]
This town I live in ain't fifth of Manor Beach.
[Ab]
There's a man down [F] here, a man down there, [G] they all want to rob [F] you or take you somewhere.
This town I live in ain't fifth of Manor Beach.
I'm going down to the [Bb] store boy and get [F] myself a gun.
[Fm]
I'm going down to the store boy and get myself a [F] gun.
I'm gonna chain, chain, [Ab] chain, up in my face, [Bb] make him bark, bark, bark, understand [F] my feelings.
Going down to the store boy and get myself a gun.
[Bb] [F] [Fm]
[Bb] [Fm]
[F] If I had a hundred [Eb] dollars, I'd buy [Fm] myself a gun.
If I had a hundred [Bb] dollars, I'd buy myself a gun.
[F]
I'd stick it out the [Ab] door and wait for an attack.
[Bb] I'll need somebody to cover [F] my back.
If I had a hundred dollars, I'd buy myself a gun.
[Ab] [Fm]
[Bb] [Ab] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Fm] [F]
The moral of the [Bb] story, you better [F] watch where you're going.
The moral of the [Bb] story boy, you better [F] watch out where you're going.
They'll get you in the [Ab] morning, they'll get you at [Bb] night.
Some they want to rob you, but most they want to fight.
This town I live in, [Fm] I gotta go.
[F] This town I [F] live in, this town I live in, I [Fm] gotta go.
[F] [Bbm] [Fm]
Key:  
F
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Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
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To learn Jj Cale - This Town chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Ab, Fm, Bb and Fm of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 75 BPM before aiming for the song's 150 BPM. Given the song's key of F Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
This town I live [Bb] in ain't fifth of [F] Manor Beach.
_ [F] _
This town I live in ain't fifth of Manor Beach.
_ [Ab] _
There's a man down [F] here, a man down there, [G] they all want to rob [F] you or take you somewhere.
This town I live in ain't fifth of Manor Beach. _ _
I'm going down to the [Bb] store boy and get [F] myself a gun.
_ [Fm]
I'm going down to the store boy and get myself a [F] gun. _
I'm gonna chain, chain, [Ab] chain, up in my face, [Bb] make him bark, bark, bark, understand [F] my feelings.
Going down to the store boy and get myself a gun. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[F] If I had a hundred [Eb] dollars, I'd buy [Fm] myself a gun. _
If I had a hundred [Bb] dollars, I'd buy myself a gun.
[F] _
I'd stick it out the [Ab] door and wait for an attack.
[Bb] I'll need somebody to cover [F] my back.
If I had a hundred dollars, I'd buy myself a gun. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
The moral of the [Bb] story, you better [F] watch where you're going. _
The moral of the [Bb] story boy, you better [F] watch out where you're going. _
They'll get you in the [Ab] morning, they'll get you at [Bb] night.
Some they want to rob you, but most they want to fight.
This town I live in, [Fm] I gotta go. _
[F] This town I [F] live in, _ _ _ _ this town I live in, I [Fm] gotta go.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album Guitar Man, written by J.J. Cale, you'll find this song.