The Town I Loved So Well Chords by Luke Kelly
Tempo:
129.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This song is called the town I love so [Fm] well.
The .
[Bb] song about a fellow who was born in a town who went to school and what happened to him after that.
Goes like this .
[D] [Eb] [Bb] .
[F] [Eb] .
[Bb] [Eb] .
[Cm] [A] .
[Cm] [F] [Cm] .
[F] In [Bb] my .
[F] memory.
I [Cm] will .
[Bb] always see.
[Cm].
The [Bb] town that I.
Have loved [F] so well.
Where [Bb] our school played [F] ball by [Eb] the .
[Bb] gas.
yard wall .
[Eb] And we laughed.
[Bb] through the [F] smoke [Bb] and smell .
[F] [G] Going [Gm] home in the [Cm] rain.
[Bb] Running off the [Gm] dark lane .
[Dm] [Eb] Pass the day.
[Cm] And down [Gm] behind [F] the fountain .
[Dm] Those [Bb] were happy [F] days.
In [Eb] so many [Cm] [Bb] many ways.
[Eb] In the town [Cm] I [Bb] [F] love so [Bb] well.
[Eb] [Bb] In the [F] early morning.
The [Eb] shirt factory.
[Bb] home.
called [Cm] the women [Bb] from Craigan the more.
[C] [F] While [Bb] their men.
[F] .
Made [Eb] a mark .
[Bb] [Eb] Children [Cm] [Bb] and [C] men trained.
[Bb] And .
[Dm] [Gm] when I.
[D] Got lost.
There [Bb] was just about [Gm] now.
[D] But [Eb] we saw [Gm] through.
[Cm] .
[F] Complaining [Bb] for [F] [Bb] deep .
[F] inside.
[Eb] Was a burning [Bb] pride [Eb] in the town [Cm] [Bb] I [F] love so.
[Bb] There was [F] music.
There [Eb] in the dairy.
[C] [Bb] .
Like [Eb] a language [Cm].
[Bb] that we all.
could.
[C] Understand [F] [Bb] I.
remember.
[F] the day [Eb] I.
My [Cm].
[Bb] first day when [Eb] I played.
in a [Bb] [F] small pickup [Bb] There [Gm] I My [F] you.
[Bb] .
[Gm] True I [Eb] was.
[Cm] Behind [F] [Dm] me.
[F] [Bb] There I learned [F] About life.
[Eb] The [Cm] [Bb] why [Eb] in the town [Bb] I [C] love.
[Bb] .
But .
[F] [Bb] [F] .
[Eb] [Gm] [Cm] .
[Bb] [Eb] .
[Bb] .
[C] .
[F] [Cm] [Bb] .
[F] [Eb] .
[Bb] .
[Eb] [D] .
[C] [Bb] .
when I.
[F] Returned [Cm] how my.
[Eb] [Bb] .
Bird [Eb] to see How.
[Bb] Could be brought [C] to it me [F] By [Bb] the [F] Car .
[Eb] And the [Cm] .
[Bb] guy [Eb] .
[Bb] that hangs on [C] to every [Bb] Now .
[Gm] .
[F] [Bb] .
[F] [Gm] So.
Wall [Bb] and [Eb] the [Gm] [Cm] wire gets higher [F] and higher.
[Dm] .
With [Cm] [Bb] the time.
And [F] they're done.
Oh my [Eb] god.
What have [Bb] they done?
.
to [Eb] the I.
[F] [Gm] [C] Saw.
[Bb] Oh.
Now.
[F] .
Gone but [Eb] they carry .
[Bb] On for [Eb] their [Cm] spirits [Bb] being bruised Never [F] Broken .
They [Bb] will not forget [F] and [Eb] their Hearts [Cm] [Bb] are set on.
[Eb] Tomorrow [Bb] and [C] peace [Bb] once again.
for [Gm] what's done.
[F] Is done [Bb] and what's won?.
[Gm] is won.
and [Eb] what's lost.
[Cm] Is lost and gone forever.
[Dm] [Bb] They [F] .
[Bb] can all.
[F] .
Pray [Eb] for a bright brand [C] [Bb] new day .
[Eb] in the town [Bb] I [C] love [Bb] Well .
[N] .
[Db] .
[Em] .
The .
[Bb] song about a fellow who was born in a town who went to school and what happened to him after that.
Goes like this .
[D] [Eb] [Bb] .
[F] [Eb] .
[Bb] [Eb] .
[Cm] [A] .
[Cm] [F] [Cm] .
[F] In [Bb] my .
[F] memory.
I [Cm] will .
[Bb] always see.
[Cm].
The [Bb] town that I.
Have loved [F] so well.
Where [Bb] our school played [F] ball by [Eb] the .
[Bb] gas.
yard wall .
[Eb] And we laughed.
[Bb] through the [F] smoke [Bb] and smell .
[F] [G] Going [Gm] home in the [Cm] rain.
[Bb] Running off the [Gm] dark lane .
[Dm] [Eb] Pass the day.
[Cm] And down [Gm] behind [F] the fountain .
[Dm] Those [Bb] were happy [F] days.
In [Eb] so many [Cm] [Bb] many ways.
[Eb] In the town [Cm] I [Bb] [F] love so [Bb] well.
[Eb] [Bb] In the [F] early morning.
The [Eb] shirt factory.
[Bb] home.
called [Cm] the women [Bb] from Craigan the more.
[C] [F] While [Bb] their men.
[F] .
Made [Eb] a mark .
[Bb] [Eb] Children [Cm] [Bb] and [C] men trained.
[Bb] And .
[Dm] [Gm] when I.
[D] Got lost.
There [Bb] was just about [Gm] now.
[D] But [Eb] we saw [Gm] through.
[Cm] .
[F] Complaining [Bb] for [F] [Bb] deep .
[F] inside.
[Eb] Was a burning [Bb] pride [Eb] in the town [Cm] [Bb] I [F] love so.
[Bb] There was [F] music.
There [Eb] in the dairy.
[C] [Bb] .
Like [Eb] a language [Cm].
[Bb] that we all.
could.
[C] Understand [F] [Bb] I.
remember.
[F] the day [Eb] I.
My [Cm].
[Bb] first day when [Eb] I played.
in a [Bb] [F] small pickup [Bb] There [Gm] I My [F] you.
[Bb] .
[Gm] True I [Eb] was.
[Cm] Behind [F] [Dm] me.
[F] [Bb] There I learned [F] About life.
[Eb] The [Cm] [Bb] why [Eb] in the town [Bb] I [C] love.
[Bb] .
But .
[F] [Bb] [F] .
[Eb] [Gm] [Cm] .
[Bb] [Eb] .
[Bb] .
[C] .
[F] [Cm] [Bb] .
[F] [Eb] .
[Bb] .
[Eb] [D] .
[C] [Bb] .
when I.
[F] Returned [Cm] how my.
[Eb] [Bb] .
Bird [Eb] to see How.
[Bb] Could be brought [C] to it me [F] By [Bb] the [F] Car .
[Eb] And the [Cm] .
[Bb] guy [Eb] .
[Bb] that hangs on [C] to every [Bb] Now .
[Gm] .
[F] [Bb] .
[F] [Gm] So.
Wall [Bb] and [Eb] the [Gm] [Cm] wire gets higher [F] and higher.
[Dm] .
With [Cm] [Bb] the time.
And [F] they're done.
Oh my [Eb] god.
What have [Bb] they done?
.
to [Eb] the I.
[F] [Gm] [C] Saw.
[Bb] Oh.
Now.
[F] .
Gone but [Eb] they carry .
[Bb] On for [Eb] their [Cm] spirits [Bb] being bruised Never [F] Broken .
They [Bb] will not forget [F] and [Eb] their Hearts [Cm] [Bb] are set on.
[Eb] Tomorrow [Bb] and [C] peace [Bb] once again.
for [Gm] what's done.
[F] Is done [Bb] and what's won?.
[Gm] is won.
and [Eb] what's lost.
[Cm] Is lost and gone forever.
[Dm] [Bb] They [F] .
[Bb] can all.
[F] .
Pray [Eb] for a bright brand [C] [Bb] new day .
[Eb] in the town [Bb] I [C] love [Bb] Well .
[N] .
[Db] .
[Em] .
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
Cm
Gm
Bb
F
Eb
This song is called the town I love so [Fm] well.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ song about a fellow who was born in a town who went to school and what happened to him after that.
Goes like this _ .
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [A] _ .
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ .
_ [F] In [Bb] my _ _ _ _ .
[F] memory.
_ I [Cm] will _ _ .
[Bb] _ always _ see.
_ [Cm].
The [Bb] town _ that I.
_ Have loved _ [F] so well.
Where [Bb] our school played [F] ball by [Eb] the _ .
[Bb] gas.
yard wall _ .
[Eb] And we _ laughed.
[Bb] through the _ [F] smoke [Bb] and _ smell _ _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] Going [Gm] home in the [Cm] rain.
_ [Bb] Running off the [Gm] dark lane _ .
[Dm] [Eb] Pass the day.
_ _ [Cm] And down [Gm] behind [F] the fountain _ _ .
_ [Dm] Those _ _ [Bb] were _ _ happy [F] _ days.
In [Eb] so many _ [Cm] [Bb] many _ ways.
[Eb] In the town [Cm] I [Bb] _ [F] love so [Bb] _ well.
[Eb] _ [Bb] In _ _ _ _ the _ _ [F] early _ morning.
The [Eb] _ shirt factory.
[Bb] _ _ home.
called [Cm] the women _ [Bb] from Craigan the _ more.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] While [Bb] their men.
_ _ _ [F] _ .
_ Made [Eb] a _ mark _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Children _ _ [Cm] [Bb] and [C] men trained.
[Bb] _ _ _ And _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] when I.
[D] Got _ lost.
There [Bb] was just about [Gm] now.
_ [D] But [Eb] we saw [Gm] through.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ .
_ [F] Complaining _ _ _ [Bb] for _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ deep _ .
_ [F] inside.
_ _ [Eb] Was a _ _ burning _ [Bb] pride _ [Eb] in the town _ [Cm] [Bb] I [F] love so.
_ [Bb] There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was _ _ _ [F] music.
_ There [Eb] in the dairy.
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ .
Like [Eb] a _ language [Cm].
[Bb] that we _ all.
_ could.
_ _ [C] Understand _ _ [F] _ [Bb] I.
remember.
_ _ _ [F] the day _ _ [Eb] I.
My _ [Cm].
[Bb] first day when [Eb] I played.
_ in a [Bb] _ [F] small pickup _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ There _ _ _ [Gm] I _ _ _ My [F] _ you.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ [Gm] True _ _ _ I [Eb] was.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ Behind _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] me.
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] There I learned _ [F] About life.
_ [Eb] The _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ why _ [Eb] in the _ town [Bb] I _ [C] love.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ But _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ when I.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Returned [Cm] how my.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
Bird [Eb] to _ see How.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Could be brought _ [C] to it _ me [F] By [Bb] the _ _ _ [F] Car _ _ .
_ [Eb] And the _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ .
[Bb] guy _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] that hangs on [C] to every _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Now _ _ .
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ So.
Wall [Bb] and [Eb] the _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ wire gets higher [F] and higher.
_ [Dm] _ .
With [Cm] _ _ [Bb] the time.
And [F] they're done.
Oh my [Eb] god.
What have [Bb] they done?
_ .
to [Eb] the _ _ I.
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] Saw.
_ [Bb] _ _ Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ Now.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
Gone but [Eb] they _ carry _ .
[Bb] _ _ On for [Eb] their _ _ [Cm] spirits [Bb] being _ _ bruised Never _ _ _ [F] Broken _ .
_ They [Bb] will not _ forget [F] _ _ and [Eb] their _ _ Hearts [Cm] [Bb] are set on.
[Eb] _ Tomorrow _ [Bb] and _ [C] peace _ [Bb] once _ again.
_ _ _ _ for [Gm] what's done.
_ _ [F] Is _ done [Bb] and what's won?.
_ [Gm] is won.
and [Eb] what's _ lost.
[Cm] Is lost and gone forever.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] They [F] _ .
_ _ [Bb] can _ all.
[F] _ .
Pray _ _ [Eb] for a bright brand [C] [Bb] new day _ .
[Eb] in the _ town [Bb] I _ _ [C] love _ _ [Bb] Well _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
The _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ song about a fellow who was born in a town who went to school and what happened to him after that.
Goes like this _ .
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [A] _ .
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ .
_ [F] In [Bb] my _ _ _ _ .
[F] memory.
_ I [Cm] will _ _ .
[Bb] _ always _ see.
_ [Cm].
The [Bb] town _ that I.
_ Have loved _ [F] so well.
Where [Bb] our school played [F] ball by [Eb] the _ .
[Bb] gas.
yard wall _ .
[Eb] And we _ laughed.
[Bb] through the _ [F] smoke [Bb] and _ smell _ _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] Going [Gm] home in the [Cm] rain.
_ [Bb] Running off the [Gm] dark lane _ .
[Dm] [Eb] Pass the day.
_ _ [Cm] And down [Gm] behind [F] the fountain _ _ .
_ [Dm] Those _ _ [Bb] were _ _ happy [F] _ days.
In [Eb] so many _ [Cm] [Bb] many _ ways.
[Eb] In the town [Cm] I [Bb] _ [F] love so [Bb] _ well.
[Eb] _ [Bb] In _ _ _ _ the _ _ [F] early _ morning.
The [Eb] _ shirt factory.
[Bb] _ _ home.
called [Cm] the women _ [Bb] from Craigan the _ more.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] While [Bb] their men.
_ _ _ [F] _ .
_ Made [Eb] a _ mark _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Children _ _ [Cm] [Bb] and [C] men trained.
[Bb] _ _ _ And _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] when I.
[D] Got _ lost.
There [Bb] was just about [Gm] now.
_ [D] But [Eb] we saw [Gm] through.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ .
_ [F] Complaining _ _ _ [Bb] for _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ deep _ .
_ [F] inside.
_ _ [Eb] Was a _ _ burning _ [Bb] pride _ [Eb] in the town _ [Cm] [Bb] I [F] love so.
_ [Bb] There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was _ _ _ [F] music.
_ There [Eb] in the dairy.
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ .
Like [Eb] a _ language [Cm].
[Bb] that we _ all.
_ could.
_ _ [C] Understand _ _ [F] _ [Bb] I.
remember.
_ _ _ [F] the day _ _ [Eb] I.
My _ [Cm].
[Bb] first day when [Eb] I played.
_ in a [Bb] _ [F] small pickup _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ There _ _ _ [Gm] I _ _ _ My [F] _ you.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ [Gm] True _ _ _ I [Eb] was.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ Behind _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] me.
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] There I learned _ [F] About life.
_ [Eb] The _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ why _ [Eb] in the _ town [Bb] I _ [C] love.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ But _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ when I.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Returned [Cm] how my.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
Bird [Eb] to _ see How.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Could be brought _ [C] to it _ me [F] By [Bb] the _ _ _ [F] Car _ _ .
_ [Eb] And the _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ .
[Bb] guy _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] that hangs on [C] to every _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Now _ _ .
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ So.
Wall [Bb] and [Eb] the _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ wire gets higher [F] and higher.
_ [Dm] _ .
With [Cm] _ _ [Bb] the time.
And [F] they're done.
Oh my [Eb] god.
What have [Bb] they done?
_ .
to [Eb] the _ _ I.
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] Saw.
_ [Bb] _ _ Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ Now.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
Gone but [Eb] they _ carry _ .
[Bb] _ _ On for [Eb] their _ _ [Cm] spirits [Bb] being _ _ bruised Never _ _ _ [F] Broken _ .
_ They [Bb] will not _ forget [F] _ _ and [Eb] their _ _ Hearts [Cm] [Bb] are set on.
[Eb] _ Tomorrow _ [Bb] and _ [C] peace _ [Bb] once _ again.
_ _ _ _ for [Gm] what's done.
_ _ [F] Is _ done [Bb] and what's won?.
_ [Gm] is won.
and [Eb] what's _ lost.
[Cm] Is lost and gone forever.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] They [F] _ .
_ _ [Bb] can _ all.
[F] _ .
Pray _ _ [Eb] for a bright brand [C] [Bb] new day _ .
[Eb] in the _ town [Bb] I _ _ [C] love _ _ [Bb] Well _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .