Emmylou Harris

This old ^F town is filled with ^C sin
It will ^F7 swallow you ^Bb in
If you've ^F got some money to ^C bur ^C7 n
Take it ^F home right a ^C way
^C7 You've got ^F7 three years to ^Bb pay
^F But Satan is ^C7 waiting his ^F turn ^C7
The ^F scientists ^C say
It will ^F7 all wash a ^Bb way
But ^F we don't believe any ^C mo ^C7 re
Cause we've ^F got our rec ^C ruits
And our ^F7 green mohair ^Bb suits
So ^F please show your ^C7 I.D. At the ^F door ^F7
This old ^Bb earthquake's gonna ^C7 leave me in the ^F poor house ^F7
It ^Bb seems like this ^F whole town's in ^C7 sane
On the ^Bb thirty-first ^C7 floor a ^F gold pla ^F7 ted ^Bb door
Won't ^F keep out the ^C7 Lord's burning ^F rain ^C7
SOLO in F around melody then Bb D7
A ^G friend came a ^D7 round
Tried to ^G7 clean up this ^C town
His i ^G deas made some people ^D mad ^D7
But he ^G trusted his ^D crowd
So he ^G7 spoke right out ^C loud
^G And they lost the ^D7 best friend they ^G had ^G7
This old ^C earthquake's gonna ^D7 leave me in the ^G poor hous ^G7 e
It ^C seems like this ^G whole town's ^D7 insane
On the ^C thirty-first ^D floor a ^G gold ^G7 plated ^C door
Won't ^G keep out the ^D7 Lord's burning ^G rai ^G7 n
On the ^C thirty-first ^D floor a ^G gold ^G7 plated ^C door
Won't ^G keep out the ^D7 Lord's burning ^C rain ^G
From Emmylou Harris "Elite Hotel" LP
Reprise Records 1975
Copyright @ 1969 Irving Music Inc.(BMI)