Kunci Gitar Jimmy Barnes - Shutting Down Our Town

[ intro ]
Am C F Am G
Am C F Am G

[ verse 1 ]
Am
this used to be a place
C
where a man could find some work
G F
put together holdens or a foundry job at worst
Am
i can hear the noises coming
C G
from the karawara deep into the night
Am C
the roads were filled with kids playing after dark
G F
sent to get their fathers who were sitting at the bar
Am C G
eat , sleep , work , drink , that’s all they ever did

[ chorus ]
Am
they’re shutting down our town
C
they’re cutting down our town
F G
no more production line blue collar can be found
Am
they’ll tear it to the ground
C G
they’re shutting down our town
Am
oh , they’re shutting down our town

[ interlude ]
Am C F Am G

[ verse 2 ]
Am C
i started raising hell before i came of age
G F
running from my past with clenched fists of rage
Am C
and i fought my way through , every other day
G
never looking back
Am C
woah and everything i knew was back there on those streets
G F
every lesson learned kept me on my feet
Am C G
but i can’t help thinking of the ones i left behind

[ chorus ]
Am
they’re shutting down our town
C
they’re cutting down our town
F G
no more production line blue collar can be found
Am
they’ll tear it to the ground
C G
they’re shutting down our town
Am
oh , they’re shutting down our town

[ solo ]
Am C F Am G
Am C F Am G

[ bridge ]
F
oh , they’re shutting down our town
Am
they’re tearing out its heart
C G
it wasn’t much to look at from the very start
F
herded all together
Am
from many different lands
F G
the old folks stand around
Am
while they’re shutting down our town

[ interlude ]
Am C F Am G
Am C F

Am G Am C
woah , oh – oh
F
yeah they’re shutting down our town
Am G Am C
woah , oh – oh
F Am G
they’re shutting down our town

[ verse ]
Am
and i finally came back home
C
found some peace at last
G F
was time to stop running from the demons of my past
Am
some that i remember
G F
but the rest are changing way too fast

[ chorus ]
Am
they’re shutting down our town
C
they’re cutting down our town
F G
no more production line blue collar can be found
Am
they’ll tear it to the ground
C G
they’re shutting down our town
Am C
oh , they’re shutting down our town
F Am
they’re shutting down our town
G Am C
you know they’ll tear it to the ground
F
yeah they’re shutting down our town
Am G Am C
woah , oh – oh
F Am
they’ll tear it to the ground
G Am C
woah , oh – oh
F
they’re shutting down our town
Am G Am
yeah they’re shutting down our town