Other Streets and Other Towns Mary Chapin Carpenter
<br/> <br/> OTHER STREETS AND OTHER TOWNS (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)<br/> -----------------------------------------------------<br/> [Each chord is one 2/2 measure, except two chords joined by a hyphen are <br/> one measure _total_; capo 5]<br/> <br/> G G F(9) F(9) G G F(9) F(9)<br/> [intro]<br/> <br/> C G F F<br/> The whippoorwills were crying in the falling rain<br/> C G F F<br/> Far away a whistle hailed a passing train<br/> Am G F G<br/> Out in the country summer was almost gone<br/> Am Em F G G<br/> The fields were turning rusty and the hills were turning brown<br/> <br/> C G F F<br/> Now I think of you when summer stars are on the rise<br/> C G F F<br/> I think of you with a bottle of wine and lazy eyes<br/> Am G F G<br/> Playing rock and roll songs on an old guitar<br/> Am Em F Gsus - G Gsus - G<br/> Getting drunk and sleeping out in my backyard<br/> <br/> F G C - G/B Am - G<br/> Now sometimes I just lie awake and I hear the wind<br/> F G C - G/B Am - G<br/> Blowing through the seasons of my heart again<br/> F G Am F<br/> My dreams are mostly lost and found on other streets, in other towns<br/> F G C G F F C G F F<br/> But babe, you know, I still look out for you<br/> <br/> The cars were all abandoned on the city streets<br/> When snow had left us stranded then we used our feet<br/> And wound up drinking whiskey in a crowded bar<br/> And now when it starts storming I wonder where you are<br/> <br/> 'Cause you said that I was crazy to believe in you<br/> You said to never trust a man who sings the blues<br/> Well trust and that old guitar was all you'd ever need<br/> If you found a way to love the girl in me<br/> <br/> [Chorus]<br/> <br/> [Guitar solo: C G F F etc.]<br/> <br/> Other boys I knew were just like shiny dimes<br/> Tossed and spent, they came and went a hundred times<br/> Nothing was as rough on me as giving up on you<br/> Now it seems like every bar in town's got boys who sing the blues<br/> <br/> [Chorus]<br/> <br/> [Fade-out: F(9) F(9) C(9) C(9) etc.]<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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