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| Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, | yea | h |
| E | A | E | |
| Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, | yea | h. |
| E | A | E | |
| I was a sailor, I was lost in | sea |
| E | A | E | |
| I was under the waves, before loves resqued | me |
| E | A | E | |
| I was a fighter I could turn on th | reat |
| E | |
| Now | I stand accused of things I've said. |
| A | |
| Love comes to town, |
| A | |
| I'm gonna jump that train |
| E | |
| When l | ove comes to town, |
| A | E | |
| I'm gonna catch that flame. |
| E | |
| Ma | ybe I was wrong to ever let you down, |
| E | |
| But I | did what I did before love came to town. |
| E | A | E | |
| Used to make love under the | red s | unset, |
| E | A | E | |
| I was making promises I that were | soon to | forget. |
| E | A | E | |
| She was pale as the lace of her | wedding go | wn, |
| E | |
| But I | left her standing before love came to town. |
| A | |
| Ran into a juke joint when I heard a guitar scream, |
| E | |
| The | notes were turning blue as days are a dream. |
| E | |
| As the | music played I saw my life turn around |
| E | |
| That was the day before love came to town. |
| A | |
| Love comes to town, |
| A | |
| I'm gonna jump that train |
| E | |
| When l | ove comes to town, |
| A | E | |
| I'm gonna catch that flame. |
| E | |
| Ma | ybe I was wrong to ever let you down, |
| E | |
| But I | did what I did before love came to town. |
| E | A | E | |
| I was there when they crusified my | lord |
| E | A | E | |
| I held the scabbard when the soldier drew his | swor | d |
| E | A | E | |
| I threw the dice as they pierced his | side, |
| E | |
| But I've seen love conquer the great divide. |
| A | |
| Love comes to town, |
| A | |
| I'm gonna jump that train |
| E | |
| When l | ove comes to town, |
| A | E | |
| I'm gonna catch that flame. |
| E | |
| Ma | ybe I was wrong to ever let you down, |
| E | |
| But I | did what I did before love came to town. |
| E | A | E | |
| Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, | yea | h |
| E | A | E | |
| Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, | yea | h. |