Boomtown

	  		Intro: (A5)  (A5)  (A5)  (A5) 
 
The (A) people came here from parts unknown 
(D7) Sleepin' in their cars 'cause they didn't have homes 
They (A) thought this place was the promised land 
If (D7) you could roughneck, we could use a good man 
(E7) Come on boy let me show you around 
You could (D7) make a lot of money here (C) 
Livin' in a (A) boomtown 
 
Well (A) some build bars and big hotels 
(D7) Downshift drive and the people live well 
(A) High on the hog and wild on the range 
(D7) Pocket full of cash instead of chump change 
(E7) This place kicks when the sun goes down 
(D7) Ain't life great when you're (C) livin' in a (A) boomtown 
 
  See (D7) oil was the blood that flowed through the soul 
  To (A) keep a man workin' when it's forty below 
  (B7) Relent to the devil in the (D7) cold cold ground 
  (C) Trying to make a dollar here (E7) 
 
(A) Six short years the oil fields went 
(D7) Rigs came down and the money got spent 
And the (A) wisemen saved for a rainy day 
The (D7) fools packed up and moved away 
The (E7) hotels closed and the bars shut down 
And it (D7) got real quite here, (C) livin' in a (A) boomtown 
 
  See (D7) oil was the blood that flowed through the soul 
  To (A) keep a man workin' when it's forty below 
  (B7) Relent to the devil in the (D7) cold cold ground 
  (C) Trying to make a dollar here (E)  
  Livin' in a (A) boomtown 
 
Solo: (A5)  (A5)  (A5)  (A5) x 2 
 
Now the (A5) cafe's filled with people tellin' lies 
(D5) Trying to figure out how the town went dry 
(A5) You can buy a house a dime on the dollar 
(D5) Need a good home just give me a holler..... 
(E7) I can move you in with no money down 
Still (D7) tryin' to make a dollar here (C) livin' in a (A) boomtown 
 
Livin' in a (A) boomtown 
Livin' in a (A) boomtown