God Bless This Town

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You just thought you knew about rumors man 
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But you aint ever lived in my town 
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Population 153 
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And its still goin' down 
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What's his name's still runnin' around with Mary 
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Hell last I heard he'd already been married 3 times 

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You've been gone for what, about 8 years now 
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And they're still spreading rumors about you 
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You grew your hair long and shaggy 
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And gettin' drunk is all that you do 
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They forgot that you play your music 
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Yeah they gave up on you a long time ago 
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God bless this town 
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It's so good to be back home 
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Yeah, how you been doin' 
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Lord, I know it's been so long 
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Tell your family hello 
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I'm sure I'll see you around 
                     F#m                A 
Be sure to close the doors and lock 'em up 
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God bless this town 

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Small towns are supposed to be small 
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Until being big gets in the way 
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A man doesn't play by their rules 
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Then he's not welcome to stay 
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And politics don't care about 21 years of service 
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Being a puppet is something he'll never be 


Repeat Chorus 


Bridge 
     C#m             C 
Keep talking all you want 
               A            E 
I guess that's all you ever do 
F#m 
Soon I'll find my place 
         A               
And I'll wave as I pass through 


Repeat Chorus 

Tag: (spoken) 

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Yeah you just thought you knew rumors man 
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But you ain't never lived in my town