Written by Chris Hillman/Gram Parsons
Eb Bb This old town is filled with sin Eb7 Ab It will swallow you in Eb Bb Bb7 If you've got some money to burn Eb Bb Take it home right away Bb Eb7 Ab You've got three years to pay Eb Bb7 Eb Eb7 But Satan is waiting his turn Ab Bb7 Eb Eb7 This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house Ab Eb Bb It seems like this whole town's insane Ab Bb7 Eb Eb7 Ab On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Eb Bb7 Eb Bb Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain Eb Bb The scientists say Eb7 Ab It will all wash away Eb Bb Bb7 But we don't believe any more Eb Bb Cause we've got our recruits Eb7 Ab And our green mohair suits Eb Bb7 Eb Eb7 So please show your I.D. At the door Ab Bb7 Eb Eb7 This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house Ab Eb Bb7 It seems like this whole town's insane Ab Bb7 Eb Eb7 Ab On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Eb Bb7 Eb Bb Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain SOLO Eb Bb A friend came around Eb7 Ab Tried to clean up this town Eb Bb Bb7 His ideas made some people mad Eb Bb But he trusted his crowd Eb7 Ab So he spoke right out loud Eb Bb7 Eb Eb7 And they lost the best friend they had Ab Bb7 Eb Eb7 This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house Ab Eb Bb7 It seems like this whole town's insane Ab Bb7 Eb Eb7 Ab On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Eb Bb7 Eb Eb7 Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain Ab Bb7 Eb Eb7 Ab On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door Eb Bb7 Ab Eb Won't keep out the Lord's burning rainhide this tabe|----------3----3---4---3------------| B|----4--6-----4-------------6--4-----| G|-3----------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|