Nothin' Happens In This Town Chords

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Nothin' Happens In This Town by Bobby Pinson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			INTRO:  G  C  G  C  G  D  G 
 
G 
The welcome sign is missin' an O from a teenage twelve-gauge shotgun hole 
            C                                       G 
Been on the county's list of things not to fix for 10 years now 
D                         G 
Nothin' happens in this town 
 
 
G  
You gotta cross the line to get a drink 'cause this one's dry and that one ain't 
          C                                     G 
Yeah you might wind up on a jailhouse bunk but you'll get out 
D                         G 
Nothin' happens in this town 
 
G  
Happens every time you turn around 
D                                                                         
We all know Joe coulda gone pro, when he fills your tank he'll tell you so 
D                                                               G 
We don't see Jimmy when he ain't stoned, the girl next door's 6 months along 
                Em 
Waitin' on a Greyhound 
            C                    D                G 
That's what happens when nothin' happens in this town 
 
 
INTRO 
 
G                                                 
Last Saturday I guess Sarah got bored 'cause I got further than I got before 
            C                                   G 
I ain't supposed to tell but what the hell, I'm sick of how 
D                        G 
Nothin' happens in this town 
 
 
CHORUS 
 
INTRO 
 
D 
Nothin' happens in this town 
 
 
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