My Town Chords
My Town by Kate & Anna McGarrigle is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, G/A, G/B, C, D, Bm, E7, Am, Em, A7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
verse 1
G/A G/B C D G
When I a---wake, I think of you
G/A G/B C D
Who made my heart break and made me feel like a fool
C Bm
You led me on, just to bring me down
E7 Am
And I fell so low
D Em
So, if the stars are bright tonight
D G C G
I’ll get up and go
verse 2
G/A G/B C D G
O-on my way, I walked through town
G/A G/B C D
Stopped at your house, but you weren’t around
C Bm
The lights were on to ward off thieves
E7 Am
While you stayed out all night
D G
But it was you who stole my heart
C D
When you hadn’t any right
G Em D G
It’s my town, but I had to leave it
Em C D
And head South where the climate is kind
G Em D C Em A7
And if a time comes when I’m feeling better
C D G C G
I’ll be back with the birds in the Spring
Instrumental
G Em D G Em D G C G
verse 3
G/A G/B C D G
Paid my fare and I took the train
G/A G/B C D
I’d soon for-get, but now I felt the pain
C Bm
I tried to think of better days
E7 Am
Lying in my berth
D G
I pondered revenge
C D
For what it was worth
G Em D G
It’s my town, but I had to leave it
Em C D
And head South where the climate is kind
G Em D C Em A7
And if a time comes when I’m feeling better
C D G C G
I’ll be back with the birds in the Spring
Outro: G Em D G A D G