Oh Beautiful Town by IAMX
Key: EE | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Verse 1
G
I grew up blind
just like everyone's child
in the warmth of milk and deceit
smothered by love and the chemical dust
there was never enough to believe
Bridge:
Em
They chewed me up
D9
they spat me out 
G
of their system and onto their street
G                            F
and the rest of my life was spent to forget 
D9               C                G
all the greatness that could never be
Chorus:
            Em
Oh beautiful town
     C                         G
I remember you blacker than the night
                     Em
the whores and the sick mouths
    C                 G
the bad taste and the neon lights
           Em
Oh beautiful town,
              C                          G
where are you now with your binge insecurities?
  
           Em                C
I shot you down beautiful town 
                        F
because you tear your children
    G 
into pieces 
Verse 2
G
Absence twisted with fondness 
is the horror I couldn't forget
programmed into great art 
of family, lies and debts
Bridge 2:
Em               D9
too much expectation 
G
followed by hope and then hate in the mess
G                               F
and the rest of my life was a glorious test 
D9              C              G
of my will and my selfish neglect
Chorus:
            Em
Oh beautiful town
     C                         G
I remember you blacker than the night
                     Em
the whores and the sick mouths
    C                 G
the bad taste and the neon lights
           Em
Oh beautiful town,
              C                          G
where are you now with your binge insecurities?
  
           Em                C
I shot you down beautiful town 
                        F
because you tear your children
    G 
into pieces 
Verse 3:
 
G
On the floor boards under insolent feet
I mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat
with a lavender bag in my hand 
and words of desperation on my tongue
Bridge 3:
Em           D9       G
goodnight father, goodnight mother
    F                   D9     C     G
Are you still awake?