Shutting Down Our Town

[ Intro ] Am C F Am G Am C F Am G [ Verse 1 ] Am this used to be a place C where a man could find some work G F put together holdens or a foundry job at worst Am i can hear the noises coming C G from the karawara deep into the night Am C the roads were filled with kids playing after dark G F sent to get their fathers who were sitting at the bar Am C G eat , sleep , work , drink , that’s all they ever did [ Chorus ] Am they’re shutting down our town C they’re cutting down our town F G no more production line blue collar can be found Am they’ll tear it to the ground C G they’re shutting down our town Am oh , they’re shutting down our town [ Interlude ] Am C F Am G [ Verse 2 ] Am C i started raising hell before i came of age G F running from my past with clenched fists of rage Am C and i fought my way through , every other day G never looking back Am C woah and everything i knew was back there on those streets G F every lesson learned kept me on my feet Am C G but i can’t help thinking of the ones i left behind [ Chorus ] Am they’re shutting down our town C they’re cutting down our town F G no more production line blue collar can be found Am they’ll tear it to the ground C G they’re shutting down our town Am oh , they’re shutting down our town [ Solo ] Am C F Am G Am C F Am G [ Bridge ] F oh , they’re shutting down our town Am they’re tearing out its heart C G it wasn’t much to look at from the very start F herded all together Am from many different lands F G the old folks stand around Am while they’re shutting down our town [ Interlude ] Am C F Am G Am C F Am G Am C woah , oh - oh F yeah they’re shutting down our town Am G Am C woah , oh - oh F Am G they’re shutting down our town [ Verse ] Am and i finally came back home C found some peace at last G F was time to stop running from the demons of my past Am some that i remember G F but the rest are changing way too fast [ Chorus ] Am they’re shutting down our town C they’re cutting down our town F G no more production line blue collar can be found Am they’ll tear it to the ground C G they’re shutting down our town Am C oh , they’re shutting down our town F Am they’re shutting down our town G Am C you know they’ll tear it to the ground F yeah they’re shutting down our town Am G Am C woah , oh - oh F Am they’ll tear it to the ground G Am C woah , oh - oh F they’re shutting down our town Am G Am yeah they’re shutting down our town