David Byrne - Dirty old town

Well, there are ^Fsixteen people in ^GmDanny's apartment ^FSixteen people are ^Gmliving in there ^FRemember the days of ^Dmrent control ^CGrandpa remembers ^Bbrock and roll

These days ^Fwon't last for^Gmever These days ^Fwon't last for l^Gmong You know, ^Fsomebody somewhere ^Gmowes us a favor ^FThat's how things really get ^Gmdone In this ^CWorld of Opport^Bbunities, it's a ^CLand of Poss^Bbibilities

^FWe wanna ^Bblive in a ^Cdirty old ^Bbtown ^FBuilding it ^Bbup, ^Ctearing us ^Bbdown With our ^Fhead in the ^Bbclouds and our f^Ceet on the ^Bbground ^FWe wanna ^Bblive - dirty old ^Ftown ^{Gm Dm Dm}Dirty old ^Ftown ^{Gm C}

Now when the ^Fladies come from ^GmKansas They ^Fwear their traditional ^Gmcolors ^FToday the fabrics are ^Dmragged and torn The ^Cclothes on their backs is ^Bball that they own They say, ^F"Don't draw atten^Gmtion to yourself They'll ^Ftear you apart for a ^Gmcouple of bucks ^FKeep you head down and ^Dmkeep you nose clean 'Cause ^Cpeople who're scared do ^Bbdangerous things"

These days ^Fcan't last for^Gmever These days ^Fcan't last for ^Gmlong You know ^Fsomeday ^Gmthings'll get better ^FSomehow things'll ^Gmget done In this^C World of Possib^Bbilities, it's the^C Land of Oppor^Bbtunities

^FWe wanna ^Bblive in a ^Cdirty old ^Bbtown ^FBuilding it ^Bbup, ^Ctearing us ^Bbdown With our ^Fhead in the ^Bbclouds and our f^Ceet on the ^Bbground ^FWe wanna ^Bblive - dirty old t^Fown ^{Gm Dm Dm}Dirty old ^Ftown ^{Gm C}

These days ^Fshoes are worn only on ^Gmspecial occasions ^FBattles are fought for ^Gmfam'ly and nations ^FMaybe you'll pray, but ^DmGod isn't home And there's ^Cno guarantee that ^Bbjustice be done

^FWe wanna ^Bblive in a ^Cdirty old ^Bbtown ^FBuilding it ^Bbup, ^Ctearing us ^Bbdown With our ^Fhead in the ^Bbclouds and our f^Ceet on the ^Bbground ^FWe wanna ^Bblive - dirty old ^Ftown ^{Gm Dm Dm}Dirty old ^Ftown ^{Gm C}