Flatland Cavalry - Tall city blues

^EWell, I hate this town, hate this place ^EThere ain't nothin' to do Except ^F#mgo down to the bar each night ^F#mAnd drink 'til 2 I ^Ahate my job I'm always in a bad ^Emood I fear I'm ^F#mcomin' down with a ^Acase Of the tall city ^Eblues ^EWell, I'm a CPA, I got my B.B.A. from TTU I crunch ^F#mnumbers in a highrise ^F#mCountin' barrels o' crude Me and my ^Abuddies bitch in the breakroom 'Cause our boss went golfin' this after^Enoon Left us to ^F#mfend for ourselves ^A In the tall city ^Eblues

^ATall city d^Ereamin' is the ^Adifference In ^Ebelievin' in ^Amakin' a livin' Or ^Elovin' what you do ^ARaisin' a ^Efamily among s^Atrangers And ^Ewildcatters who Were ^Abrought here ^Eby the ^F#mboom ^A We'll all be strangers soon With tall city ^Eblues

^EThis one bedroom apartment ^EIs takin' all my dough Fifteen ^F#mhundred a month ^F#mFor Venetian blinds and stained concrete floors Lay ^Aback in my king size bed Each night where I sleep ^Ealone Dreamin' ^F#mabout my next move ^A Outta these tall city ^Eblues

^ATall city d^Ereamin' is the ^Adifference In ^Ebelievin' in ^Amakin' a livin' Or ^Elovin' what you do ^ARaisin' a ^Efamily among s^Atrangers And ^Ewildcatters who Were ^Abrought here ^Eby the ^F#mboom ^A We'll all be strangers soon With tall city ^Eblues

^EGot laid off this morning ^EDid you not hear the news We ^F#mtook too much out of the ground ^F#mWe knew what to do ^ATonight no one gives a damn Whether your collar's white or ^Eblue We'll drain our ^F#mglasses by the masses And make a ^Atoast To the tall city ^Eblues Let's drain our ^F#mglasses by the masses And make a ^Atoast To the tall city ^Eblues Oh

^ATall city d^Ereamin' is the ^Adifference In ^Ebelievin' in ^Amakin' a livin' Or ^Elovin' what you do ^ARaisin' a ^Efamily among s^Atrangers

And ^Ewildcatters who Were ^Abrought here ^Eby the ^F#mboom ^A We'll all be strangers soon With tall city ^Eblues We'll all be ^F#mstrangers ^Asoon With tall city ^Eblues