Jimmy Barnes - Shutting down our town

^AmThis used to be a place Where a m^Can could find some work ^GPut together Holdens or a ^Ffoundry job at worst I can ^Amhear the noises coming From the ^CKarawara deep into the ^Gnight The ^Amroads were filled with kids ^Cplaying after dark ^GSent to get their fathers who were ^Fsitting at the bar ^AmEat, sleep, work, drink, ^Cthat's all they ever ^Gdid

They're ^Amshutting down our town They're ^Ccutting down our town ^FNo more production line blue ^Gcollar can be found They'll ^Amtear it to the ground They're ^Cshutting down our ^Gtown Oh, they're shutting down our ^Amtown

I ^Amstarted raising hell ^Cbefore I came of age ^GRunning from my past with ^Fclenched fists of rage And I ^Amfought my way through, ^Cevery other day Never looking ^Gback Woah and ^Ameverything I knew was ^Cback there on those streets ^GEvery lesson learned ^Fkept me on my feet But I ^Amcan't help thinking of the ^Cones I left behi^Gnd

They're ^Amshutting down our town They're ^Ccutting down our town ^FNo more production line blue ^Gcollar can be found They'll ^Amtear it to the ground They're ^Cshutting down our ^Gtown Oh, they're shutting down our ^Amtown

Oh, they're shutting down our ^Ftown They're tearing out its ^Amheart It wasn't much to ^Clook at from the very ^Gstart Herded all ^Ftogether From many different ^Amlands The old folks stand ^Faround^G While they're shutting down our ^Amtown

^AmWoah, ^Goh-oh^{Am C} Yeah they're shutting down our ^Ftown ^AmWoah, ^Goh-oh^{Am C} They're shutting down our ^Ftown^{Am G}

And I ^Amfinally came back home ^CFound some peace at last Was ^Gtime to stop running from the ^Fdemons of my past ^AmSome that I remember But the ^Grest are changing way too ^Ffast

They're ^Amshutting down our town They're ^Ccutting down our town ^FNo more production line blue ^Gcollar can be found They'll ^Amtear it to the ground They're ^Cshutting down our ^Gtown Oh, they're shutting down our ^Amtown^C They're shutting down our ^Ftown^Am You know they'll ^Gtear it to the ^Amgroun^Cd Yeah they're shutting down ^Four town ^AmWoah, ^Goh-oh ^{Am C} They'll tear it to the ^Fground ^Am Woah, ^Goh-oh^{Am C} They're shutting down o^Fur town ^AmYeah they're ^Gshutting down our t^Amown