Anthony Smith
Album: If That Ain't Country
Mercury Records
Submitted by: Christopher R.
2:42 AM 10/12/2005

Capo 4th Fret (To Match Recording)

Intro: (Cadd9)  (C)  (Fadd9)  (F)  x 2

Well they (Cadd9) finally put that red light up in the (Fadd9) heart of town 
Took the (Cadd9) stop sign down, it was shot up (Fadd9) anyhow 
One (Cadd9) night I ran right through it in my (Fadd9) Chevrolet 
Both po(Cadd9)lice cars came, but I (Fadd9) got away 

  It was a (G) boomtown back in'62, 'til the (F) coal ran out
  And a drought came through, and they (C) dammed the river
  That we all used to (G) fish
  Population 405 and I (F) made it 404 one night
  And left the (C) city limit sign layin' in the (G) ditch
  Run plumb (F) over it, leavin' Metr(Cadd9)opolis (C) (Fadd9) (F)

Well, I (Cadd9) found myself in a big high-rise with a (Fadd9) concrete yard 
It ain't safe (Cadd9) after dark, guess this ol' boy (Fadd9) drove too far 
Met a (Cadd9) girl, fell in love, got married and she's (Fadd9) due in May 
Says we're gonna (Cadd9) need more space, I said I know (Fadd9) just the place 

 Where we can (F) walk down to the country store
 And we (C) won't even have to lock our door
 We can (F) still get air and (F/E) water there for (Dm7) free
 She said that sounds (Gsus4) good to me (G)

  It was a (G) boomtown back in '62, 'til the (F) coal ran out
  And a drought came through, and they (C) dammed the river
  That we all used to (G) fish
  Poupulation 404 and when (F) we pull in it'll be 3 more
  And there's a (C) city limit sign layin' in the (G) ditch
  That I (F) need to fix, back in Met(Cadd9)ropolis (C) (Fadd9) (F)
  I'm almost in Metr(Cadd9)opolis (C) (Fadd9) (F)
  And I'm back in Metr(Cadd9)opolis (C)