A Town Called Blue

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This is on Boo Hewerdine's first album, Evidence. Written and performed with

Darden Smith.

:

Em* (B) (A) (B7)

e ------------------------------------------------------------------2p0--|

B -----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|

G ---------------------------------------------------------------2-------|

D --------------2----------------2-(4)-(2)-------------------------------|

A ---------2-------------2-sl-4-----------------0-------0--1--2----------|

E ----0------------------------------------------------------------------|

Em* (B) (A) (B7)

e ------------------------------------------------------------2--------|

B ----------------------------------------------2-------------0--------|

G ----------------------------------------------2-------------2--------|

D ---------------2---------------2-(4)-(2)------2-------------1--------|

A ----------2------------2-sl-4-----------------0-------------2--------|

E ----0----------------------------------------------------------------|

Em* (B) (A) (B7)

e ------------------------------------------------------------------2p0--|

B -----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|

G ---------------------------------------------------------------2-------|

D --------------2----------------2-(4)-(2)-------------------------------|

A ---------2-------------2-sl-4-----------------0-------0--1--2----------|

E ----0------------------------------------------------------------------|

I was born and I'll die in a town called blue

Em* (B) (A) (B7)

e ----------------------------------------------------------------2------|

B ------------------------------------------------2---------------0------|

G ------------------------------------------------2---------------2------|

D ------------------2----------------2-(4)-(2)----2---------------1------|

A -----------2---------------2-sl-4---------------0---------------2------|

E ----0------------------------------------------------------------------|

where streets are paved with memories borrowed from the truth

Em(VII) D(V) A A/E

I'll go out walking seeing shadows of youth

I was born in a town called blue

C G Em(VII) D(V)

So, baby get out your needle and thread

Try to sew up this hole in my head

C G Em(VII) D(V)

Was it too smart, too late or too much too soon

Born in a town called blue

:

G(III)v^v^v (B(VII)) (Em(VII)) (B(VII)) (D) (G(III))

e ---3--

B ---4--- / \ sl h p /

G ---5------------5-7-5-7(9)---14(16)14---12-11----11-12-11--11---15(17)-

D ---5----

C G Em(VII) D(V)

So, baby get out your needle and thread

Try to sew up this hole in my head

C G Em(VII) D(V)

Was it too smart, too late or too much too soon

Born in a town

B(VII) Em(VII)

Born in a town

Born in a town called . .

Em* (B) (A)

e -----------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------2----

G ------------------------------------------------2----

D ------------------2----------------2-(4)-(2)----2----

A -----------2---------------2-sl-4---------------0----

E ----0------------------------------------------------

blue

a town called blue.

Chord fingerings:

EADGBe

022000 - Em

X02220 - A

X21202 - B7

X79987 - Em(VII)

x57775 - D(V)

002220 - A/E

320003 - G

X32010 - C

355433 - G(III)

2X0010 - C/F#

XX0232 - D

X02210 - Am

X24442 - B

797877 - B7(VII)

* play Em with your 3rd & 4th fingers, then slide those upto the 4th fret

Bend notation :

/

x(y) fretted at x, pick and bend upto y

\

x(y)x fretted at x, pre-bent (to y), pick and release bend back down to x

h is a hammer on

p is a pull-off

sl is a slide

^v^v^v^v is tremolo (?with a wang bar)

I'm not at all sure about the C/F# and in theory, the Bs and As should all be

minor chords, but it doesn't sound right like that. Any suggestions welcome.

Nic

Nic.Boulton@mercury.co.uk