Tom: A
Introdução:
Am E
Wake the union, sound the alarm
C D
They're storming the gates of the old city farm
F7 E7 Am F7 E7
And I won't go down to the company town no more
Am E
Wolves in the night, circling the flock
C D
Shepherds are honing their knives on the block
F7 E7 Am F G
So I won't go down to the company town no more
stick 1
C D
They're singing and dancing up on the hill
Em D C D
but here in the street we're paying the bills
Am A2/G#
for the wheelers and dealers, fixers and spies
C/G D/F#
peddling their wares and telling their lies
F7 E7 Am F7 E
and I won't go down to the company town no more
verse 2
Am
You know, the smart money's leaving,
E
it's heading out east
C D
but they're sailing right into the heart of the beast
F7 E7 Am F7 E7
So I won't go down to company town no more
Am E
Call out the coast guard, send up the flare
C D
there's an iceberg coming, but noone cares
F7 E7 Am F G
and I won't go down to the company town no more
Stick 2
C D
But here below deck, looks like nothing has changed
Em D C D
but the books have been cooked and the chairs rearranged
Am A2/G#
So I'm in the life boat, over the side
C/G D/F#
Pulling away on the sweet morning tide
F7 E7 Am F7 E
and I won't go down to company town no more
verse 3
Am E
So wake up the union, ring on the bell
C D
Now the party's over and it's hurting like hell
F7 E
Here's one lost soul that won't be found
C D
'til the trumpet peals of judgment sounds
F7 E Am
and I won't go down to the company town no more