Quiet Town - The Killers
Pressure Machine (2021)
Capo on 3rd fret
[Intro]
C C Gm G
[Verse 1]
C C A couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train
Gm GCarrying sheet metal and household appliances through the pouring rain
CThey were planning on getting married after graduation
C GmHad a little baby girl, trouble came and shut it down
GThings like that ain't supposed to happen
[Chorus 1]
C CIn this quiet town, families are tight
Gm GGood people, they still don't deadbolt their doors at night
CIn this quiet town
C C Gm G
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G|-0--0-0-2--4-2-0--2-4-0----------------------------------------|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-2--2-2-2----------------------------------------|
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[Verse 2]
C CWhen we first heard opioid stories, they were always in whispering tones
Gm GNow banners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes
Parents wept through daddy's girl eulogies
C CAnd merit badge milestones with their daughters and sons
GmLaying there lifeless in their suits and gowns
GSomebody's been keepin' secrets
[Chorus 2]
C CIn this quiet town, they know how to live
Gm GGood people who lean on Jesus, they're quick to forgive
CIn this quiet town
C C Gm G
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B|-3--5-3-3--5-3-3--1-0--1-0-1-----------------------------------|
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D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
C CNow whenever I'm near the town I'll find some reason to give
Gm GAnd I will walk with the dead and the living where I used to live
CAnd every time I see my parents in the prime of their lives
C GmOffering their son the kind of love he could never put down
GWell, part of me is still that stainless kid, lucky
[Chorus 3]
C CIn this quiet town, salt of the land
Gm GHard-working people, if you're in trouble, they'll lend you a hand
CHere in this quiet town
C C Gm G
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B|-3--1-0-3--5-5--3-1-0-1--1-1-3---------------------------------|
G|-0--0-0-2--2-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---------------------------------|
A|----------------------3--3-3-3---------------------------------|
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[Solo]
C C Gm G
[Outro]
C The first crop of hay is up
CSchool let out and the sun beats down
Gm Smoke billows from a Sunday train
GThat cries away from a quiet town
C C Gm G
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