Intro:
   Bb11 Ebsus4
   Bb11 Ebsus4

Verse 1:
          Bb11
This is a first rate town
Bb11
But all you ever notice
Bb11
Are the ways it's stretched too far
           Ebsus4
And it has been knocked down
Ebsus4
But some of us are still
Ebsus4
Left here between the scars
         Bb11
When you look around
Bb11
All you ever notice is
Bb11
That you can not see the stars
          Ebsus4
This is a first rate town, a first rate town you know
Ebsus4
You just can't see very far

Chorus:
Bb11
You can never leave
Bb11
'Cause they'll hold it against me
Ebsus4
You can never leave
Ebsus4
'Cause they'll hold it against me
Bb11
You can never leave
Bb11
'Cause they'll hold it against me
Ebsus4
You can never leave

Verse 2:
         Bb11
When the last door closed
Bb11
You packed your clothes
Bb11
And went back to Montreal
            Ebsus4
Said it was colder there
Ebsus4
A chill hangs into the air
Ebsus4
It helps you forget it all
    Cm
You left and empty bookshelf
Cm
That I did not fill till fall
          Eb
This is a first rate town a first rate town you know
Eb
You just can't see it at all

Chorus:
Bb11
You can never leave
Bb11
'Cause they'll hold it against me
Ebsus4
You can never leave
Ebsus4
'Cause they'll hold it against me
Bb11
You can never leave
Bb11
'Cause they'll hold it against me
Ebsus4
You can never leave

Bridge:
     Gm      Bb11   Ebsus4
Well it will fade as all things must
  Gm        Bb11     Ebsus4
I loved you but, you didn't love me enough
Gm     Bb11       Ebsus4
Winter comes, the car will rust
     Cm                Eb
I'll start it up, then always run a little rough

Verse 3:
          Bb11
This is a first rate town
Bb11
And all you ever notice
Bb11
Are the ways it's stretched too far
              Ebsus4
They keep the death rates down
Ebsus4
It's colder than a winter
Ebsus4
Spent in defrosting cars
   Cm
We talked a lot of leaving
Cm
Didn't think you'd get that far
          Eb
This is a first rate town a first rate town you know
                        Bb11
You just can't see very far
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