Am C F Am G
Am C F Am G


[Verse 1]
Am
This used to be a place
         C
Where a man could find some work
G                         F
Put together Holdens or a foundry job at worst
      Am
I can hear the noises coming
         C                      G
From the Karawara deep into the night
    Am                          C
The roads were filled with kids playing after dark
G                                  F
Sent to get their fathers who were sitting at the bar
Am                       C                    G
Eat, sleep, work, drink, that's all they ever did


[Chorus]
        Am
They're shutting down our town
        C
They're cutting down our town
F                            G
No more production line blue collar can be found
        Am
They'll tear it to the ground
        C                 G
They're shutting down our town
                              Am
Oh, they're shutting down our town


[Interlude]
Am C F Am G


[Verse 2]
  Am                   C
I started raising hell before I came of age
G                         F
Running from my past with clenched fists of rage
      Am                     C
And I fought my way through, every other day
              G
Never looking back
         Am                    C
Woah and everything I knew was back there on those streets
G                    F
Every lesson learned kept me on my feet
      Am                         C               G
But I can't help thinking of the ones I left behind


[Chorus]
        Am
They're shutting down our town
        C
They're cutting down our town
F                            G
No more production line blue collar can be found
        Am
They'll tear it to the ground
        C                 G
They're shutting down our town
                              Am
Oh, they're shutting down our town


[Solo]
Am C F Am G
Am C F Am G


[Bridge]
                              F
Oh, they're shutting down our town
                        Am
They're tearing out its heart
                  C                     G
It wasn't much to look at from the very start
           F
Herded all together
                    Am
From many different lands
                    F     G
The old folks stand around
                                Am
While they're shutting down our town


[Interlude]
Am C F Am G
Am C F


Am    G    Am C
Woah, oh-oh
                               F
Yeah they're shutting down our town
Am    G    Am C
Woah, oh-oh
                          F   Am G
They're shutting down our town


[Verse]
      Am
And I finally came back home
C
Found some peace at last
    G                             F
Was time to stop running from the demons of my past
Am
Some that I remember
        G                         F
But the rest are changing way too fast


[Chorus]
        Am
They're shutting down our town
        C
They're cutting down our town
F                            G
No more production line blue collar can be found
        Am
They'll tear it to the ground
        C                 G
They're shutting down our town
                              Am  C
Oh, they're shutting down our town
                          F   Am
They're shutting down our town
                 G              Am   C
You know they'll tear it to the ground
                           F
Yeah they're shutting down our town
Am    G     Am C
Woah, oh-oh
                       F      Am
They'll tear it to the ground
      G    Am C
Woah, oh-oh
                       F
They're shutting down our town
Am           G                  Am
Yeah they're shutting down our town