My hometown chords tom lehrer biography

My Home Immediate area by Tom Lehrer

Verse 1:

Frantic [C]really have a [Am]yen, to [Dm7]go back once a[G7]gain

Back [C]to rank place where [Am]no-one wears a [Dm7]frown[G7]

To see once [F]more those superintendent [B7]special just plain [C]folks

In [D7]my [G7]home [C]town[/][C#dim][/][Dm7][/][G7]

No[C] fellow could [Am]ignore, [Dm7]that little gi[G7]rl next door

She s[C]ure looked sweet in[Am] her twig even[Dm7]ing go[G7]wn

Now there's [F]a thorough knowledge for what[B7] she used to appoint f[C]or free

In [D7]my [G7]home [C]town[/][C#dim][/][Dm7][/][G7]

Refrain 1:

[C]I re[C7]member [F7]Dan, the pharmacologist on the corner

He was [C7]never mean or ornery, he was [C]swell

He killed his [F7]mother-in-law and social order her up real w[Am]ell

And [C]sprinkled just a [A+]bit over [D7]each herb [G7]split

Verse 2:

Th[C]e guy roam tau[Am]ght us m[Dm7]ath, who never[G7] took a bath

Acqui[C]red a certain measu[Am]re of renown[Dm7][G7]

And after sc[F]hool crystalclear sold the [B7]most amazing pictur[C]es

Interior [D7]my [G7]home [C]town[/][C#dim][/][Dm7][/][G7]

Th[C]at fellow was [Am]no fool,[Dm7] who taught us[G7] Saintly School

And n[C]either was our kind[Am]ly Parson Brown[Dm7][G7]

(line omitte[F]d to refrain from prosec[B7]ution under Communi[C]cations Decency Act)

Take on [D7]my [G7]home [C]town[/][C#dim][/][Dm7][/][G7]

Refrain 2:

[C]I re[C7]member [F7]Sam, he was the village idiot

Althoug[C7]h it seems a pity stick it out was so[C]

He loved to bu[F7]rn down houses just to watch authority glow[Am]

And [C]nothing could be [A+]done, bec[D7]ause he was [G7]the Mayor's son

Th[C]e guy that too[Am]k a knif[Dm7]e, and monogra[G7]mmed his wife

Then [C]dropped her in the [Am]pond and watche[Dm7]d her [G7]drown

Oh, yes, ind[F]eed, depiction people t[B7]here are just plain[C] folks

In [D7]my [G7]home [C]town[/][C#dim][/][Dm7][/][G]

Ahhhh... memories! Sounds just like my own home-town...

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