Jacksonville City Nights

B
Well the banks of the river run 
through my hometown
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Born on the dirt roads, and i 
              E
scraped my knees
B
Well they paved the roads eventually
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With neon signs and car 
      E
dealerships and diners
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The soldiers fill the hotels on 
   E
the weekends
F#               G#m        E    
I saw the pretty women as I 
  F#      B
walked through town

B
Well I moved away soon as I turned 
sixteen
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Figured I was old enough to go and
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 work a job
B
Well i floated down main street 
pools of carlights
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Overcame me wishin' I was still 
   E
back home
F#                    G#m        
The soldiers fill the hotels on 
   E
the weekends
F#               G#m        E    
I saw the pretty women as I 
  F#      B
walked through town

B
Jacksonville's a city with a 
hopeless streetlight
B                                 
Seems like you're lucky if it ever
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 changes red to green
B
I was born in an abundance of 
inherited sadness
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With 50 cent picture frames bought
               E
 at a five and dime
F#           G#m            E
I ended up a soldier on the weekend
F#            G#m       E
Looking for a vacancy I wasn't able 
to find
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Somewhere the night sky hangs 
    E
like a blanket
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Shoot it with my capgun just to make
E
 it
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Seem like stars