Sin City

Dwight Yoakam

Written by Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

G                D7
This old town is filled with sin
      G           C     G               D7
It’ll swallow you in if you've got some money to burn
        G          D7              G              C
Take it home right away you've got three years to pay
    G        D7          G   D7
Old Satan is waiting his turn

Verse 2

    G         D7        G        C
The scientist say it'll all wash away
    G                D7
But we don't believe anymore
            G         D7
Cause we've got our recruits
         G            C
In their green mohair suits
   G                D7        G
So please show your ID at the door

Verse 3

         C                 D7              G
This old earthquakes gonna leave me in the poorhouse
   C               G            D7
It seems like this whole town's insane
       C    D7         G           C
On the 31th floor your gold plated door
      G            D7             G   D7
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain

Verse 4

  G         D7              G             C
A fool came around tried to clean up this town
    G                      D7
His ideas made some people mad
       G              D7          G               C
But he trusted in his crowd so he spoke right out loud
         G             D7               G
And they lost the best friend they ever had

Verse 3

         C                 D7              G
This old earthquakes gonna leave me in the poorhouse
   C               G            D7
It seems like this whole town's insane
       C    D7         G           C
On the 31th floor your gold plated door
      G            D7             G   D7
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain

Verse 5

       C    D7         G           C
On the 31th floor your gold plated door
      G            D7             C  G
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain