[Intro BPM 117 - Drum intro xSSxSSxS] Approx chords C D G G (Chug - down strokes - nice and slow - snare on final phrase) E 0--- 32-3 ---- -333 ---- 32-3 ---- -333 B 1--- 33-3 ---- -333 ---- 33-3 ---- -333 G 0--- 22-0 ---- -000 ---- 22-0 ---- -000 D 2--- 00-0 ---- -002 ---- 00-0 ---- -002 A 3--- ---x ---- -x23 ---- ---x ---- -x23 E x--- ---3 ---- -3x- ---- ---3 ---- -3x- DrB-S- B-S- B-S- B-S- B-S- B-S- B-S- B-S-
E ---- 32-3 3--- B ---- 33-3 0--- G ---- 22-0 02-0 D ---- ---0 0-4- A ---- ---x x--- E ---- ---3 3--- DrB-S- B-S- SSSS
[Verse] Well we're [Em7] living here in [Asus4] Allen- [D] town [Dsus2][D] And they're [Am7] closing all the [D7sus4 - xx0213] factories [G] down [Gsus2 - 3x0233][G] Out in [Em7] Bethlehem they're [A] killing [Bm] time [F#m/A] Filling out [G6] forms, [D/F#] standing in [Asus4] line [A]
[Verse] Well our [Em7] fathers fought the [Asus4] Second World [D] War [Dsus2][D] Spent their [Am7] weekends on the [D7sus4] Jersey shore [G][Gsus2][G] Met our [Em7] mothers in the [A] US [Bm] O [F#m/A] Asked them to [G6] dance, [D/F#] danced with them sl- [Asus] ow [A] And we're [Em7] living here in [Asus4] Allentown [D-Dsus4-Dsus2-D] (break)
[Bridge - Snare on &4&] But the [F/A] restlessness was [G/B] handed [C] down [G/C - x30003][C] And it's [Am] getting very [D7sus4] hard [D7] to (backward beat) [Em] stay [G/B] a a ay [C] a a ay [D] a a ay (ays run into intro)
[Intro] (see above) Approx chords C D G G x 2
[Verse] Well we're [Em7] waiting here in [Asus4] Allen- [D] town [Dsus2][D] For the [Am7] Pennsylvania [D7sus4] we never [G] found [Gsus2][G] For the [Em7] promises our [A] teachers [Bm] gave [F#m/A] If we worked [G6] hard, [D/F#] if we be [Asus4] haved [A]
[Verse] So the [Em7] graduations [Asus4] hang on the [D] wall [Dsus2][D] But they [Am7] never really [D7sus4] helped us at all [G][Gsus2][G] No they [Em7] never taught us [A] what was [Bm] real [F#m/A] Iron and [G6] coke, [D/F#] chromium ste- [Asus4] el [A] And we're [Em7] waiting here in [Asus4] Allentown [D-Dsus4-Dsus2-D] (break)
[Bridge] But they've [F/A] taken all the [G/B] coal from the [C] ground [G/C][C] And the [Am] union people [D7sus4] crawled [D7] a-way [Em][G/B][C][D]
[Intro] (see above, first half) Approx chords C D G G x 2
[Middle 8 - Just bass drum with some snare at end] [F] Every child [G/F] had a pretty [F] good shot [F] To get at least [G/F] as far as their [Bb/F] old man got [F] But something [G/F] happened on the way [F] to that place [F] They threw an [G] American flag in [C] our [C] face (intro intro riff)
[Intro] (see above) Approx chords C D G G x 2
[Verse] (variation) Well I'm [Em7] living here in [Asus4] Allen- [D] town [Dsus2][D] And it's [F/A] hard to keep a [G/B] good man [C] down [G/C][C] But I [Am] won't be getting [D7sus4] up [D7] to (backward beat) [Em] stay [G/B] a a ay [C] a a ay [D] a a ay (ays run into intro)
[Intro] (see above, first half) Approx chords C D G G x 2
[Middle 8 - Just bass drum with some snare at end] (instrumental) F G/F F F - F G/F Bb/F Bb/F F G/F F F - F G 2/4 C
[Coda] (intro and bridge variation) Approx chords C D G G x 2
And it's [C(add9)] Getting very [D] hard to (backward beat til end) [Em] stay [G/B] ay... [C] .ay [D] ..ay... and we're [Am] living here in [D7sus4] Allentown [G][Gsus4][Gsus2][G]
[Intro - Sustain high B as much as possible on E string to simulate the keys] 1 BAR PER CHORD [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57 x 0x9999 0-x-9-9-12-x][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] Final riff - 0x9999 0x9912x between E/G# and E
[Verse 1] I bought a [B] toothbrush, some [D#m/A#-668876] toothpaste, a [G#m] flannel for my face [G#m] [C#/E#-x8666x] Pyjamas, a [C#/E#] hairbrush, new [Em] shoes and a [Em] case .... I [Bm] said to my re [Bm] flection, let's get [F#m] out of this [F#m] place ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) Passed the [E] church and the [E] steeple, the [G] laundry on the [G] hill [B] Billboards and the [B] buildings [A/E] Memories of it [C#/E#] still keep [Bm/F#-224322] Calling [Bm/F#] and [E] calling ....[E] But [Bm/F#] forget it all [G/F] I know I [E] will [E/D-xx0100]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 2] I'm at the [B] carpark, the [D#m/A#] airport, the [G#m] baggage carousel [C#/E#] The people keep on [C#/E#] grabbing, ain't [Em] wishing I was [Em] well .. I [Bm] said, "It's no [Bm] occasion, it's no [F#m] story I can [F#m] tell" ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) At my [E] bedside, empty [E] pocket, a [G] foot without a [G] sock .. Your [B] body gets much [B] closer I [A/E] fumble for the [C#/E#] clock Al [Bm/F#] armed .. .[Bm/F#]...by the se [E] duction [E] I [Bm/F#] wish [G/F] that it would [E] stop [E/D]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 3] (half-length) I bought a [B] novel, some [D#m/A#] perfume, a [G#m] fortune all for [G#m] you [C#/E#] But it's not my [C#/E#] conscience that [Em] hates to be un [Em] true .. I [Bm] asked of my re [Bm] flection, tell me [F#m] what is there to [F#m] do ([G/A][G/A][A][D])
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on [C#] Now that [F#] you have gone [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [C#m] Huhhh!
[Chorus hook to fade] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] (fade end eventually on [B])
