Mitski - Townie: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Townie" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Townie Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Mitski

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Townie" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#                   F#
There's a party and we're all going
G#m                   C#
And we're all growing up
C#                     F#
Somebody's driving and he will be drinking
G#m                 C#
And no one's going back
C#                           F#
Cause we've tried hungry and we've tried full and
G#              B
Nothing seems enough
F#m
So tonight, tonight
G#
The boys are gonna go for
A
More more more

Chorus:
    F#                  G#
And I want a love that falls as fast
C#                  A#m
As a body from the balcony, and
F#                  G#                       C#   G#
I want a kiss like my heart is hitting the ground
F#                            G#
I'm holding my breath with a baseball bat
         A#m                 D#
Though I don't know what I'm waiting for
     F#                    G#                C#
I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be

Smell that, it's wet grass, and smoke in my hair
I think I've had enough
But he wants a finale and I came prepared
And we're not going back
And I've tried sharing and I've tried caring
And I've tried putting out
But the boys, boys, boys keep coming on
For more, more, more
And change, change, change is gonna come, but
When, when, when?

Chorus:
And I want a love that falls as fast
As a body from the balcony, and
I want to kiss like my heart is chasing me down
I'm holding my breath with a baseball bat
Though I don't know what I'm waiting for
I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be

And I want a love that falls as fast
As a body from the balcony, and
I want to kiss like my heart is hitting the ground
I'm holding my breath with a baseball bat
Though I don't know what I'm waiting for
I am not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be

I'm not gonna be what my daddy wants me to be
I wanna be what my body wants me to be


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Townie" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Townie" by Mitski.