Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - There Is a Town: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "There Is a Town" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

Em
There is a town
      Dm
Where I was born
          C
Far far away
            G
Across the sea
             Em
And in that town
Where I was born
          Dm
I would dream
     C
That one day
I would leave
               G
And cross the sea

Chorus:
           C G
And so it goes
           C
And so it seems
      G                      F
That God lives only in our dreams
         Em
In our dreams

And now I live
In this town
I walk these dark streets
Up and down, up and down
Under a dark sky
And I dream
That one day
I'll go back home

Chorus:
And so it goes
And so it seems
That God lives only in our dreams
In our dreams


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "There Is a Town" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "There Is a Town" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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