Sugarland, Little Big Town, & Jake Owen - "Life In A Northern Town (Tab)"

Intro: C-F-C
C
A Salvation Army band played

And the children drank lemonade
Dm C
And the morning lasted all day, - All day

And through an open window came

Like Sinatra in a younger day,
Dm F G7
Pushing the town away - away

(Chant)
C
hey oh ma ma ma , Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town.

hey ma ma ma

C
They sat on the stoney ground

And he took a cigarette out
Dm C
And everyone else came down - To listen.

It was in winter 1963

It felt like the world would freeze
Dm
With John F. Kennedy
F G7
And the Beatles

(Chant)
C
hey oh ma ma ma , Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town.

hey ma ma ma - hey oh ma ma ma , Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, They shut the factory down.

hey ma ma ma

C
The evening had turned to rain

Watch the water roll down the drain,
Dm C
As we followed him down, To the station

And though he never would wave goodbye,

You could see it written in his eyes
Dm F G7
As the train rolled out of sight - Bye-bye.

(Chant)
C
hey oh ma ma ma, Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town.

hey ma ma ma, Take it easy on your self

hey oh ma ma ma, Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town.

hey ma ma ma - hey oh ma ma ma, Into the night
F C
Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town

hey ma ma ma - hey oh ma ma ma, Into the Night
F C
hey ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a Northern Town

hey ma ma ma