Intro: G G Am Em 'Where you from?' he asks* G C G 'Oh no, that city I always pass' G Am Em He told me he heard it's so hard to last G C G On a rising star, that seems to be sinking fast. G Am Em The bad news travels here so fast G C G While the tales of the good never will reach the mass G Am Em But I live here among the broken glass G C G It's not what you see, it's how you will make it last Em G C x2 (Chorus:) Em G From the late light after all the day is gone C When everybody leaves and the trouble comes along Em G There's not quite a welcome sign aglow C It's a rough town man, a rough town I know Em G The sound bites of the dying city noise C Are a fraction of the action that no one here enjoys Em G If you hold tight and you listen past the lows C It's a rough town now, it's my rough town I know G Am Em 'Hold your tongue, man' I say G C G 'Cause it's easy to scoff and underestimate G Am Em Yeah All the things you can't relate to G C G Is the fabric I keep my memories sewn to EG (Chorus:) Em G From the late light after all the day is gone C When everybody leaves and the trouble comes along Em G There's not quite a welcome sign aglow C It's a rough town man, a rough town I know Em G The sound bites of dying city noise C Are a fraction of the action that no one here enjoys Em G If you hold tight and you listen past the lows C It's a rough town now, it's my rough town I know