D                                A
Here come the artists with their tense faces
           Bm             G
With their need for money and quiet spaces
D                    A
They leave New York, they leave L.A.
Bm             G
Here they are, who knows how long they'll stay


[Chorus]
       D
It's a Boomtown
            A
Got another Boomtown
          Bm
And it'll boom
        G                D
Just as long as boom has room


[Verse 2]
D                                 A
Here come the tourists with their blank stares
           Bm                   G
With their fanny packs they are penny millionaires
D                              A
Something interesting happened here long ago
          Bm                                  G
Now where people used to live their lives the restless come and go


[Chorus]
D
And it's a Boomtown
            A
Got another Boomtown
          Bm
And it'll boom
        G                D
Just as long as boom has room


[Verse 3]
D                 A
Nice to meet you, nice to see you
     Bm              G
In a sheepskin coat, made in Korea
D                      A
Welcome to the new age the new century
Bm                             G
Welcome to a town with no real reason to be


[Chorus]
             D
'Cept it's a Boomtown
            A
Got another Boomtown
          Bm
And it'll boom
        G                D
Just as long as boom has room


[Verse 4]
D                                A
The rich build sensitive houses, pass their staff around
        Bm                              G
For the rest of us it's trailers on the outskirts of town
D                           A
We carry them their coffee, wash their shiny cars
Bm                      G
Hear all about just how lucky we are to be living in a


[Chorus]
D
Boomtown
            A
Got another Boomtown
          Bm
And it'll boom
        G                D
Just as long as boom has room


[Solo]
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
D A Bm G D


[Verse 5]
D                       A
The guy from California moves in and relaxes
    Bm                        G
The natives have to move they cannot pay the taxes
D                      A
Santa Fe has had it, Sedona has too
Bm                          G
Maybe you'll be lucky maybe your town will be the new


[Chorus]
D
Boomtown
            A
Got another Boomtown
          Bm
And it'll boom
        G                D
Just as long as boom has room