Tom: G
INTRO: G D C G
D
This was a town took care of it's own
C
That's what me and my children have known
G
I worked the mill the way my parents did
Bm
I remember this town when I was a kid
C
Sitting through the movies twice
G
Open windows late at night
D
Slipping out in the summer heat
C
To meet John Miller in the middle of the street
CHORUS:
G
They laid a highway a few years back
D
Next town over by the railroad track
C
Some nights, I'm glad it passed us by
G D C G
Some nights, I sit and watch my hometown die
D
'55 when the mill burned down
C
I wasn't much past a pretty young gal
G
The boss lit a match in the oily night
Cops never had enough to set it right
Bm
So while the company traded with our lives
C G
We were busy watching that slow moon rise
D
Dancing on the high grass ridge
C
Making love down by the Cedar County Bridge
CHORUS:
G
They laid a highway a few years back
D
Next town over by the railroad track
C
Some nights, I'm glad it passed us by
G D C G
Some nights, I sit and watch my hometown die
INSTRUMENTAL: G D C G D C G
D
They never came to tear that old place down
C
They roped it off, but you can walk around
G
See the rust on the painted doors
Bm
Watch the rain fall through the burned out floors
C
This was a town took care of it's own
G
This was a town doing fine all alone
The mill got out a quarter to five
D C
You could eat supper with any family you liked
CHORUS:
G
They laid a highway a few years back
D
Next town over by the railroad track
C
Some nights, I'm glad it passed us by
G D C
Some nights, I sit and watch this little town die__, die__
