Quiet Town

	  		

G                                            D 
A couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train 
C          Em    
Carrying sheet metal and household…appliances…through the pouring…rain 
G 
They were planning on getting married…after graduation 
D                                                 Em 
Had a little baby girl, trouble came and shut it down 
                                    C 
Things like that ain't supposed to happen 

              G                   D 
In this quiet town, families are tight 
         Em                                            C 
Good people, they still don't deadbolt their doors at night 
                G 
In this quiet town 

 

                    G                                               D 
When we first heard opioid stories, they were always in whispering tones 
    Em                                                  C 
Now banners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes 
Parents wept through daddy's girl eulogies 
G                                                    D 
And merit badge milestones with their daughters and sons 
                                         Em 
Laying there lifeless in their suits and gowns 
                         C 
Somebody's been keepin' secrets 

               G                      D 
In this quiet town, they know how to live 
      Em                                           C 
Good people who lean on Jesus, they're quick to forgive 
                G 
In this quiet town 

 

                G                                        D 
Now whenever I'm near the town I'll find some reason to give 
            Em                                                C 
And I will walk with the dead and the living where I used to live 
                                    G 
And every time I see my parents in the prime of their lives 
                D                                       Em 
Offering their son the kind of love he could never put down 
                                C 
Well, part of me is still that stainless kid, lucky 

               G                 D 
In this quiet town, salt of the land 
               Em                                              C 
Hard-working people, if you're in trouble, they'll lend you a hand 
                     G 
Here in this quiet town 

 
  
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G 
The first crop of hay is up 
D 
School let out and the sun beats down 
Em 
Smoke billows from a Sunday train 
C 
That cries away from a quiet town 

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