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Mainstreet 1979

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Main Street, 1979
Deric Ruttan
CLegs stickin' to the vinyl seats
GIce cream truck goes by on the street
FLittle brother doesn't even look 
FHead buried in a comic Cbook
CDad come back with cigarettes
GRadio plays Bennie & The Jets
FMama sings, says don't touch that dial
FDaddy just Csmiles
Chorus 1:
And Amwe roll out of the C/Bfive and Cdime
FMain Street G197C9
CPassed the park and the hardware store
GDaddy waves to the man in the door
FStopped down at the KFC
Fsoon there's chicken smellin up the Cback seat
CMama says you boys leave that bucket alone
GWe'll all eat when we get home
FCatch my dad in the side view mirror
Grinnin' ear to eaCr
Chorus 2:
He was Amholdin mama's C/Bhand real Ctight
AmMain Street G197C9
Bridge:
AmI wonder now who's Gtown this is
As FI roll in with my Cwife and kids
Cause Dmnothing seems to change
But Gnothing stays the same
CDaddy drove on and there he was
GLoading lumber on a flat bed truck
FGrampa waved and smiled real big
FLord, how he loved us grand Ckids
CSix years later when the cancer came
GThat old man didn't know my name
FWished now dad had stopped the car 
FAnd I would run for a hug from Grampa's Carms
AmBut I barely waved as C/Bwe drove Cby 
AmMain Street G197C9
AmWhat I'd give for C/Bone more rCide
Down AmMain Street G197C9

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Mainstreet 1979

by Deric Ruttan

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C/B

Main Street, 1979

Deric Ruttan

Legs stickin' to the vinyl seats

Ice cream truck goes by on the street

Little brother doesn't even look

F C

Head buried in a comic book

Dad come back with cigarettes

Radio plays Bennie & The Jets

Mama sings, says don't touch that dial

F C

Daddy just smiles

Chorus 1:

Am C/B C

And we roll out of the five and dime

F G C

Main Street 1979

Passed the park and the hardware store

Daddy waves to the man in the door

Stopped down at the KFC

F C

soon there's chicken smellin up the back seat

Mama says you boys leave that bucket alone

We'll all eat when we get home

Catch my dad in the side view mirror

Grinnin' ear to ear

Chorus 2:

Am C/B C

He was holdin mama's hand real tight

Am G C

Main Street 1979

Bridge:

Am G

I wonder now who's town this is

F C

As I roll in with my wife and kids

Cause nothing seems to change

But nothing stays the same

Daddy drove on and there he was

Loading lumber on a flat bed truck

Grampa waved and smiled real big

F C

Lord, how he loved us grand kids

Six years later when the cancer came

That old man didn't know my name

Wished now dad had stopped the car

F C

And I would run for a hug from Grampa's arms

Am C/B C

But I barely waved as we drove by

Am G C

Main Street 1979

Am C/B C

What I'd give for one more ride

Am G C

Down Main Street 1979

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