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

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Laid A Highway

by Tift Merritt

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Tift Merritt - Laid A Highway

G D C G

INTRO:

This was a town took care of it's own

That's what me and my children have known

I worked the mill the way my parents did

I remember this town when I was a kid

Sitting through the movies twice

Open windows late at night

Slipping out in the summer heat

To meet John Miller in the middle of the street

CHORUS:

They laid a highway a few years back

Next town over by the railroad track

Some nights, I'm glad it passed us by

G D C G

Some nights, I sit and watch my hometown die

'55 when the mill burned down

I wasn't much past a pretty young gal

The boss lit a match in the oily night

Cops never had enough to set it right

So while the company traded with our lives

C G

We were busy watching that slow moon rise

Dancing on the high grass ridge

Making love down by the Cedar County Bridge

CHORUS:

They laid a highway a few years back

Next town over by the railroad track

Some nights, I'm glad it passed us by

G D C G

Some nights, I sit and watch my hometown die

G D C G D C G

INSTRUMENTAL:

They never came to tear that old place down

They roped it off, but you can walk around

See the rust on the painted doors

Watch the rain fall through the burned out floors

This was a town took care of it's own

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:

They laid a highway a few years back

Next town over by the railroad track

Some nights, I'm glad it passed us by

G D C

Some nights, I sit and watch this little town die__, die__

G D C G D C G

OUTRO:

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