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Our Little Town

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Now, the railroad Ccame generations aGgo
And the town D7grew up, as the crops did Ggrow
And the crops grew Cwell, and the town did, Gtoo
They say it's D7dying now and there ain't a Gthing we can do
[Chorus 1]
I don't have to Cread the news or hear it on the Gradio
I see it in the D7faces of everyone I Gknow
The cost Cgoes up, what we made comes Gdown
What's gonna D7happen to our little Gtown?
[Interlude]
C  G  D7  G  C  G
[Verse 2]
The summer's full of Cthunder, the kids run and Gplay
Mama got a new D7wrinkle, Papa ain't got much to Gsay
Rust grows aClong the railroad Gtrack
The young folks D7leave, they don't come Gback
[Chorus 2]
And I don't have to Cread the news or hear it on the Gradio
I see it in the D7faces of everyone GI know
The boards go Cup, the signs come Gdown
And what's gonna D7happen to our little Gtown?
[Interlude]
C  G  D7  G  C  G
[Verse 3]
Tom lost his Cfarm, and we lost GTom
He left in the D7night, I don't know where he's Ggone
What he'd Clost, he just couldn't Gface
What we're D7losing, it can't be reGplaced
[Chorus 3]
And I don't have to Cread the news or hear it on the Gradio
I see it in the D7faces of everyone I Gknow
The reason we're Chere, is the farms aGround
So what's gonna D7happen to our little Gtown?
[Interlude]
C  G  D7  G  C  G
[Verse 4]
We've seen Chard times many times Gbefore
Maybe this D7whole thing is just Gone more
It never was Cperfect, maybe no one's to Gblame
To see it D7die like this, it's a goddamn Gshame
[Chorus 4]
And I don't have to Cread the news or hear it on the Gradio
I see it in the D7faces of everyone I Gknow
The sun comes Cup, the sun goes Gdown
But what's gonna D7happen to our little Gtown?
[Outro]
C  G  D7  G  C  G

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Our Little Town

by Greg Brown

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C G

Now, the railroad came generations ago

D7 G

And the town grew up, as the crops did grow

C G

And the crops grew well, and the town did, too

D7 G

They say it's dying now and there ain't a thing we can do

[Chorus 1]

C G

I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio

D7 G

I see it in the faces of everyone I know

C G

The cost goes up, what we made comes down

D7 G

What's gonna happen to our little town?

[Interlude]

C G D7 G C G

[Verse 2]

C G

The summer's full of thunder, the kids run and play

D7 G

Mama got a new wrinkle, Papa ain't got much to say

C G

Rust grows along the railroad track

D7 G

The young folks leave, they don't come back

[Chorus 2]

C G

And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio

D7 G

I see it in the faces of everyone I know

C G

The boards go up, the signs come down

D7 G

And what's gonna happen to our little town?

[Interlude]

C G D7 G C G

[Verse 3]

C G

Tom lost his farm, and we lost Tom

D7 G

He left in the night, I don't know where he's gone

C G

What he'd lost, he just couldn't face

D7 G

What we're losing, it can't be replaced

[Chorus 3]

C G

And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio

D7 G

I see it in the faces of everyone I know

C G

The reason we're here, is the farms around

D7 G

So what's gonna happen to our little town?

[Interlude]

C G D7 G C G

[Verse 4]

C G

We've seen hard times many times before

D7 G

Maybe this whole thing is just one more

C G

It never was perfect, maybe no one's to blame

D7 G

To see it die like this, it's a goddamn shame

[Chorus 4]

C G

And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio

D7 G

I see it in the faces of everyone I know

C G

The sun comes up, the sun goes down

D7 G

But what's gonna happen to our little town?

[Outro]

C G D7 G C G

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