Quiet town
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1. A
couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train,
Em
C
carrying
sheet metal and household appliances through the pouring rain.
G
They were planning on getting
married after graduation,
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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,
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in this quiet town.
G
2. When we first heard opioid stories,
D
they
were always in whispering tones,
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C
now
banners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes.
Parents wept through daddy's
girl eulogies,
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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,
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in this quiet town.
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3. Now whenever I'm near the town I'll find some reason to give,
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C
and I
will walk with the dead and the living where I used to live.
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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,
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D - Em - C
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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(orig. = capo 3rd) (The
Killers)