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D G .
Verse 1
DWell, I took a little trip to the smokestack town
It's the only thing that helps me when I'm feeling down
GTook a left in the high school parking
Lit a spliff in the VP parking spot
DGot an old Toyota, four bald tires
Took her down River Road and past Southwire
GPulled it off that two-story house burnt down
D GNothing left but ashes now. .
Verse 2
DI've been 'cross Hogsville to the paper mill
Well, it's nice to see it's up and running still
GUsed to sleep down here with a rod and reel and pray for a little luck
DAnd my daddy's still working the graveyard shift
Never seemed to really struggle much at all with it
GSoon enough, he saved it up enough to call it quits
'Cause it broke his body down
A G D GAnd that's the way it goes in a lonely smokestack town .
Chorus
AThis town ain't really ever changed
GSince my parents' parents gave 'em names
D A/C#But it's nice to see the same old friendly faces roaming 'round.
AThat sunset sky still up in flames
GAt a district high school baseball game
D A GAnd the grass is blue and the river's running brown .
D GIn a smokestack town .
Verse 3
DWell, I pulled on in the Vastwood Park
Where the kids are still hanging out after dark
GNo light but a butane lighter spark
Smells a little too loud
DThey swear their parents still don't know
But they were here too, not long ago
GAfter all, there ain't elsewhere to Go in a lonely smokestack town
A G DIt's just nice to see the kids still hang around..
Chorus
AAnd this town ain't really ever changed
GSince my parents' parents gave 'em names
D A/C#But it's nice to see the same old friendly faces roaming 'round.
AThat sunset sky still up in flames
GAt a district high school baseball game
D A GWhere the grass is blue and the river's running brown. .
DIn a smokestack town
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D G .
Chorus
AThis town ain't really ever changed
GSince my parents' parents gave 'em names
D A/C#But it's nice to see the same old friendly faces roaming 'round.
AThat sunset sky still up in flames
GAt a. district high school baseball game
D A/C#And the grass is blue and the river's running brown
Outro
Bm A GAnd I hope and pray they lay my body down
DIn a smokestack town
GSmokestack town
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