Mainstreet 1979

C
Legs stickin' to the vinyl seats
G
Ice cream truck goes by on the 
street
F
Little brother doesn't even look
F                      C
Head buried in a comic book
C
Dad come back with cigarettes
G
Radio plays Bennie & The Jets
F
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

C
Passed the park and the hardware 
store
G
Daddy waves to the man in the door
Continúa después del anuncio
Eliminar anuncios
F
Stopped down at the KFC
F                                 
soon there's chicken smellin up 
  C
the back seat
C
Mama says you boys leave that bucket
 alone
G
We'll all eat when we get home
F
Catch my dad in the side view mirror
                  C
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
      Dm
Cause nothing seems to change
    G
But nothing stays the same

C
Daddy drove on and there he was
G
Loading lumber on a flat bed truck
F
Grampa waved and smiled real big
F                           C
Lord, how he loved us grand kids
C
Six years later when the cancer came
G
That old man didn't know my name
F
Wished now dad had stopped the car
F                            
And I would run for a hug from 
           C
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