Shut Er Down

D       G       Em       A      D

Verse One:
D                             
Parkview used to be just on the 
             G
outside of town
         D                       
Now it's right in the middle of a 
                        A
city that's grown all around it
D                                 
And the old folks there just sit 
                G
and stare at the walls
           D                
Except for one crazy old man 
 A                             
standing there preaching in the 
  D
halls

Verse Two:
D                              
His old friend died last week so 
               G
they let him go
        D                          
And his eyes teared up when nobody 
              A
pulled to the shoulder
         D                         
And some punks drove by and yelled 
                     G
as they stood at the casket
       D                          
And he cussed this world that had 
A                 D
gone to hell in a basket

[Chorus]
D                                 
So he walked downtown with his 
cane pole looking through the window
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of what used to be the drugstore
A                                 
Next to the cafe where he laughed 
         G
away his life
            D
He heads on down to the fishing hole
 and dreams about his hero
G                              Em
Who took him there when he was three
 years old
A
Same spot everyday but don't need no
 bait 'cause it's dry
         G                        
Yes it's true that he's not quite 
A
all there but who cares
F#m                              
Neither are the values that he's 
Bm
lived by for 90 years
    G                           
And just like his hometown, he's 
  A                D
about to shut 'er down

Verse Three:
D                                 
My views used to be just like 
               G
those kids in that car
        D                          
Until I woke up one day thanks to a
               A
 switch in the yard
        D                      
Now the old man's gone, but his 
                        G
thoughts are living in me
          D                   A   
About the way this damned old 
                 D
world is supposed to be

[Chorus]
D                              
So I walk downtown with his cane 
pole looking through the window
  G

G
of what used to be the drugstore
A                                 
Next to the cafe where he laughed 
         G
away his life
          D
I head on down to the fishing hole 
and dream about my hero
G                            Em
Who took me there when I was three 
years old
A
Same spot everyday but don't need no
 bait 'cause it's dry
         G                       A
Yes it's true that I'm not quite all
 there but who cares
F#m                          
Neither are the values that he 
  Bm
taught me in 30 years
    G                              
And just like his hometown, he just
 A               D
 had to shut 'er down
    G                              
And just like his hometown, he just
 A                D
 finally shut 'er down