A

A                                       E             Gbm
This old town should've burned down in 1929
E                         Gbm
That's when we stood in line
D                E
Waiting for our soup
D                E
Swallowing our pride
A                                      E              Gbm
This old town should've burned down in 1931
     E                    Gbm
When the rain refused to come
D                    E
Air filled up our bellies
D                    E
Dust filled up our lungs
        Bm         A          D       E
And we thought our time had come


[Chorus]
          D         E       A
This old town was built by hand
        D        E        A      E                    Gbm
In the dust bowl of the Mother land
              Dbm      D
There must be rock beneath this sand
Bm
Oh, I'll be damned
E                 A
This town still stands

[Verse]
A                                       E             Gbm
This old town should've burned down in 1944
E                         Gbm
When the last men went to war
D               E
They came back different
   D                 E
If they came back at all
A                                      E              Gbm
This old town should've burned down in 1956
E                       Gbm
That's when the twister hit
D                       E
And all our hopes were buried
   D                    E
Beneath the boards and bricks
        Bm         A          D       E
And we almost called it quits


[Chorus]
          D         E       A
This old town was built by hand
        D        E        A      E                    Gbm
In the dust bowl of the Mother land
              Dbm      D
There must be rock beneath this sand
Bm
Oh, I'll be damned
E                 A
This town still stands


[Bridge]
Gbm
Somewhere in the distance
Dbm                 D
The city lights do shine
D                         A
The sidewalks gleam with neon dreams
      A                E
That call from time to time
Gbm
When my children's children
        Dbm
Ask me why I didn't go
D                          E
They say the heart of any town
        D                   E
Is the people that you've known
         Bm         A          D       E
They'll always call you home


[Chorus]
          D         E       A
This old town was built by hand
        D        E        A      E                    Gbm
In the dust bowl of the Mother land
              Dbm      D
There must be rock beneath this sand
Bm
Oh, I'll be damned
E                 A
This town still stands