Love & War ( in a small town) - The Lost Trailers
INTRO---G (WALK UP ON "A" STRING) C G C/B G D C G
G C/B C
the sun is up and i'm on the rise
C D G
head to work but i'm feeling fine
Em D C
seems like everybody i know has come around
C D G
we're just a small town
G C/B C
when al and john and i were kids
C D G
i did what a younger brother did
Em D C
i would watch them chase rattlers from the ground
C D G
and i prayed they'd never leave this town
G C/B C
but al and john went to Iraq
C D G
when al came home he held my mothers hand
Em D C
as the church bells rang the whole town broke down
C D G (INTRO OVER THIS)
war in a small town yeeeeeaaahhhhhhh yeah!
G C/B C
when my work is done and the moon comes up
C D G
i'm gonna call the preachers daughter and start my truck
Em D C
everybody but the preacher knows where were bound
C D G
but aint no one talkin since my brother went down
G C/B C
we're gonaa cross the strip to the liquor store
C D G
we're gonna pass the party on the river's shore
Em D C
tonight she says she wants higher ground
C D G
way above the lights of our home town
G C/B C
and one day she'll be my wife
C D G
and the preacher will swear that we've done it right
Em D C
but if he could hear tonight these sounds
C D G (INTRO OVER THIS)
love in a small town yeeeeeeeaaaaaaahh yeah
solo
(instruments go soft but acoustic)
G C/B C
well i dont guess that i'll ever see
C D G
paris, rome, or nyc
Em D C
the strip and the river thats were i'm found
C (SHORT PAUSE)
we're just a small town
(intruments rise back in on last line)
C G---(EVERYBODY COMES BACK IN ON THIS NOTE)
we're just a small town yyeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhh yeah
