CAPO: 2nd fret
[INTRO]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[CHORUS]
It's just a [F]bend in the river
Where the [C]water slows [Am]down
It might not [Dm]look like much to [G]you
But it's my home[C]town
[VERSE 1]
It ain't no [C]mystery
How this [F]town was born
It started with a [C]couple farms
Then the mill and the [G7]general store
[VERSE 2]
Ever since the [C]work went south
And those [F]wheels don't run
The bars got the [C]churches beat
By at least [G7]two to one
[VERSE 3]
And I've [C]lived 'round here
Ever since I [F]was a kid
I used to dream of [C]getting out
Just like those [G7]college boys did
[VERSE 4]
But maybe (D[C])I was born
Without a [F]rambling bone
You stay in one place [C]long enough
[G7]And it starts to [C]feel like home
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 5]
I got [C]married here
It'll be two [F]years this spring
I can see her in her [C]mama's white dress
Every time I hear the [G7]church bell ring
[VERSE 6]
I know [C]some folks say
That she could do [F]better than me
But she was raising a [C]girl on her own
And she was [G7]only nineteen
[VERSE 7]
Can't get 'dm every[C]thing they want
So I try to give 'dm [F]what they need
Now and then I pull a [C]graveyard shift
Down at the [G7]factory
[VERSE 8]
When I see that [C]little girl smile
Playing in [F]our backyard
Lord, it makes it [C]all worthwhile
[G7]It keeps me going when the [C]going gets hard
[CHORUS]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Dm] [G] [C] [Am] [Em] [A7]
**Key Change - Up 2 Semitones**
[VERSE 9]
It's changing [D]every day
The signs are [G]all around
One more field [D]gone to seed
Another barn [A7]falling down
[VERSE 10]
Main Street's all [D]boarded up
And nobody [G]cares, I guess
'Cause there's a place on the [D]edge of town
That's selling every[A7]thing for less
[VERSE 11]
But sometimes [D]in my dreams
I see the [G]waters rise
The river [D]jumps its banks
And this town is [A7]purified
[VERSE 12]
Everything is [D]washed away
Clear to the [G]county line
And we can start all [D]over again
[A7]Maybe do a little [D]better next time
[CHORUS]
It's just a [G]bend in the river
Where the [D]water slows [Bm]down
It might not [Em]look like much to [A7]you
But it's our home[D]town
[CHORUS]
It's just a [G]bend in the river
Where the [D]water slows [Bm]down
It might not [Em]look like much to [A7]you
But it's our home[D]town
[OUTRO]
[Em] [A7] [D]
[INTRO]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[CHORUS]
It's just a [F]bend in the river
Where the [C]water slows [Am]down
It might not [Dm]look like much to [G]you
But it's my home[C]town
[VERSE 1]
It ain't no [C]mystery
How this [F]town was born
It started with a [C]couple farms
Then the mill and the [G7]general store
[VERSE 2]
Ever since the [C]work went south
And those [F]wheels don't run
The bars got the [C]churches beat
By at least [G7]two to one
[VERSE 3]
And I've [C]lived 'round here
Ever since I [F]was a kid
I used to dream of [C]getting out
Just like those [G7]college boys did
[VERSE 4]
But maybe (D[C])I was born
Without a [F]rambling bone
You stay in one place [C]long enough
[G7]And it starts to [C]feel like home
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 5]
I got [C]married here
It'll be two [F]years this spring
I can see her in her [C]mama's white dress
Every time I hear the [G7]church bell ring
[VERSE 6]
I know [C]some folks say
That she could do [F]better than me
But she was raising a [C]girl on her own
And she was [G7]only nineteen
[VERSE 7]
Can't get 'dm every[C]thing they want
So I try to give 'dm [F]what they need
Now and then I pull a [C]graveyard shift
Down at the [G7]factory
[VERSE 8]
When I see that [C]little girl smile
Playing in [F]our backyard
Lord, it makes it [C]all worthwhile
[G7]It keeps me going when the [C]going gets hard
[CHORUS]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Dm] [G] [C] [Am] [Em] [A7]
**Key Change - Up 2 Semitones**
[VERSE 9]
It's changing [D]every day
The signs are [G]all around
One more field [D]gone to seed
Another barn [A7]falling down
[VERSE 10]
Main Street's all [D]boarded up
And nobody [G]cares, I guess
'Cause there's a place on the [D]edge of town
That's selling every[A7]thing for less
[VERSE 11]
But sometimes [D]in my dreams
I see the [G]waters rise
The river [D]jumps its banks
And this town is [A7]purified
[VERSE 12]
Everything is [D]washed away
Clear to the [G]county line
And we can start all [D]over again
[A7]Maybe do a little [D]better next time
[CHORUS]
It's just a [G]bend in the river
Where the [D]water slows [Bm]down
It might not [Em]look like much to [A7]you
But it's our home[D]town
[CHORUS]
It's just a [G]bend in the river
Where the [D]water slows [Bm]down
It might not [Em]look like much to [A7]you
But it's our home[D]town
[OUTRO]
[Em] [A7] [D]
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