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[Verse 1]
                  C                 G
Now, the railroad came generations ago
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And the town grew up, as the crops did grow
                   C                       G
And the crops grew well, and the town did, too
              D7                          G
They say it's dying now and there ain't a thing we can do

[Chorus 1]
                C                               G
I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio
                D7                  G
I see it in the faces of everyone I know
         C                           G
The cost goes up, what we made comes down
             D7                   G
What's gonna happen to our little town?

[Interlude]
C  G  D7  G  C  G

[Verse 2]
                     C                         G
The summer's full of thunder, the kids run and play
               D7                              G
Mama got a new wrinkle, Papa ain't got much to say
            C                 G
Rust grows along the railroad track
                D7                     G
The young folks leave, they don't come back

[Chorus 2]
                    C                               G
And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio
                D7                G
I see it in the faces of everyone I know
              C                  G
The boards go up, the signs come down
                 D7                   G
And what's gonna happen to our little town?

[Interlude]
C  G  D7  G  C  G

[Verse 3]
             C                 G
Tom lost his farm, and we lost Tom
               D7                             G
He left in the night, I don't know where he's gone
          C                      G
What he'd lost, he just couldn't face
           D7                    G
What we're losing, it can't be replaced

[Chorus 3]
                    C                               G
And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio
                D7                  G
I see it in the faces of everyone I know
                 C                   G
The reason we're here, is the farms around
                D7                   G
So what's gonna happen to our little town?

[Interlude]
C  G  D7  G  C  G

[Verse 4]
           C                     G
We've seen hard times many times before
           D7                  G
Maybe this whole thing is just one more
             C                          G
It never was perfect, maybe no one's to blame
          D7                            G
To see it die like this, it's a goddamn shame

[Chorus 4]
                    C                               G
And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio
                D7                  G
I see it in the faces of everyone I know
              C                G
The sun comes up, the sun goes down
                 D7                   G
But what's gonna happen to our little town?