Chords
[Intro]
Bb F Gm Eb
[Verse 1]
Bb A couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train
F Carrying Gmsheet metal and household appliances through the pouring rain
Eb They were Bbplanning on getting married after graduation
Had a Flittle baby girl, trouble came and shut it down
Gm Things like that ain't supposed to hapEbpen
In this quiet town,
[Chorus]
Bb families are tight
F Good peoGmple, they still don't deadbolt their doors at night
Eb In this quiet town
[Solo 1 (Harmonica)]
Bb F
[Verse 2]
Gm Eb When we first heard oBbpioid stories, they were always in whispering tones
F Now banGmners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes
Eb Parents wept through daddy's girl eulogies
And Bbmerit badge milestones with their daughters and Fsons
Laying there lifeless in their suits and gowns
Gm Somebody's been keepin' secEbrets
In this quiet town,
[Chorus]
Bb they know how to live
F Good peoGmple who lean on Jesus, they're quick to forgive
Eb In this quiet town
[Verse 3]
Bb F Gm Eb Now whenever I'mBb near the town I'll find some reason to give
F And I will walkGm with the dead and the living where I used to live
Eb And every time I see my parents in the Bbprime of their lives
Offering their sonF the kind of love he could never put down
Gm Well, part of me is still that stainEbless kid, lucky
In this quiet town,
[Chorus]
Bb salt of the land
F Hardworking peoGmple, if you're in trouble, they'll lend you a hand
Eb Here in this quiet town
[Solo 3 (Harmonica)]
Bb F Gm Eb
[Interlude]
Bb F Gm Eb
[Outro]
Bb The first crop of hay is up
FSchool let out and the sun beats down
Gm Smoke billows from a Sunday train
That Ebcries away from a quiet town
Bb F Gm Eb
Bb
