GD
A couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train
CEm
Carrying sheet metal and household…appliances…through the pouring…rain
G
They were planning on getting married…after graduation
DEm
Had a little baby girl, trouble came and shut it down
C
Things like that ain't supposed to happen
GD
In this quiet town, families are tight
EmC
Good people, they still don't deadbolt their doors at night
G
In this quiet town
GD
When we first heard opioid stories, they were always in whispering tones
EmC
Now banners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes
Parents wept through daddy's girl eulogies
GD
And merit badge milestones with their daughters and sons
Em
Laying there lifeless in their suits and gowns
C
Somebody's been keepin' secrets
GD
In this quiet town, they know how to live
EmC
Good people who lean on Jesus, they're quick to forgive
G
In this quiet town
GD
Now whenever I'm near the town I'll find some reason to give
EmC
And I will walk with the dead and the living where I used to live
G
And every time I see my parents in the prime of their lives
DEm
Offering their son the kind of love he could never put down
C
Well, part of me is still that stainless kid, lucky
GD
In this quiet town, salt of the land
EmC
Hard-working people, if you're in trouble, they'll lend you a hand
G
Here in this quiet town
( GDEmC )
G
The first crop of hay is up
D
School let out and the sun beats down
Em
Smoke billows from a Sunday train
C
That cries away from a quiet town
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