Intro:
DGEmADVerse One:
DG
Parkview used to be just on the outside of town
DA
Now it's right in the middle of a city that's grown all around it
DG
And the old folks there just sit and stare at the walls
DAD
Except for one crazy old man standing there preaching in the halls
Verse Two:
DG
His old friend died last week so they let him go
DA
And his eyes teared up when nobody pulled to the shoulder
DG
And some punks drove by and yelled as they stood at the casket
DAD
And he cussed this world that had gone to hell in a basket
Chorus:
DG
So he walked downtown with his cane pole looking through the window
G
of what used to be the drugstore
AG
Next to the cafe where he laughed away his life
D
He heads on down to the fishing hole and dreams about his hero
GEm
Who took him there when he was three years old
A
Same spot everyday but don't need no bait 'cause it's dry
GA
Yes it's true that he's not quite all there but who cares
F#mBm
Neither are the values that he's lived by for 90 years
GAD
And just like his hometown, he's about to shut 'er down
Verse Three:
DG
My views used to be just like those kids in that car
DA
Until I woke up one day thanks to a switch in the yard
DG
Now the old man's gone, but his thoughts are living in me
DAD
About the way this damned old world is supposed to be
Chorus:
DG
So I walk downtown with his cane pole looking through the window
G
of what used to be the drugstore
AG
Next to the cafe where he laughed away his life
D
I head on down to the fishing hole and dream about my hero
GEm
Who took me there when I was three years old
A
Same spot everyday but don't need no bait 'cause it's dry
GA
Yes it's true that I'm not quite all there but who cares
F#mBm
Neither are the values that he taught me in 30 years
GAD
And just like his hometown, he just had to shut 'er down
GAD
And just like his hometown, he just finally shut 'er down
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