Little Town

Bm Bm F#m It's nothing that you did, you gotta understand G A D You're taking it too fast, it's going way too fast Bm G It's nothing that you did, it's not the color of your skin D A The one thing you should know, you gotta take it slow G A Bm What they call the shifting of the sands I see as your demands G When you change you can't ignore D What things are and were before G A D My family has been here for generations G A D And now I have two children of my own C Bm C Bm And I knew that I would stay here, always knew I'd stay here A It's not a new world that you found G It's just a little town Bm F#m Everybody knows who was born and raised here G A D The mayor is my friend, I've known him all my life Bm G Each year he and I plan the Fourth of July D A So why'd he ask you too? You, especially you? G A Bm He said this town, for all its pride, it's been dying from inside G And we've got to find our way D We'll start with Independence Day G A D And as the fireworks came up above the mountain G A Bm I saw you put your hand up to your heart C Bm C Bm And I saw the mayor watching, knew my kids were watching A Hope that I would come around G Big parade, little town G A Bm F#m Now the months come after months and every Fourth of July G A Bm F#m We help our children putting all the flags on the line G A Bm F#m Up and down the Main Street, every country that we're from C Bm Like the mayor always wanted C Bm A He's been gone for seven years now D Bm F#m It's quiet by the lake, walking with our dogs G A D How long has it been, oh it's been a long time now Bm G We talk about this town, you're the mayor of it now D A They're all moving here, everyone comes here G A We like to say we don't get out that much Bm 'Cause the whole world comes to us G D We can't blame them now, we say, we are just a little great G A And you know that I'm not proud Bm Those things I dared to say out loud G D But you wave it all away, my friend, you wave it all away G A D But my kids, they went off in all directions G A Bm And I know it's thanks to you they have returned C Bm C Bm They have all this understanding, all this understanding A They have been the world around G And they came back to our little town Bm F#m G A D