A Bend In The River

Dm G C F It's just a bend in the river C Am Where the water slows down Dm G It might not look like much to you C But it's my hometown C It ain't no mystery F How this town was born C It started with a couple farms G7 Then the mill and the general store C Ever since the work went south F And those wheels don't run C The bars got the churches beat G7 By at least two to one C And I've lived 'round here F Ever since I was a kid C I used to dream of getting out G7 Just like those college boys did C But maybe D)I was born F Without a rambling bone C You stay in one place long enough G7 C And it starts to feel like home C I got married here F It'll be two years this spring C I can see her in her mama's white dress G7 Every time I hear the church bell ring C I know some folks say F That she could do better than me C But she was raising a girl on her own G7 And she was only nineteen C Can't get 'dm everything they want F So I try to give 'dm what they need C Now and then I pull a graveyard shift G7 Down at the factory C When I see that little girl smile F Playing in our backyard C Lord, it makes it all worthwhile G7 C It keeps me going when the going gets hard Dm G C Am Em A7 **Key Change - Up 2 Semitones** D It's changing every day G The signs are all around D One more field gone to seed A7 Another barn falling down D Main Street's all boarded up G And nobody cares, I guess D 'Cause there's a place on the edge of town A7 That's selling everything for less Verse 11 D But sometimes in my dreams G I see the waters rise D The river jumps its banks A7 And this town is purified Verse 12 D Everything is washed away G Clear to the county line D And we can start all over again A7 D Maybe do a little better next time G It's just a bend in the river D Bm Where the water slows down Em A7 It might not look like much to you D But it's our hometown G It's just a bend in the river D Bm Where the water slows down Em A7 It might not look like much to you D But it's our hometown Em A7 D