Key: B
Introduction:
G D
A couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train
C Em
Carrying sheet metal and household appliances through the pouring rain
G
They were planning on getting married after graduation
D Em
Had a little baby girl, trouble came and shut it down
C
Things like that ain't supposed to happen
G D
In this quiet town, families are tight
Em C
Good people, they still don't deadbolt their doors at night
G
In this quiet town
G D
When we first heard opioid stories, they were always in whispering tones
Em C
Now banners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes
Parents wept through daddy's girl eulogies
G D
And merit badge milestones with their daughters and sons
Em
Laying there lifeless in their suits and gowns
C
Somebody's been keepin' secrets
G D
In this quiet town, they know how to live
Em C
Good people who lean on Jesus, they're quick to forgive
G
In this quiet town
G D
Now whenever I'm near the town I'll find some reason to give
Em C
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
D Em
Offering their son the kind of love he could never put down
C
Well, part of me is still that stainless kid, lucky
G D
In this quiet town, salt of the land
Em C
Hard-working people, if you're in trouble, they'll lend you a hand
G
Here in this quiet town
G D Em C)
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
G