Americana Moe Bandy
Americana
By Moe Bandy
[D]Iâ??ve travele[A]d all around thi[D]s country
[D]In my time I [A]thought Iâ??d seen i[D]t all
But to[G]day I took a [A]detour down a [Bm]backroad[Bm/A]
Through a [E7]little town whose name I canâ??[A]t recall
There were [D]old men on [A]benches playinâ?[D]? checkers
[D]Children playinâ?[A]? hopscotch on th[D]e square
And [G]high above a [A]statue of an [Bm]unknown [G]soldier
Old [D]Glory was [A]waving in the [D]air
[Bm]Suddenly I [G]realized what [D]Iâ??d too long forgotten
A [Bm]chill rose up like [G]mountains on my [A]skin
Over[Bm]come with the [G]feelinâ??[D], I knew I wa[G]s seeinâ??
[D]America all [A]over aga[D]in
Chorus:
[D]Aâ[G]??mer[A]-icana
[G]Pictures of a [A]people proud and [D]free
[D]Aâ[Bm]??m-e[G]ricana[E7], Iâ??ll k[A]eep holdinâ?? t[Bm]o the [Bm/A]dream
Youâ??r[G]e still wha[A]t livinâ?? means[D] to me
I knew to stop would throw me off my schedule
But I parked around behind the Five and Dime
Thereâ??s something bout a small town in the summer
Like a Norman Rockwell picture back in time
Kids were courtinâ?? at the Rexall soda fountain
Like we did before they built the shoppin mall
I saw so many reasons why I love this country
You know some things never really change at all
As I left the 2 lane road and pulled back on that superhighway
I thought of what Iâ??d seen back in that town
And it hit me like a freight train
That a stones throw from the fast lane, America is still safe and sound
Chorus Twice
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