C
Legs stickin' to the vinyl seats
G
Ice cream truck goes by on the street
F
Little brother doesn't even look 
F                      C
Head buried in a comic book
C
Dad come back with cigarettes
G
Radio plays Bennie & The Jets
F
Mama sings, says don't touch that dial
F          C
Daddy just smiles


Chorus 1:
    Am                 C/B      C
And we roll out of the five and dime
F           G  C
Main Street 1979

C
Passed the park and the hardware store
G
Daddy waves to the man in the door
F
Stopped down at the KFC
F                                   C
soon there's chicken smellin up the back seat
C
Mama says you boys leave that bucket alone
G 
We'll all eat when we get home
F
Catch my dad in the side view mirror
                  C
Grinnin' ear to ear

Chorus 2:
      Am             C/B       C
He was holdin mama's hand real tight
Am          G  C
Main Street 1979


Bridge:
Am                 G
I wonder now who's town this is
   F                 C  
As I roll in with my wife and kids
      Dm
Cause nothing seems to change
    G
But nothing stays the same

C
Daddy drove on and there he was
G
Loading lumber on a flat bed truck
F
Grampa waved and smiled real big
F                           C
Lord, how he loved us grand kids
C
Six years later when the cancer came
G
That old man didn't know my name
F
Wished now dad had stopped the car 
F                                       C
And I would run for a hug from Grampa's arms

Am                    C/B      C
But I barely waved as we drove by 
Am          G  C
Main Street 1979
Am                C/B       C
What I'd give for one more ride
     Am          G  C
Down Main Street 1979