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     Em      C
E|-3--3-3--------0--0-0-0-------------------|
B|-0--1-0-3--3-3-0--0-0-1-------------------|
G|-0--0-0-2--4-2-0--2-4-0-------------------|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-2--2-2-2-------------------|
A|----------------------3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

                    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

   D      D     Em           C
E|-3--3-3--------0--0-0--0-0-0--------------|
B|-3--5-3-3--5-3-3--1-0--1-0-1--------------|
G|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--0-0-0--------------|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2--------------|
A|---------------------------3--------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

                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
E|-3--3-3------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0------------|
B|-3--1-0-3--5-5--3-1-0-1--1-1-3------------|
G|-0--0-0-2--2-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0------------|
D|-0--0-0-0--0-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2------------|
A|----------------------3--3-3-3------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
( 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

[Final] G