Americana

By Moe Bandy D A D Ive traveled all around this country D A D In my time I thought Id seen it all G A Bm Bm/A But today I took a detour down a backroad E7 A Through a little town whose name I cant recall D A D There were old men on benches playin checkers D A D Children playin hopscotch on the square G A Bm G And high above a statue of an unknown soldier D A D Old Glory was waving in the air Bm G D Suddenly I realized what Id too long forgotten Bm G A A chill rose up like mountains on my skin Bm G D G Overcome with the feelin, I knew I was seein D A D America all over again Chorus: DG A Amer-icana G A D Pictures of a people proud and free DBm G E7 A Bm Bm/A Am-ericana, Ill keep holdin to the dream G A D Youre still what livin means to me I knew to stop would throw me off my schedule But I parked around behind the Five and Dime Theres something bout a small town in the summer Like a Norman Rockwell picture back in time Kids were courtin 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 Id 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