Shut Er Down

Intro: D G Em A D 

Verse One: 
D                                          G 
Parkview used to be just on the outside of town 
         D                                               A 
Now it's right in the middle of a city that's grown all around it 
D                                                 G 
And the old folks there just sit and stare at the walls 
           D                 A                               D 
Except for one crazy old man standing there preaching in the halls 

Verse Two: 
D                                             G 
His old friend died last week so they let him go 
        D                                        A 
And his eyes teared up when nobody pulled to the shoulder 
         D                                              G 
And some punks drove by and yelled as they stood at the casket 
       D                          A                 D 
And he cussed this world that had gone to hell in a basket 

D                                                                       G 
So he walked downtown with his cane pole looking through the window 
G 
of what used to be the drugstore 
A                                          G 
Next to the cafe where he laughed away his life 
            D 
He heads on down to the fishing hole and dreams about his hero 
G                              Em 
Who took him there when he was three years old 
A 
Same spot everyday but don't need no bait 'cause it's dry 
         G                        A 
Yes it's true that he's not quite all there but who cares 
F#m                              Bm 
Neither are the values that he's lived by for 90 years 
    G                             A                D 
And just like his hometown, he's about to shut 'er down 

Verse Three: 
D                                                G 
My views used to be just like those kids in that car 
        D                                         A 
Until I woke up one day thanks to a switch in the yard 
        D                                              G 
Now the old man's gone, but his thoughts are living in me 
          D                   A                    D 
About the way this damned old world is supposed to be 
 
D                                                                    G 
So I walk downtown with his cane pole looking through the window 
G 
of what used to be the drugstore 
A                                          G 
Next to the cafe where he laughed away his life 
          D 
I head on down to the fishing hole and dream about my hero 
G                            Em 
Who took me there when I was three years old 
A 
Same spot everyday but don't need no bait 'cause it's dry 
         G                       A 
Yes it's true that I'm not quite all there but who cares 
F#m                            Bm 
Neither are the values that he taught me in 30 years 
    G                               A               D 
And just like his hometown, he just had to shut 'er down 
    G                               A                D 
And just like his hometown, he just finally shut 'er down