Americana

By Moe Bandy D A D I?ve traveled all around this country D A D In my time I thought I?d 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 can?t 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 I?d 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 [Refrão]D G A A?mer-icana G A D Pictures of a people proud and free D Bm G E7 A Bm Bm/A A?m-ericana, I?ll keep holdin? to the dream G A D You?re 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 There?s 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 I?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