Chorus: G This a real small town G Full of real fine folks G Who fell on real hard times D When the boom went broke C G And they work real hard
C G And they pray real loud C G 'Cause there's a real big heart D G In this real small town Verse 1: Em The cost of living C G It may shift just like sand C G But on my grandfather's land D It's been steady as his hand Em I used to hold when C G We'd go out and check the cows C G And that's where he taught me how D To make my living from the ground Am C And I don't intend to let him down Chorus: G This a real small town C G Full of real fine folks C G Who fell on real hard times Am D When the boom went broke C G And they work real hard C G And they pray real loud C G 'Cause there's a real big heart D G In this real small town Verse 2: Em Every Sunday C G I start the week off gettin' right C G Get direction for my life D At the downtown church of Christ G Em Next to the courthouse C G Where they decorate the grass C G With fifty-seven flags D G For the lives we won't get back Am C And I don't intend to forget the past Chorus: G This a real small town C G Full of real fine folks C G Who fell on real hard times Am D When the boom went broke C G And they work real hard C G And they pray real loud C G 'Cause there's a real big heart D G In this real small town Bridge: Em G I couldn't paint a picture of this place D In my younger days Am C Am Oh, how times change Chorus: G This a real small town C G Full of real fine folks C G Who fell on real hard times Am D When the boom went broke C G And they work real hard C G And they pray real loud C G 'Cause there's a real big heart D Em In this real small town Outro: C G 'Cause there's a real big heart D G C G D G In this real small town