E In my little town Em Em7/A A I grew up believ--ing D Bm Am God keeps His eye on us all F C And He used to lean upon me C+ E7 A As I pledged allegiance to the wall Bm E Lord I recall A My little town A/Ab F#m Coming home after school Am6 D9 Flying my bike past the gates G E7 F Of the factories B F My mom doing the laundry F+ A Hanging our shirts D In the dirty breeze G And after it rains | There's a rainbow D And all of the colors are black Em D It's not that the colors aren't there G D7M E It's just imagin-ation they lack Em7 Everything's the same A D G D G Back in my little town D C#m7 Nothing but the dead and dying Bm Back in my little town D C#m7 Nothing but the dead and dying Bm Back in my little town A F#m In my little town Am6 D9 I never meant nothin' G E7 F I was just my fathers son Bb F Saving my money Bb F Dreaming of glory Bb F Twitching like a finger F+ A D On the trigger of a gun D C#m7 Leaving nothing but the dead and dying Bm Back in my little town Repeat and fade: D C#m7 Nothing but the dead and dying Bm Back in my little town