Intro F#5 B5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 The lakes and pines, they bleed of beauty and grace F#5 B5 F#5 B5 and the rivers, they run wild like an endless race F#5 B5 F#5 B5 the forrests soar so high then fall to the sea F#5 B5 F#5 B5 as church bells ring and sing in harmony Ab5 B5 F#5 I heard them say they're shutting Detroit down Ab5 B5 C#5 but I won't leave, cause this is my hometown. B5 C#5 F#5 And its times like these we can't replace, B5 C#5 F#5 It's times like these we must embrace, B5 C#5 Eb5 C#5 B5 And even though its bittersweet and brings us to our knees, Ab5 B5 F#5 It makes us who we are, in times like these. F#5 B5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 F#5 B5 The concrete and steel stand strong against the wind, F#5 B5 F#5 B5 with the memories of what was and what has been, F#5 B5 F#5 B5 the sounds of sweet soul music and blue collar blues, F#5 B5 F#5 B5 there was 17 colors for a chevy on a red, white, & blue, Ab5 B5 F#5 I heard them say that you can't save that town, Ab5 B5 C#5 but I won't leave, I will stand my ground. B5 C#5 F#5 And its times like these we can't replace, B5 C#5 F#5 It's times like these we must embrace, B5 C#5 Eb5 C#5 B5 And even though its bittersweet and brings us to our knees, Ab5 B5 F#5 It makes us who we are, in times like these. F#5 B5 F#5 B5 [Solo seems to be based in F# Major Penatonic Scale] F#5 B5 F#5 B5 The ice and snow give way to a new spring bloom F#5 B5 F#5 B5 and the wake that hope and faith, they will be home soon, F#5 B5 F#5 B5 a new day dawns as the good lord shines from above, F#5 B5 F#5 B5 cause in the rubble in rust there remains a whole lot of love, Ab5 B5 F#5 and I was here watching it all go down, Ab5 B5 C#5 and I'll still be when it comes back around. B5 C#5 F#5 And its times like these we can't replace, B5 C#5 F#5 It's times like these we must embrace, B5 C#5 Eb5 C#5 B5 And even though its bittersweet and brings us to our knees, Ab5 B5 F#5 It makes us who we are, in times like these. F#5 B5 F#5 B5
