Laid a Highway Tift Merritt Key: G Intro: G D C Verse 1: [G]This was a town took care of it's own [D]That's what me and my children have known [C]I worked the mill the way my parents did [G]I remember this town when I was a kid [Bm]Sitting through the movies twice [C]Open windows late at night [G]Slipping out in the summer heat [D]To meet John Miller in the middle of the street [C]They laid a highway a few years back [G]Next town over by the railroad track [D]Some nights, I'm glad it (allcountrytabs.com)