Hero in Your Own Hometown Mary Chapin Carpenter
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We were b[F]orn during the [F]boom times,[C] [C] played ho[G]use down in the [G]bomb sh[C]elter[C]
[F]Suffered through the [F]wonder years,[C] [C] and s[G]ilence at the din[G]ner hour[C] [C]
But o[Am]nce upon a [Am]summertime,[G] o[G]ut behind the [F]old gar[F]age[F] [F]
We were b[Am]uzzing on [Am]midnight,[G] Lucky[G]s and R[F]olling R[F]ock,[G] [C]Thinking we were
[F]hero[F]es in our [G]own h[C]ometo[F]wn,[F] [G] [Am]Nothing less than
[F]hero[F]es in that o[G]ld h[C]ometo[F]wn[F] [G] [C]
Some married on a day in June, some disappeared without a trace
And some of us are still at large, still searching for a better place
But once upon another time, it didn't matter what they said
Didn't matter if we fell behind, we'd still come out ahead
'Cause we believed in heroes in that old hometown
Hey, you could be a hero in your own hometown
Now I'm l[Am7]ong away [Am7]and very f[Am7]ar, [Am7] from g[G]azing at an ev[G]ening sk[C]y[C]
From [Am7]wishing on a [Am7]shooting st[Am7]ar, [Am7] from [G]thinking that a he[G]art can't l[C]ie[C]
This w[F]orld is gonna [F]wear you th[F]in, [F]knot you u[Am]p and sp[Am]in you ro[Am]und[Am]
This [F]world will take it's [F]aim, c[F]all you every [F]name, tr[D]ying to br[D]ing you d[D7]own[D7]
[F](gu[F]ita[G]r s[Am]olo)[F] [F] [G] [C]
[F](gu[F]ita[G]r s[Am]olo)[F] [F] [G] [C]
Everything seems so clear when you're looking back from such a distance
When the road not taken disappears into the path of least resistance
But once upon a time oh so long ago
Underneath this same old sky every brand new road
Would know that we were heroes in our own hometown
Nothing less than heroes in that old hometown
We still loved a hero in our own hometown
Baby, you could be a hero in your own hometown
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