Balsam Range - Papertown

^GTwenty years ‘fore t^Dhe depression ^GPeter Thompson staked his^D claim ^GIn a little mountain^D town ^GCanton was her^A name ^GTold everyone that was^D willing ^GSteady work would be their^D reward ^GSo they started making^D paper ^GWhere the pigeon river^A forks

This ain??^D?t just anoth^Ger papertown On a^A random river^D side She was build with blood and^G sweat and tears And a^A whole lotta^D pride From the mountains and the^G farmland, from the^A smokestacks she has^D grown This ain??^G?t just anoth^Der papertown, it’s^A the one that I ^Dcall home

^GWhen wall street was^D crashing ^GThe mill kept going^D strong ^GWhile Hitler’s war w^Das raging ^GEveryone worked twice as^A long ^GThere’s been mergers a^Dnd sellouts ^GLayoffs when times got^D tough ^GTalks about^D pollution ^GThen cleaning the river^A up

This ain??^D?t just anoth^Ger papertown Som^Aewhere along the^D tracks She’s seen her share ^Gof ups and downs And^A always bounces^D back From the mountains and the^G farmlands, from the^A smokestacks she has^D grown This ain??^G?t just anoth^Der papertown it’s^A the one that I ^Dcall home

She put^G food on the table ^DCars on the highway Sent^A kids off to college bound to do things their own way Through^G every generation Her^D influence is clear She??^A?s taken care of young and old for over a hundred years

This ain??^D?t just anoth^Ger papertown It’s^A a part of who^D I am Born in me as a^G little boy, so I could^A be a better^D man From the mountains and the^G farmlands, from the^A smokestacks she has^D grown This ain??^G?t just anoth^Der papertown it’s^A the one that I ^Dcall home This ain??^G?t just anoth^Der papertown it’s^A the one??^G? that I ^D… call home