Doug Supernaw - Shut er down

^DParkview used to be just on the outside of ^Gtown Now it's ^Dright in the middle of a city that's grown all a^Around it ^DAnd the old folks there just sit and stare at the ^Gwalls Except for ^Done crazy old man ^Astanding there preaching in the ^Dhalls

^DHis old friend died last week so they let him ^Ggo And his ^Deyes teared up when nobody pulled to the ^Ashoulder And some ^Dpunks drove by and yelled as they stood at the ^Gcasket And he ^Dcussed this world that had ^Agone to hell in a ^Dbasket

^DSo he walked downtown with his cane pole looking through the window ^{G G}of what used to be the drugstore ^ANext to the cafe where he laughed away his ^Glife He heads on ^Ddown to the fishing hole and dreams about his hero ^GWho took him there when he was ^Emthree years old ^ASame spot everyday but don't need no bait 'cause it's dry Yes it's ^Gtrue that he's not quite ^Aall there but who cares ^F#mNeither are the values that he's ^Bmlived by for 90 years And ^Gjust like his hometown, he's a^About to shut 'er ^Ddown

^DMy views used to be just like those kids in that ^Gcar Until I ^Dwoke up one day thanks to a switch in the ^Ayard Now the ^Dold man's gone, but his thoughts are living in ^Gme About the ^Dway this damned old ^Aworld is supposed to ^Dbe

^DSo I walk downtown with his cane pole looking through the window ^{G G}of what used to be the drugstore ^ANext to the cafe where he laughed away his ^Glife I head on ^Ddown to the fishing hole and dream about my hero ^GWho took me there when I was ^Emthree years old ^ASame spot everyday but don't need no bait 'cause it's dry Yes it's ^Gtrue that I'm not quite ^Aall there but who cares ^F#mNeither are the values that he ^Bmtaught me in 30 years And ^Gjust like his hometown, he just ^Ahad to shut 'er ^Ddown And ^Gjust like his hometown, he just ^Afinally shut 'er ^Ddown