Erik Petersen - Every town will celebrate

He built a hall, put on a sho^Fw, from high abov^Ce, watched his boulders roll ^CThen he bought Main Street and the old town hall ^{F Am G}He named his price: his face on every wall. ^{F Am}Ohh^Gh, his ^Fface on ever^Amy wal^Gl... ^CNow the factories have all shut down^{F Am G}No more cloth stitched in this town^{F C} C F Am G So the only job fo^Fr boy^C and I, in the prison making tile shine C F Am Someda^Gy that man will c^Fome here too^C, with that magic hat, spit and glue ^CHe'll wash the stone, paint the^F brick, ^Am G F Ren^Amame^G the streets and make the clocks all tick... On time ^FHe'll make us run on ^Amtime ^G [Chorus]: ^CAnd every town will celebrate so^Fmeday ^{G C F}Waving sweatshop flags and grande lattes ^{Am G} Dm F G Wearing cultur^Ame on their backs, wearing spirit on their hats C F G On^Ge by one they'll join the parade and celebrate ^CEvery town will celebrate^F some^Cday ^G

Now cor^Cners near and corners far ^{F Am} Are so^Gmehow the same coffee bar ^{F C} And community^C is felt again ^{F Am G}Thanks to folks I've never met^{F C} They sl^Cayed the artists, sold their^F arts, ^{Am G}Gave the toddlers shopping ^Fcarts ^{C C}Raised the prices, raised t^Fhe rent ^{Am G}Some days I wish that I could go back again ^{F Am}Noo^Goo, I ^Fcan't go b^Amack again ^G

^CJust like they do in Florida Down in Celebr^Fation, Florida And when every r^G#oad is Main Street, ^CmU.S.A. ^G We'll be safe^Cly kept at bay From any disruption o^Fr display Of ^G#truth, adve^Cmnture, lov^Ge and rage ^{Cm G#}Truth, advent^Cmure, love^G and rage ^{Cm G#}Truth, adve^Cmnture, love^G and rage HEY!

Every Town wil^Gl celebrate, Every Town will celebrate ^CEvery To^Fwn will celebrate^G someday! ^C