Slaid Cleaves - Below

Thereâ^Am€™s an old dirt road, just off route nine. Fades into the ^Flake, ^G at the low water lin^Ame. ^AmSometimes I wander down that road alone. Remembering the ^Dmtown, ^G that I once called ^Amhome. ^AmI grew up on the valley, every neighbor a friend, Until the modern ^Fworld ^G started creeping i^Amn. ^AmOne day came the lawyers, with cash in hand. They swore that our ^Dmvilla^Gge would light up the ^Amland.

The du^Fsky waters move cold and ^Amslow, And the ghosts of a ^Cvillage still wander be^Elow. Homesteads of ^Ffamilies and friends forever ^Ammore, Dm G Am (Choke) Haunting the valley below this sparkling shore.

Surrounding ^Amthe valley was a painted red line, Drawn by company ^Fmen ^G like marking a ^Amcrime. A sile^Amnt reminder that all inside it must go, Or be lost to the ^Dmrising ^G dead riverâ?^Am?™s flow. ^AmSome folks took the money, started grinding gears, While the rest of us ^Fheld out, ^G twenty odd ^Amyears. ^AmWe watched our town, like a photograph fade, Dm G Am (Choke) As the company came, to take it all away. ^AmThey tore down the church, and the schoolhouse burned. They dug up the ^Fgraves, ^G the wheels of progress ^Amturned. ^AmThey got Dutchie’s Store, and Hayden’s Pool Hall, When the dozers r^Dmolled, ^G it shattered us ^Amall.

The du^Fsky waters move cold and ^Amslow, And the ghosts of the ^Cvillage still wander be^Elow. Homesteads of ^Ffamilies and friends forever ^Ammore, Dm G Am (Choke) Haunting the valley below this sparkling shore.

Old May Sav^Amage stayed as long as she could. Her house on the ^Fhill ^G towered over the ^Amflood. ^AmIt rose up alone, in the dark of night, Its face on the w^Dmater^G, in the cold moo^Amnlight. ^AmI shake off the memories, on my lips a prayer. Thanks for the g^Frace, ^G and the beauty down t^Amhere. ^AmAnd while the porch lights glow, all over the state, There’s nothing^Dm but darkne^Gss, under^Am the lake.

The dusky w^Faters move cold and ^Amslow, And the ghosts of a vi^Cllage still wander bel^Eow. Homesteads of fa^Fmilies and friends forever ^Ammore, Haunting the vall^Dmey ^G below this sparkling ^Amshore. They haunt the va^Dmlley ^G below this sparkling ^Amshore. ^Am