#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From: LimeyCliff@aol.com Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:03:01 EST Subject: Song Americana By Moe Bandy D A D IÕve traveled all around this country D A D In my time I thought IÕd seen it all G A Bm Bm/AÊÊ But today I took a detour down a backroad E7 A Through a little town whose name I canÕt recall D A D There were old men on benches playinÕ checkers D A D Children playinÕ hopscotch on the square G A Bm G And high above a statue of an unknown soldier D A D Old Glory was waving in the air Bm G D Suddenly I realized what IÕd too long forgotten Bm G A A chill rose up like mountains on my skin Bm G D G Overcome with the feelinÕ, I knew I was seeinÕ D A D America all over again Chorus: D G A AÑmer-icana G A DÊ Pictures of a people proud and free D Bm G E7 A Bm Bm/A AÑm-ericana, IÕll keep holdinÕ to the dream G A D YouÕre still what livinÕ means to me I knew to stop would throw me off my schedule But I parked around behind the Five and Dime ThereÕs something bout a small town in the summer Like a Norman Rockwell picture back in time Kids were courtinÕ at the Rexall soda fountain Like we did before they built the shoppin mall I saw so many reasons why I love this country You know some things never really change at all As I left the 2 lane road and pulled back on that superhighway I thought of what IÕd seen back in that town And it hit me like a freight train That a stones throw from the fast lane, America is still safe and sound Chorus Twice