Balsam Range - Papertown

      Papertown – Balsam Range
Capo 2

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Twenty years ‘fore the depression
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Peter Thompson staked his claim
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In a little mountain town
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Canton was her name
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Told everyone that was willing
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Steady work would be their reward
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So they started making paper
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Where the pigeon river forks

[Chorus 1]
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This ain’t just another papertown
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On a random river side
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She was build with blood and sweat and tears
     A           D
And a whole lotta pride
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From the mountains and the farmland, from the smokestacks she has grown
          G            D                   A               D
This ain’t just another papertown, it’s the one that I call home

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[Verse 2]
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When wall street was crashing
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The mill kept going strong
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While Hitler’s war was raging
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Everyone worked twice as long
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There’s been mergers and sellouts
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Layoffs when times got tough
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Talks about pollution
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Then cleaning the river up

[Chorus 2]
          D            G
This ain’t just another papertown
   A               D
Somewhere along the tracks
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She’s seen her share of ups and downs
   A              D
And always bounces back
                          G                   A                   Bm
From the mountains and the farmlands, from the smokestacks she has grown
          G            D                  A               D
This ain’t just another papertown it’s the one that I call home

[Bridge]
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She put food on the table
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Cars on the highway
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Sent kids off to college bound to do things their own way
       Bm
Through every generation
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Her influence is clear
     A
She’s taken care of young and old for over a hundred years

[Chorus 3]
          D            G
This ain’t just another papertown
      A             D
It’s a part of who I am
               G                      A           D
Born in me as a little boy, so I could be a better man
                          G                   A                   Bm
From the mountains and the farmlands, from the smokestacks she has grown
          G            D                  A               D
This ain’t just another papertown it’s the one that I call home
          G            D                  A7         G        D
This ain’t just another papertown it’s the one… that I … call home

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