Brand New Town

I once met a saint who sold empanadas
On the corner of 72 and Caracas
In the shadow of the outstretched arms of St. Francis
He made people feel like they matter
Sometimes I don’t know if I matter to anyone
That’s when I run to where he’ll sing me this song

When all your dreams are a city in shambles
And your are tricks all worn out
Lay your burdens down, walk out in a field 
Say, “I’m a brand new town”

I’ve tried my whole life to prove my great wisdom
And to win all the world’s affections
Now all I’ve got to show is a fight I lost with my baby
And some stone soup to make us in the evening
Sometimes I don’t know what I was born in this world for
That’s when I run to the one who knows me more

Chorus

It was only when I came to this temple of the spirit
Filled up with hungry bodies
They gave me bread and wine and said, “No need to repay us
This life is a gift we could never possess” 
And now I know that everything I have is worth nothing
I’ll sell it all to buy the field where you found me

Now all my dreams are a city in shambles
And my tricks are all worn out
It’s time to lay it all down, walk out in a field
Say, “I’m a brand new town”
So lay your burdens down, walk out in a field
Say, “I’m a brand new town”
It’s time to lay it all down, walk out in a field
Because you are a brand new town

Chords

Plucked chords

Verse:

||: A | Bm | D | E :|| X3 E 

Chorus in 2/4: (and intro/interludes):

Amaj7 | C#m/G# | Bm/F# | E | Amaj7 | C#m | Dmaj7 | Amaj7 | C#m/G# | Bm/F# | Dmaj7 | C#m | Amaj7