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Small Town

John Cougar Mellencamp

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The other chords for small town sounded right when playing but when me and my dad found 
when singing it, it didn't sound right. So my dad came up with shords that sound right 
it and playing while singing.

 intro -G D C   D x4

  VERSE 1
G           D          C          D
 Well I was born in a small town
G       D       C            D
 And I live in a small town
G       D        Em
 Probly die in a small town
            Am            D
 Oh, those small communities

 VERSE 2
G       D              C          D
 All my friends are so small town
G            D          C               D
 My parents live in the same small town
G   D         Em
 My job is so small town
           Am              D
 Provides little opportunity

 G D C   D x2

 VERSE 3
G         D    C           D
 Educated in a small town
G                    D          C           D
 Taught the fear of jesus in a small town
G           D      Em
 Used to daydream in that small town
  Am                            D
 Another boring romantic thats me


VERSE 4
          G       D        C           D
 But Ive seen it all in a small town
G             D         C             D
 Had myself a ball in a small town
G           D                         Em
 Married an l.a. doll and brought her to this small town
           Am                   G
 Now shes small town just like me

 BRIDGE
      C       G              C               G
 No I cannot forget where it is that I come from
      C               G          D
 I cannot forget the people who love me
             C    G         C             G
 Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
     C             G               D
 And people let me be just what I want to be

 G D C   D x2

 Am |Am G|C |G
 Am |Am G|C |G
 Am |Am G|C |G
 G   G

 lighty finger picker for 2 bars
 C

 VERSE 5 (lightly strumming)
G            D         C          D
 Got nothing against a big town
G                D            C                          D
 Still hayseed enough to say look whos in the big town
G       D           Em
 But my bed is in a small town
               Am               D
 Oh, and thats good enough for me

 VERSE 6
G           D         C              D
 Well I was born in a small town
G          D            C            D
 And I can breathe in a small town
G      D           Em
 Gonna die in this small town
           Am                        D
 And thats probly where theyll bury me


 Tabbed by Keefe Chambers

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Small Town

John Cougar Mellencamp