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Small Town - John Cougar Mellencamp
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UPDATE: Yes, this is transposed from another set of chords on this site. If you
don't much feel like retuning your guitar to open G (which the author of the other
tab neglected to mention), these are the chords for you. Otherwise, go look at
the other one!
INTRO: B F# E F# B F# E F# B F# E F# B F# E F#
(Repeat B F# E F# throughout each line of the verse, except the last)
Well I was born in a small town
And I live in a small town
Prob'ly die in a small town
Oh, those small communities
C#m F#
All my friends are so small town
My parents live in the same small town
My job is so small town
Provides little opportunity
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_cougar_mellencamp/small_town_crd_ver_3.html ]
Educated in a small town
Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town
Used to daydream in that small town
Another boring romantic that's me
But I've seen it all in a small town
Had myself a ball in a small town
Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town
Now she's small town just like me
No I cannot forget where it is that I come from
B
I cannot forget the people who love me
B F#
Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
B
And people let me be just what I want to be
B F#
INTRO/SOLO
Got nothing against a big town (After each line of verse ending with
Still hayseed enough to say "town," guitarist plays:
Look who's in the big town ----4-----------|
But my bed is in a small town ------7---------|
Oh, and that's good enough for me --------4-------| )
Well I was born in a small town
And I can breathe in a small town
Gonna die in this small town
And that's prob'ly where they'll bury me