Small Town
By John Cougar Mellencamp
C G F G x4
C G F G
Well I was born in a smalltown
C G F G
and I live in a smalltown
C G Am
Pro’bly die in a smalltown
Dm G
Oh those small communities
C G F G
All my friends are so small town
C G F G
My parents live in the same small town
C G Am
My job is so small town
Dm G
Provides little opportunity
C G F G x2
C G F G
Educated in a small town
C G F G
Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town
C G Am
Used to daydream in that small town
Dm G
Another boring romantic that's me
C G F G
But I've seen it all in a small town
C G F G
Had myself a ball in a small town
C G Am
Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town
Dm G
Now she's small town just like me
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BRIDGE:
F C F C
No I cannot forget from where it is that I come from
F C G
I cannot forget the people who love me
F C F C
Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
F C G
And people let me be just what I wanna be
C G F G x2
Instrumental:
Am |Am G|C |FC |
Am |Am G|C |G |
Am |Am G|C |FC |
G |G |
(Finger picking lightly for 2 bars)
C
(Very lightly thru last 2 verses)
C G F G
Got nothing against a big town
C G F G
Still hayseed enough to say look who's in the big town
C G Am
But my bed is in a small town
Dm G
Oh, and that's good enough for me
C G F G
Well I was born in a small town
C G F G
And I can breathe in a small town
C G Am
Gonna die in this small town
Dm G
And that's prob'ly where they'll bury me
(ramp it up again)
C G F G x3
(End on F let ring)
C G F
