{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":603909,"song":"Small Town","artist":"John Mellencamp","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11572472-small-town-chords-by-john-mellencamp/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/603909?type=chord","rating":4.85889,"votes":1163,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  x4\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Well, I was born in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And I live in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Prob'ly die in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Oh, those small communities[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n All my friends are so small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n My parents live in the same small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n My job is so small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Provides little opportunity[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Educated in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Used to daydream in that small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Another boring romantic, that's me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n But I've seen it all in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Had myself a ball in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Married an LA doll and brought her to this small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Now she's small town just like me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo, I cannot forget from where it is that I come from[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI cannot forget the people who love me[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, I can be myself here in this small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd people let me be just what I want to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]G[/ch] / / [ch]C[/ch]| [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]G[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]G[/ch] / / [ch]C[/ch]| [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n\r\n(lightly fingerpick for 2 bars)\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Gsus4[/ch]            [ch]G6[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     x2 \r\n\r\n    (hammer on C)    (arpeggio down G6 e d b g (or a) g )\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5] (light strumming)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Got nothing against a big town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Still hayseed enough to say look who's in the big town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n But my bed is in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Oh, and that's good enough for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Well, I was born in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And I can breathe in a small town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Gonna die in this small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And that's probl'y where they'll bury me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  x7\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nG  D  C   D  x4\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG  D  C   D  x2\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG  D  C   D  x2\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n| Em  | Em  | G / / C| G   |\n| Em  | Em  | G      | D   |\n| Em  | Em  | G / / C| G   |\n| D   | D   | D      | D   |\n\n\n(lightly fingerpick for 2 bars)\n\nG    Gsus4            G6    G     x2 \n\n    (hammer on C)    (arpeggio down G6 e d b g (or a) g )\n\n\n[Verse 5] (light strumming)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nG  D  C   D  x7\n\nG  D  C","chords":["G","D","C","Am","Em","Gsus4","G6"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}