{"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":1759750,"song":"Small Town","artist":"Lou Reed","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1759750-small-town-chords-by-lou-reed/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1759750?type=chord","rating":4.84946,"votes":15,"content":"This song is a real nice track from Songs For Drella, the concept album Lou Reed and John Cale dedicated to \r\nAndy Warhol after his death. The original version has no guitar at all, but I still tried to make a\r\nguitar-friendly tab. It's not perfect but give it a chance.\r\nThe chords are basically all the same throughout the song, but as A6 is pretty unusual to play, this is the\r\neasiest way to make it sound right:\r\n\r\n[ch]A6[/ch] x02222\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWhen you're growing up in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A6[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you're growing up in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWhen you're growing up in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A6[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou say no one famous ever came from here[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWhen you're growing up in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A6[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand you're having a nervous breakdown [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nand you think that you'll never escape it [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A6[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYourself or the place that you live [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWhere did Picasso come from [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A6[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's no Michelangelo coming from Pittsburgh [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nIf art is the tip of the iceberg [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A6[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm the part sinking below [/tab]\r\n\r\n/ [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] / \r\n/ [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] /\r\n/ [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]D[/ch] /\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWhen you're growing up in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A6[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBad skin, bad eyes, gay and fatty [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nPeople look at you funny [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A6[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you're in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nMy father worked in construction [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A6[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's not something for which I'm suited [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nOh, what is something for which you are suited? [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A6[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGetting out of here [/tab]\r\n\r\n/ [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] / \r\n/ [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] / [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] /\r\n/ [ch]D[/ch] / [ch]D[/ch] /\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nI hate being odd in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A6[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf they stare, let them stare in New York City [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAs this pink eyed painting albino [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A6[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow far can my fantasy go? [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nI'm no Dali coming from Pittsburgh [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A6[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo adorable lisping Capote [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nMy hero, oh, do you think I could meet him? [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A6[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd camp out at his front door [/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nThere is only one good thing about a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A6[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere is only one good use for a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nThere is only one good thing about a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A6[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know that you want to get out [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nWhen you're growing up in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A6[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know you'll grow down in a small town [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nThere is only one good use for a small town...[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou hate it and you'll know you have to leave[/tab]","plain_text":"This song is a real nice track from Songs For Drella, the concept album Lou Reed and John Cale dedicated to \nAndy Warhol after his death. The original version has no guitar at all, but I still tried to make a\nguitar-friendly tab. It's not perfect but give it a chance.\nThe chords are basically all the same throughout the song, but as A6 is pretty unusual to play, this is the\neasiest way to make it sound right:\n\nA6 x02222\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n/ D / A G# G / D / G A / \n/ D / A G# G / D / G A /\n/ D / D /\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n/ D / A G# G / D / G A / \n/ D / A G# G / D / G A /\n/ D / D /","chords":["A6","D","G6","A","G#","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}