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[Intro]
EmEm D/FD/F GG (Harmonic chords On 12th fret)
[Verse 1]
EmMy phone started ringing
GWhen he pulled in your drive
EmYou couldn't wait to tell me
GWhat you did last night
DWhat were you thinGkin'
Did you Cthink I wouldn't Dhear
EEverybody knows
CEverything that goes on Dhere
[Refrain 1]
You Emcan't cheat in a Gsmall town
The Ddrink will beat you home before the Gsun goes down
CThere's probably someone Gwatchin' you right Dnow
You can Etry to hide it
You can Ctry to deny it
'cause gGirl you're gonna find outC  D  C  
                          Em    D/F G (Harmonic chords On 12th fret)
You can't cheat in a small town
[Verse 2]
EmWho's your little trick
GMust be from out of town
EmI can't wait to meet him
GWhen I see ya'll out
DAnd I'm just dyin' to tell Gyou
Who I Cran into toDday
EmBut I'm sure you'll Cfind out anyDway
[Refrain 2]
You Emcan't cheat in a Gsmall town
The Ddrink will beat you home before the Gsun goes down
CThere's probably someone Gwatchin' you right Dnow
You can Etry to hide it
You can Ctry to deny it
'cause gGirl you're gonna find outC  D  C  
You can't cheat in a small EmtownD/F  G  
[Bridge]
DDon't need fingerprints or evGidence
You can Ccount on your neighbors
Or Done of your friends
DThat somebody knows
DYeah, you better know
[Refrain 3]
You Emcan't cheat in a Gsmall town
The Ddrink will beat you home before the Gsun goes down
CThere's probably someone Gwatchin' you right Dnow
You can Etry to hide it
You can Ctry to deny it
'cause gGirl you're gonna find outC  D  C  
You can't cheat in a small Emtown
D/F*No G- nDo*
You can't cheat in a sEmmall town
 G   C   D     C   C   C   C   C   C   C   C   C   C   Em(neck bending)

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Can‘t Cheat In A Small Town

by Dennis Wahl

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D/F

[Intro]

Em D/F G

Em D/F G (Harmonic chords On 12th fret)

[Verse 1]

My phone started ringing

When he pulled in your drive

You couldn't wait to tell me

What you did last night

D G

What were you thinkin'

C D

Did you think I wouldn't hear

Everybody knows

C D

Everything that goes on here

[Refrain 1]

Em G

You can't cheat in a small town

D G

The drink will beat you home before the sun goes down

C G D

There's probably someone watchin' you right now

You can try to hide it

You can try to deny it

G C D C

'cause girl you're gonna find out

Em D/F G (Harmonic chords On 12th fret)

You can't cheat in a small town

[Verse 2]

Who's your little trick

Must be from out of town

I can't wait to meet him

When I see ya'll out

D G

And I'm just dyin' to tell you

C D

Who I ran into today

Em C D

But I'm sure you'll find out anyway

[Refrain 2]

Em G

You can't cheat in a small town

D G

The drink will beat you home before the sun goes down

C G D

There's probably someone watchin' you right now

You can try to hide it

You can try to deny it

G C D C

'cause girl you're gonna find out

Em D/F G

You can't cheat in a small town

[Bridge]

D G

Don't need fingerprints or evidence

You can count on your neighbors

Or one of your friends

That somebody knows

Yeah, you better know

[Refrain 3]

Em G

You can't cheat in a small town

D G

The drink will beat you home before the sun goes down

C G D

There's probably someone watchin' you right now

You can try to hide it

You can try to deny it

G C D C

'cause girl you're gonna find out

You can't cheat in a small town

D/F G D

*No - no*

You can't cheat in a small town

G C D C C C C C C C C C C Em

(neck bending)

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