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Small Town

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[Intro]
G   D   C   Dx4
[Verse 1]
GWell, I was Dborn in a sCmall townD  
GAnd I lDive in a Csmall townD  
GProb'ly Ddie in a Csmall town
Oh, those sAmmall communitiDes
[Verse 2]
GAll my Dfriends are so Csmall townD  
GMy parents lDive in the Csame small townD  
GMy Djob is so Csmall town
Provides Amlittle opportuniDty
G   D   C   Dx2
[Verse 3]
GEducated Din a Csmall townD  
GTaught the fear of JDesus in a sCmall townD  
GUsed to dayDdream Cin that small town
AAmnother boring romantic, that's Dme
[Verse 4]
But I've sGeen it aDll in a sCmall townD  
GHad myself a Dball in a Csmall townD  
GMarried an DLA doll and brought Cher to this small town
Now she's Amsmall town just like Dme
[Bridge]
No, I Ccannot forGget from where it Cis that I come Gfrom
I canCnot forget the pGeople who lDove me
Yeah, I can Cbe myGself here Cin this small Gtown
And Cpeople let me Gbe just what I wDant to be
G   D   C   Dx2
[Instrumental]
| Em| Em| G/ / C| G|
| Em| Em| G| D|
| Em| Em| G/ / C| G|
| D| D| D| D|
(lightly fingerpick for 2 bars)
G   Gsus4   G6   Gx2
(hammer on C) (arpeggio down G6 e d b g (or a) g )
[Verse 5] (light strumming)
GGot nothing aDgainst a bCig townD  
GStill hayseed enDough to say lCook who's in the big townD  
GBut my Dbed is in a Csmall town
Oh, and that's Amgood enough for mDe
[Verse 6]
GWell, I was Dborn in a Csmall townD  
GAnd I can Dbreathe in a Csmall townD  
GGonna Ddie in this Csmall town
And that's Amprobl'y where they'll bury mDe
[Outro]
G   D   C   Dx7
G D C
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About Small Town Chords by John Mellencamp

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