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This song is a real nice track from Songs For Drella, the concept album Lou Reed and John Cale dedicated to
Andy Warhol after his death. The original version has no guitar at all, but I still tried to make a
guitar-friendly tab. It's not perfect but give it a chance.
The chords are basically all the same throughout the song, but as A6 is pretty unusual to play, this is the
easiest way to make it sound right:
A6x02222
When you're grDowing up in a sG6mall town
When you're grA6owing up in a smDall town
When you're grDowing up in a sG6mall town
You say nA6o one famous ever cDame from here
When you're grDowing up in a sG6mall town
and you're A6having a nervous brDeakdown
and you thDink that you'll never esG6cape it
YourA6self or the place that you lDive
Where dDid Picasso coG6me from
There's no MichA6elangelo coming from PDittsburgh
If Dart is the tip of the G6iceberg
I'm the A6part sinking beDlow
/ D/ A   G#   G/ D/ G   A/
/ D/ A   G#   G/ D/ G   A/
/ D/ D/
When you're grDowing up in a sG6mall town
Bad skA6in, bad eyes, gay and fDatty
PeDople look at you fG6unny
When yoA6u're in a small tDown
My fDather worked in constG6ruction
It's not sA6omething for which I'm sDuited
Oh, Dwhat is something for which G6you are suited?
GeA6tting out of hDere
/ D/ A   G#   G/ D/ G   A/
/ D/ A   G#   G/ D/ G   A/
/ D/ D/
I hDate being odd in a sG6mall town
If they stA6are, let them stare in NDew York City
As this pDink eyed painting alG6bino
How fA6ar can my fantasy Dgo?
I'm no DDali coming from PG6ittsburgh
No adA6orable lisping CapDote
My hero, oh, do yDou think I could mG6eet him?
I'd cA6amp out at his front dDoor
There is only Done good thing about a sG6mall town
There is only A6one good use for a smDall town
There is only Done good thing about a sG6mall town
You knA6ow that you want to get Dout
When you're grDowing up in a sG6mall town
You knA6ow you'll grow down in a smDall town
There is only Done good use for a sG6mall town...
You hate it and you'll know you have to leaveD  
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