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[VERSE]
N.C.
She was lit up like Times Square on New Years Eve
A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4
DRolling down the avenue  Ecrashing in the streets
ANo Asus4ove eveAr tAsus4old her AthAsus4at thinAgs Asus4could get rough
DTrying to be a model actrEess working in a restaurant
N.C.
If the Cocaine don’t kill her the pills probably will
A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4
DNever seem to have a probElem getting the prescriptions filled
[CHORUS]
DThere’s a red one to calm you dEown and there’s a yellow one thAat brings you back arDound
EIt’s all part of a Small Town TragedAyAsus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  
ABilAsus4ly was Aan Asus4honest Aman Asus4until Ahe Asus4got caught
DSelling to a businessman Ewho turned out to be a cop
AHe Asus4did a lAittAsus4le planAninAsus4g how hAe'd Asus4buy a car
DSelling little baggies to Estrangers at the bar
DThere’s a green one to calm you Edown and there’s a brown one tAhat sends you right dDown town
EIt’s all part of a Small Town TragedAyAsus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  
AWelAsus4l ShellAy hAsus4as a liAttlAsus4e boy wAho Asus4will never know his dad
DNever get to have the thiEngs other children have
ASo Asus4she’s dAancAsus4ing at Athe Asus4truck AstoAsus4p just to pay the bills
DNasty little habit she onEce called cheap thrills
DThere’s a red one to calm you dEown and there’s another one thaAt brings you back aroDund
EIt’s all part of a Small Town TragedAyAsus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  
N.C.
She was lit up like Times Square on New Years Eve
DSwerving down the avenue  Ecrashing in the streets
N.C
If the Cocaine don’t kill her the pills probably will
DNever seem to have a probElem paying them doctor’s bills
[CHORUS]
DThere’s a red one to calEm you down and there’s yellAow one that brings you back aroDund
EIt’s all part of a Small Town TragedAyAsus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  
DTake the blue one to knock you oEut
AWatch out for the purple one that makes you talk Dreal loud
Eit’s all part of a Small Town TraAgedAsus4yA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  
EYeah, It’s all part of a Small ToAwn Asus4TragedyA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  
EYeah It’s all part of a Small TowAn TAsus4ragedyA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  
EIt’s all part of a Small Town TraAgedAsus4yA  Asus4  A  Asus4  A  Asus4  

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Small Town Tragedy

by Shurman

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Asus4

[VERSE]

N.C.

She was lit up like Times Square on New Years Eve

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

D E

Rolling down the avenue crashing in the streets

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

No ove ever told her that things could get rough

D E

Trying to be a model actress working in a restaurant

N.C.

If the Cocaine don’t kill her the pills probably will

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

D E

Never seem to have a problem getting the prescriptions filled

[CHORUS]

D E A D

There’s a red one to calm you down and there’s a yellow one that brings you back around

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

It’s all part of a Small Town Tragedy

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

Billy was an honest man until he got caught

D E

Selling to a businessman who turned out to be a cop

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

He did a little planning how he'd buy a car

D E

Selling little baggies to strangers at the bar

D E A D

There’s a green one to calm you down and there’s a brown one that sends you right down town

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

It’s all part of a Small Town Tragedy

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

Well Shelly has a little boy who will never know his dad

D E

Never get to have the things other children have

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

So she’s dancing at the truck stop just to pay the bills

D E

Nasty little habit she once called cheap thrills

D E A D

There’s a red one to calm you down and there’s another one that brings you back around

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

It’s all part of a Small Town Tragedy

N.C.

She was lit up like Times Square on New Years Eve

D E

Swerving down the avenue crashing in the streets

N.C

If the Cocaine don’t kill her the pills probably will

D E

Never seem to have a problem paying them doctor’s bills

[CHORUS]

D E A D

There’s a red one to calm you down and there’s yellow one that brings you back around

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

It’s all part of a Small Town Tragedy

D E

Take the blue one to knock you out

A D

Watch out for the purple one that makes you talk real loud

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

it’s all part of a Small Town Tragedy

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

Yeah, It’s all part of a Small Town Tragedy

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

Yeah It’s all part of a Small Town Tragedy

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

It’s all part of a Small Town Tragedy

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