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Small Town Jericho

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 ****Some of you will argue that the "G/B should be C/B
         It's NOT Listen Closely...also if you want to                  
         substitute the "Cadd9" with the "C" you can"
      ***Capo 1st Fret***
 G/B= x20033
Intro -  G-  Am7-  G/B-  Cadd9(or C)
(1st Verse)
Well, it's Gtwo miles East to West
Only Am7four miles North to South
And when you G/Bpass the only red light
You will Cadd9see the pastor's house
People Glook you in the eye
And they Am7smile at you and wave
Yeah, they G/Balways take the time
To stop and Cadd9ask you, 'How's your day?'
It's hard to say Am7goodbyeD  
'Cause baby, it's Am7a good lifDe
(2nd Verse)
At the Ghigh school football game
Is where Am7I got my first kiss
I stilG/Bl feel the butterflies
I stilCadd9l taste it on my lips
And when we Glost our Uncle Jake
Back iAm7n 1983
We hearG/Bd Daddy upstairs weepin'
So wCadd9e cried ourselves to sleep
It's hard to say Am7goodbyeD  
'Cause baby, it's Am7a good lifDe
(Chorus)
GooGdbye to Am7mem'ries tChat I saDved
GooGdbye to Am7all the frCiends I Dmade
GooGdbye to Am7all the hoCme I'll eDver kAm7no----Dow
  (NO   CHORD)  G
Small town Jericho
(Bridge)
And every rEmoad here looks the sCame
This ol' toEmwn won't ever chCange
And that's what I lC/Bove the mDost
             C  C/B  Am   D   G<---walk down
And it's the rea-son  I  must go
(  G-  Am7-  C-  D= 2x's)
(3rd Verse)
I put boxes on the porch
Daddy puts them in the car
Best to get the loadin' done
Won't be easy in the dark
'Cause I'm leavin' after midnight
And if anyone asks why
I wanna wait 'til Mama's sleepin'
'Cause I can't bear to see her cry
It's hard to say goodbye
'Cause baby, it's a good life
(Chorus)
GooGdbye to Am7mem'ries tChat I saDved
GooGdbye to Am7all the frCiends I Dmade
GooGdbye to Am7all the hoCme I'll eDver kAm7no----Dow
             C   G-  Am7-  C- D  
Small town Jericho
      G-  Am7-  C- D  
Goodbye
    G-  Am7-  C- D  
oooo 

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Small Town Jericho

by Sugarland

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Am7

Cadd9

C/B

****Some of you will argue that the "G/B should be C/B

It's NOT Listen Closely...also if you want to

substitute the "Cadd9" with the "C" you can"

***Capo 1st Fret***

G/B

= x20033

G Am7 G/B Cadd9 C

Intro - - - - (or )

(1st Verse)

Well, it's two miles East to West

Am7

Only four miles North to South

G/B

And when you pass the only red light

Cadd9

You will see the pastor's house

People look you in the eye

Am7

And they smile at you and wave

G/B

Yeah, they always take the time

Cadd9

To stop and ask you, 'How's your day?'

Am7 D

It's hard to say goodbye

Am7 D

'Cause baby, it's a good life

(2nd Verse)

At the high school football game

Am7

Is where I got my first kiss

G/B

I still feel the butterflies

Cadd9

I still taste it on my lips

And when we lost our Uncle Jake

Am7

Back in 1983

G/B

We heard Daddy upstairs weepin'

Cadd9

So we cried ourselves to sleep

Am7 D

It's hard to say goodbye

Am7 D

'Cause baby, it's a good life

(Chorus)

G Am7 C D

Goodbye to mem'ries that I saved

G Am7 C D

Goodbye to all the friends I made

G Am7 C D Am7 D

Goodbye to all the home I'll ever kno----ow

(NO CHORD) G

Small town Jericho

(Bridge)

Em C

And every road here looks the same

Em C

This ol' town won't ever change

C/B D

And that's what I love the most

C C/B Am D G<---walk down

And it's the rea-son I must go

G Am7 C D

( - - - = 2x's)

(3rd Verse)

I put boxes on the porch

Daddy puts them in the car

Best to get the loadin' done

Won't be easy in the dark

'Cause I'm leavin' after midnight

And if anyone asks why

I wanna wait 'til Mama's sleepin'

'Cause I can't bear to see her cry

It's hard to say goodbye

'Cause baby, it's a good life

(Chorus)

G Am7 C D

Goodbye to mem'ries that I saved

G Am7 C D

Goodbye to all the friends I made

G Am7 C D Am7 D

Goodbye to all the home I'll ever kno----ow

C G Am7 C D

- - -

Small town Jericho

G Am7 C D

- - -

Goodbye

G Am7 C D

- - -

oooo

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