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Small Town Tab

by John Cougar Mellencamp


The other chords for small town sounded right when playing but when me and my dad found 
when singing it, it didn't sound right. So my dad came up with shords that sound right 
it and playing while singing.

 intro -      x4

  VERSE 1
                               
 Well I was born in a small town
                          
 And I live in a small town
               
 Probly die in a small town
                        
 Oh, those small communities

 VERSE 2
                               
 All my friends are so small town
                                     
 My parents live in the same small town
            
 My job is so small town
                         
 Provides little opportunity

       x2

 VERSE 3
                        
 Educated in a small town
                                         
 Taught the fear of jesus in a small town
                 
 Used to daydream in that small town
                              
 Another boring romantic thats me


VERSE 4
                                    
 But Ive seen it all in a small town
                                   
 Had myself a ball in a small town
                                    
 Married an l.a. doll and brought her to this small town
                              
 Now shes small town just like me

 BRIDGE
                                          
 No I cannot forget where it is that I come from
                               
 I cannot forget the people who love me
                                       
 Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
                                 
 And people let me be just what I want to be

       x2

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 lighty finger picker for 2 bars
 

 VERSE 5 (lightly strumming)
                               
 Got nothing against a big town
                                                      
 Still hayseed enough to say look whos in the big town
                  
 But my bed is in a small town
                              
 Oh, and thats good enough for me

 VERSE 6
                                  
 Well I was born in a small town
                                  
 And I can breathe in a small town
                 
 Gonna die in this small town
                                   
 And thats probly where theyll bury me