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Small Town by John Mellencamp - Guitar Chords

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            [Intro]

G D C   D x4


[Verse 1]

G            D          C          D
 Well, I was born in a small town
G       D        C           D
 And I live in a small town
G        D        C
 Prob'ly die in a small town
            Am            D
 Oh, those small communities


[Verse 2]

G       D              C          D
 All my friends are so small town
G            D          C               D
 My parents live in the same small town
G   D         C
 My job is so small town
          Am              D
 Provides little opportunity

G D C   D x2


[Verse 3]

G         D    C           D
 Educated in a small town
G                    D          C           D
 Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town
G           D     C
 Used to daydream in that small town
  Am                             D
 Another boring romantic, that's me


[Verse 4]

           G       D        C           D
 But I've seen it all in a small town
G             D         C             D
 Had myself a ball in a small town
G           D                       C
 Married an LA doll and brought her to this small town
           Am                   D
 Now she's small town just like me


[Bridge]

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

G D C   D x2

| Em  | G / / C| G   |
| Em  | G      | D   |
| Em  | G / / C| G   |
D  D  D  D

(lightly fingerpick for 2 bars)
G  hammer on C    arpeggio down G6 e d b g (or a) g     x2


[Verse 5] (light strumming)

G            D         C          D
 Got nothing against a big town
G                D            C                          D
 Still hayseed enough to say look who's in the big town
G       D           C
 But my bed is in a small town
                Am               D
 Oh, and that's good enough for me


[Verse 6]

G            D         C              D
 Well, I was born in a small town
G          D            C            D
 And I can breathe in a small town
G      D           C
 Gonna die in this small town
            Am                          D
 And that's probl'y where they'll bury me 
        

We also have 17 songs by John Mellencamp

• Aint Even Done With The Night
• Authority Song
• Check It Out
• Cherry Bomb
• Crumblin Down
• Hand To Hold On To
• Hurts So Good
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Jack And Diane
• Jackie Brown
• Lonely Ol Night
• Minutes To Memories
• Paper In Fire
• Pink Houses
• Rain On The Scarecrow
• Rock In The Usa
• Small Town

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