Smalltown Boy Chords by Bronski Beat

Tempo:
134.35 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Bb

Eb

Fm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bronski beat - Smalltown boy chords
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[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[D] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[D] [Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[D] [Cm] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] We've been mourning with [Bb]
everything we own in a [F] little black [Eb]
case.
[D] [Cm] Alone on a platform, a [Eb] wind and rain, on a [F] sad, [Eb]
[Cm] lonely [Bb] face.
[Fm] [Eb]
All [Cm] of you never [Bb]
understand what you [F] have to leave.
[Eb]
[Dm] But the [C] answers you [Cm] seek will [Bb]
never be found at [F] home.
[Eb]
[Cm] The love that you need will [Bb]
never be found at [F] [Eb] home.
[Cm] Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
[Cm]
Run away, turn away, run away, [Bb] turn [Fm] away.
[Eb]
[Cm] Pushed around [Bb] and kicked and [Ebm] I [F] swung the [Eb]
boy.
[D] [Cm] Who I've been wanting [Bb] to talk about and [F] I never get to [Eb]
now.
[Cm] And how good they would [Bb] trust me had to [Fm] make you cry.
[Eb]
But [Cm] you're never allowed to [Bb]
enter to your [Fm] throne.
[Eb]
Oh, [Cm] you're never allowed to [Bb] let your feet [Fm] inside.
[Cm]
Run away, turn away, [Bb] run away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
[Cm]
Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
[Eb] Run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
[Eb]
[Cm] Turn away, turn away, run [Bb]
[Fm] away.
[Eb] [F] [E]
[C] [Eb]
[F] [Ab]
[Cm]
[F]
[Bb] [Cm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[D] [Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Bronski Beat - (Electronic 80s) Smalltown Boy chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Cm, Bb, Fm and Cm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 67 BPM and then match the original tempo of 134 BPM. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] We've been mourning with [Bb]
everything we own in a [F] little black _ [Eb] _
case.
[D] [Cm] Alone on a platform, a [Eb] wind and rain, on a [F] _ sad, _ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] lonely _ _ _ [Bb] face.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ All [Cm] of you never [Bb] _
understand what you [F] have to leave.
[Eb] _
_ [Dm] But the [C] answers you [Cm] seek will [Bb]
never be found at [F] _ home.
_ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] The love that you need will [Bb]
never be found at [F] _ _ _ [Eb] home.
_ [Cm] Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] _ away.
_ [Cm] _
_ Run away, turn away, run away, [Bb] turn _ _ [Fm] away.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] Pushed around [Bb] and kicked and [Ebm] I [F] swung the _ _ [Eb]
boy.
_ [D] [Cm] Who I've been wanting [Bb] to talk about and [F] I never get to [Eb]
now.
_ [Cm] And how good they would [Bb] trust me had to [Fm] make you cry.
[Eb] _
_ But [Cm] you're never allowed to [Bb]
enter to your [Fm] _ throne.
_ [Eb] _
_ Oh, [Cm] you're never allowed to [Bb] let your feet _ [Fm] inside.
_ _ [Cm] _
_ _ Run away, turn away, [Bb] run away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
_ _ [Cm] _
_ Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
_ [Eb] Run _ _ [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] Turn away, turn away, run [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] away.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek, is featured on the album Ministry Of Sound Anthems.

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