Smalltown Boy Chords by Bronski Beat

Tempo:
134.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Eb

Fm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bronski Beat   Smalltown Boy chords
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[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
I leave in [C] the morning [Bb] with everything you own in [F] a little black [Eb]
case
[Cm] Alone on a platform, [Bb] the wind and the rain on your [F] sad, [Eb]
lonely [Cm] [Bb] face
[Fm] [Eb]
All of you could [Bb]
understand why [F] you had to leave
[Eb]
But [C] the answers you seek will [Bb] never be found at [F] home
[Eb]
The [Cm] 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
[Eb]
Run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] Pushed around and [Bb] kicked around I was [F] the only [Eb] boy
[C] You were the one that could [Bb] talk about [F] it
Put you [Eb] down [Cm] and covered paper [Bb] trough
You had to [Fm] make it [Eb] right
[Cm] Never left [Bb] his hand just to [Fm] your [Eb] soul
Oh, [Cm] you never left his [Bb] hand just to [Fm] your soul
[Cm]
Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away
[Cm]
Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away
[Cm] Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away
[Eb]
[Cm] Run away, turn away, [Bb]
[Fm] run away
[Eb]
[F] [Ab]
[C] [Eb]
[F] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Db]
[Cm] [C]
[Fm]
[Bbm] [Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] I [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] leave in the morning [Bb] with everything you own in [F] a little
black [Eb] case
[Cm] Alone on a platform, [Bb] the wind and the rain on [F] your sad, [Cm]
lonely face
[C]
[Fm] [Cm]
Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away
[Eb]
[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]
Run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
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To learn Bronski Beat - (Electronic 80s) Smalltown Boy chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Eb, Cm, Bb, Fm, Cm, Eb and Bb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 67 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 134 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ I leave in [C] the morning [Bb] with everything you own in [F] a little black [Eb] _
case
_ [Cm] Alone on a platform, [Bb] the wind and the rain on your [F] _ sad, _ [Eb] _ _
lonely [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] face _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ All of you could [Bb] _
understand why [F] you had to leave
[Eb] _ _
But [C] the answers you seek will [Bb] never be found at [F] _ _ home
[Eb] _ _
The [Cm] 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
[Eb] _ _
Run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] Pushed around and [Bb] kicked around I was [F] the only _ _ [Eb] boy
_ [C] You were the one that could [Bb] talk about [F] it
Put you [Eb] down _ [Cm] and covered paper [Bb] trough
You had to [Fm] make it _ [Eb] right _
_ _ [Cm] Never left [Bb] his hand just to [Fm] your _ _ [Eb] soul _
Oh, [Cm] you never left his [Bb] hand just to [Fm] your soul
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run _ [Fm] away
_ [Cm] _ _
Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away
_ [Cm] Run _ _ away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run _ [Fm] _ away
[Eb] _ _
[Cm] Run away, turn away, [Bb] _ _
_ [Fm] run away
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Fm] I _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] leave in the morning [Bb] with everything you own in [F] a little
_ black [Eb] _ case
[Cm] Alone on a platform, [Bb] the wind and the rain on [F] your sad, _ [Cm] _
lonely _ _ _ face
[C] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away
_ _ [Eb] _ _
[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] _ _
Run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] _ away
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek, finds its place within the Ministry Of Sound Anthems album.

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