Chords for John Mellencamp - Small Town (Live at Farm Aid 1986)
Tempo:
112.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Well I was born [D] in a small town [A] and I live in a [D] small town, [A] probably [D] die in a small town,
[Bm] of a small
[E] community.
[A] [E] And all my [D] friends are so small town, [A] my parents [D] live in the same
small town.
[A] My [D] job is so small town, [Bm] provides little
[E] opportunity.
[A] But I've seen it all in
this [D] small town, [A] had myself a [D] ball in this small town.
[A] [F#] Man in L.A. [D] darling brought it
to this small town, [Bm] that small town, [Em] just like me.
No I [A] cannot forget the ways that I come from, but not forget the people [E] who love me.
[A] I can
leave myself [D] here in this [A] small town and people let me be [E] what I want to be.
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[E] Got nothing against the big town.
Man I'm still hillbilly enough to say [D] look who's in
the big town.
[A] But my [D] job is in a small town, [Bm] oh that's good enough [Em] for me.
[A] Well I was born in a [D] small town [A] and I can breathe [D] in a small town, [A] [Em] probably [D] die in a
small town, oh that's probably where it [E] buried me.
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [F#]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Well I was born [D] in a small town [A] and I live in a [D] small town, [A] probably [D] die in a small town,
[Bm] of a small
[E] community.
[A] [E] And all my [D] friends are so small town, [A] my parents [D] live in the same
small town.
[A] My [D] job is so small town, [Bm] provides little
[E] opportunity.
[A] But I've seen it all in
this [D] small town, [A] had myself a [D] ball in this small town.
[A] [F#] Man in L.A. [D] darling brought it
to this small town, [Bm] that small town, [Em] just like me.
No I [A] cannot forget the ways that I come from, but not forget the people [E] who love me.
[A] I can
leave myself [D] here in this [A] small town and people let me be [E] what I want to be.
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[E] Got nothing against the big town.
Man I'm still hillbilly enough to say [D] look who's in
the big town.
[A] But my [D] job is in a small town, [Bm] oh that's good enough [Em] for me.
[A] Well I was born in a [D] small town [A] and I can breathe [D] in a small town, [A] [Em] probably [D] die in a
small town, oh that's probably where it [E] buried me.
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [F#]
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
Em
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Well I was born [D] in a small town [A] and _ I live in a [D] small town, _ [A] _ probably [D] die in a small town,
_ [Bm] of a small _
[E] community.
_ _ [A] _ [E] And all my [D] friends are so small town, _ [A] _ my parents [D] live in the same
small town.
[A] _ _ My [D] job is so small town, _ [Bm] provides little _
[E] opportunity.
_ _ [A] But I've seen it all in
this [D] small town, _ [A] _ had myself a [D] ball in this small town.
_ [A] _ [F#] Man in L.A. [D] darling brought it
to this small town, [Bm] that small town, [Em] just like me. _ _ _ _ _
No I [A] cannot forget the ways that I come from, but not forget the people [E] who love me. _
[A] I can
leave myself [D] here in this [A] small town and people let me be [E] what I want to be. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Got nothing against the big town.
_ _ _ Man I'm still hillbilly enough to say [D] look who's in
the big town.
[A] _ But my [D] job is in a small town, [Bm] oh that's good enough [Em] for me.
_ _ [A] Well I was born in a [D] small town _ [A] _ and I can breathe [D] in a small town, _ [A] _ _ [Em] probably [D] die in a
small town, oh that's probably where it [E] buried me.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Well I was born [D] in a small town [A] and _ I live in a [D] small town, _ [A] _ probably [D] die in a small town,
_ [Bm] of a small _
[E] community.
_ _ [A] _ [E] And all my [D] friends are so small town, _ [A] _ my parents [D] live in the same
small town.
[A] _ _ My [D] job is so small town, _ [Bm] provides little _
[E] opportunity.
_ _ [A] But I've seen it all in
this [D] small town, _ [A] _ had myself a [D] ball in this small town.
_ [A] _ [F#] Man in L.A. [D] darling brought it
to this small town, [Bm] that small town, [Em] just like me. _ _ _ _ _
No I [A] cannot forget the ways that I come from, but not forget the people [E] who love me. _
[A] I can
leave myself [D] here in this [A] small town and people let me be [E] what I want to be. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Got nothing against the big town.
_ _ _ Man I'm still hillbilly enough to say [D] look who's in
the big town.
[A] _ But my [D] job is in a small town, [Bm] oh that's good enough [Em] for me.
_ _ [A] Well I was born in a [D] small town _ [A] _ and I can breathe [D] in a small town, _ [A] _ _ [Em] probably [D] die in a
small town, oh that's probably where it [E] buried me.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _