Chords for John Mellencamp - "Small Town" LIVE
Tempo:
105.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D] [C]
[Em] [G] [D] [C]
[Em] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[A] [G] [D] Well I was born in [C] a small town, [G] [Dm] and live [C] in a small [G] town,
[D] probably [C] down in a small town, [Am] oh, small [D]
communities.
[G] And [D] all my friends [C] are so, [G] my [D] parents live [C] in the same,
[G] [D] my [C] job is so, [A] [Am] provides a little [D] opportunity.
[G] [D]
[C] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [Dm] Educated [C] in a, [G] [D] taught to fear [Em] Jesus [C] in a,
[G] used [D] to [G] daydream [C] in a, [D] [Am] another boring [D] romantic as me.
[G] I seen [D] it all [C] in this, [G] had [D] myself a ball [C] in this.
[G] Elaine [D] was 13 years [C] old when I wrote this song,
[Am] in that small town, [D] just like me.
[C] I [Em] cannot forget from [C] where it [Em] is that I come from,
I [C] could [G] not forget [D] the people who love me.
[C] I [G] leave myself [C] in a [G] small town,
and people let me [D] be just what I want to be.
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [A] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] Got [D] nothing against [C] a big town,
[G] [D] man I'm still hillbilly [C] enough to say,
look who's up there in the big [G] town.
[D] My bed [C] is in a small town, [Am] oh, that's good [D] enough for me.
[G] Well [D] I was [C] born in a, [G] [D] and I can [C] breathe in a small town,
[G] [D] probably [C] down in a small town, oh, that's probably where [D] the bed remains.
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D]
[Em] [G] [D] [C]
[Em] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[A] [G] [D] Well I was born in [C] a small town, [G] [Dm] and live [C] in a small [G] town,
[D] probably [C] down in a small town, [Am] oh, small [D]
communities.
[G] And [D] all my friends [C] are so, [G] my [D] parents live [C] in the same,
[G] [D] my [C] job is so, [A] [Am] provides a little [D] opportunity.
[G] [D]
[C] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [Dm] Educated [C] in a, [G] [D] taught to fear [Em] Jesus [C] in a,
[G] used [D] to [G] daydream [C] in a, [D] [Am] another boring [D] romantic as me.
[G] I seen [D] it all [C] in this, [G] had [D] myself a ball [C] in this.
[G] Elaine [D] was 13 years [C] old when I wrote this song,
[Am] in that small town, [D] just like me.
[C] I [Em] cannot forget from [C] where it [Em] is that I come from,
I [C] could [G] not forget [D] the people who love me.
[C] I [G] leave myself [C] in a [G] small town,
and people let me [D] be just what I want to be.
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [A] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] Got [D] nothing against [C] a big town,
[G] [D] man I'm still hillbilly [C] enough to say,
look who's up there in the big [G] town.
[D] My bed [C] is in a small town, [Am] oh, that's good [D] enough for me.
[G] Well [D] I was [C] born in a, [G] [D] and I can [C] breathe in a small town,
[G] [D] probably [C] down in a small town, oh, that's probably where [D] the bed remains.
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D]
Key:
D
G
C
Em
Am
D
G
C
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_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] [D] Well I was born in [C] a small town, _ [G] _ _ [Dm] and live [C] in a small [G] town,
_ _ [D] probably [C] down in a small town, _ [Am] oh, small _ [D]
communities.
_ _ [G] And [D] all my friends [C] are so, _ _ [G] _ my [D] parents live [C] in the same,
_ [G] _ _ [D] my [C] job is so, _ _ [A] [Am] provides a little [D] opportunity.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] Educated [C] in a, _ _ [G] _ [D] taught to fear [Em] Jesus [C] in a,
_ _ [G] _ used [D] to [G] daydream [C] in a, _ [D] _ [Am] another boring [D] romantic as me.
_ [G] I seen [D] it all [C] in this, _ _ [G] _ had [D] myself a ball [C] in this.
_ _ [G] _ Elaine [D] was 13 years [C] old when I wrote this song,
[Am] in that small town, [D] just like me. _ _ _ _ _
[C] I [Em] cannot forget from [C] where it [Em] is that I come from,
I [C] could [G] not forget [D] the people who love me.
[C] I [G] leave myself [C] in a [G] small town,
and people let me [D] be just what I want to be. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [C] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ Got [D] nothing against [C] a big town,
[G] _ _ [D] man I'm still hillbilly [C] enough to say,
look who's up there in the big [G] town.
[D] My bed [C] is in a small town, _ [Am] oh, that's good [D] enough for me.
[G] _ Well [D] I was [C] born in a, _ _ [G] _ [D] and I can [C] breathe in a small town,
_ [G] _ _ [D] probably [C] down in a small town, oh, that's probably where [D] the bed remains.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] [D] Well I was born in [C] a small town, _ [G] _ _ [Dm] and live [C] in a small [G] town,
_ _ [D] probably [C] down in a small town, _ [Am] oh, small _ [D]
communities.
_ _ [G] And [D] all my friends [C] are so, _ _ [G] _ my [D] parents live [C] in the same,
_ [G] _ _ [D] my [C] job is so, _ _ [A] [Am] provides a little [D] opportunity.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] Educated [C] in a, _ _ [G] _ [D] taught to fear [Em] Jesus [C] in a,
_ _ [G] _ used [D] to [G] daydream [C] in a, _ [D] _ [Am] another boring [D] romantic as me.
_ [G] I seen [D] it all [C] in this, _ _ [G] _ had [D] myself a ball [C] in this.
_ _ [G] _ Elaine [D] was 13 years [C] old when I wrote this song,
[Am] in that small town, [D] just like me. _ _ _ _ _
[C] I [Em] cannot forget from [C] where it [Em] is that I come from,
I [C] could [G] not forget [D] the people who love me.
[C] I [G] leave myself [C] in a [G] small town,
and people let me [D] be just what I want to be. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [C] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ Got [D] nothing against [C] a big town,
[G] _ _ [D] man I'm still hillbilly [C] enough to say,
look who's up there in the big [G] town.
[D] My bed [C] is in a small town, _ [Am] oh, that's good [D] enough for me.
[G] _ Well [D] I was [C] born in a, _ _ [G] _ [D] and I can [C] breathe in a small town,
_ [G] _ _ [D] probably [C] down in a small town, oh, that's probably where [D] the bed remains.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _