Chords for John Mellencamp - Small Town (Plain Spoken)

Tempo:
122.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Mellencamp - Small Town (Plain Spoken) chords
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[F#m]
[A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Well I was born in a small town [E] [A]
I live [D] in a small [E] [A] town
My [E] dad [D] in a small town was [Bm] a small [E] community
[A] All my friends [D] was in a small town [E] [A] My parents live in the same small town
My John [D] was in a small town For a guy [Bm] that loved to do [E] the things
[A]
Educated [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [D] in a small [A] town Got the fear of Jesus in a small town
Used to dream [D] dreams in that small town [Bm]
Another boy was more [E] manly as me
[A] I seen it all [D] in a small [A] town I myself have fallen [D] in a small town
[A]
Man and a girl had gone [D] from truth in a small town
[Bm] In that small town, in [E] a small town
No [D] I can [A] not forget the [D] trouble until [A] I gone from
[D] [A] The people [E] who loved me
[D] I can be [A] myself [D] in a small [A] town
People love me, [E] please what I want to be
[A]
[D] [A]
Got [D] [F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
nothing against [D] a big town
[A] Man I'm sure he's [D] enough to say, look he's in a [A] big town
My parents in [D] a small town
[B] Oh it's good [Bm] enough [E] for me
[A]
I was born in [D] a small town
[A] And I can breathe in [D] a small town
[A]
Probably die [D] in a small town
[Bm] Oh [C#] probably with a buried [E] man
3, [N]
[A] 4
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] Mama [A] baby
[D] [A] Oh my honey
[D] Say [E] [A] yeah yeah yeah [D] yeah yeah
Say [A] yeah yeah yeah [D] Say [A] yeah
[D]
[B]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn John Mellencamp - (Live) Small Town chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, A, D, A, D and E in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 61 BPM and then match the original tempo of 123 BPM. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Well I was born in a small town [E] _ [A]
I live [D] in a small _ [E] [A] town
My [E] dad [D] in a small town was [Bm] a small _ _ [E] community _ _ _
[A] All my friends [D] was in a small town [E] [A] My _ parents live in the same small town _
My John [D] was in a small town For a guy [Bm] that loved to do [E] the things
_ _ [A] _
_ Educated [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] [D] in a small [A] town _ Got the fear of Jesus in a small town _
Used to dream [D] dreams in that small town [Bm]
Another boy was more [E] manly as me
_ [A] I seen it all [D] in a small [A] town _ I myself have fallen [D] in a small town
[A] _
Man and a girl had gone [D] from truth in a small town
[Bm] In that small town, in [E] a small town
No _ _ _ [D] I can [A] not forget the [D] trouble until [A] I gone from
[D] _ _ [A] The people [E] who loved me
[D] I can be [A] myself [D] in a small [A] town
People love me, [E] please what I want to be
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Got _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
nothing against [D] a big town
[A] _ Man I'm sure he's [D] enough to say, look he's in a [A] big town _
My parents in [D] a small town
_ [B] Oh it's good [Bm] enough [E] for me
[A] _ _
I was born in [D] a small town
_ [A] And I can breathe in [D] a small town
_ [A] _ _
Probably die [D] in a small town
[Bm] Oh [C#] probably with a buried [E] man
3, _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] 4 _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] Mama [A] baby _
_ [D] _ [A] Oh my honey _ _
[D] Say _ [E] _ _ [A] yeah yeah yeah [D] yeah yeah
Say [A] yeah yeah yeah _ [D] Say _ _ [A] _ yeah _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _

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