Jimmy Somerville - Smalltown boy Chords

Tempo:
134.5 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Eb

Bb

Fm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jimmy Somerville - Smalltown boy chords
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[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[D] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ebm]
[F] [Eb]
[D] [Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[D] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Dm] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] We've been [Eb] born [D] with [Cm] everything, holding a little [Bb]
of our [F] case.
[Eb] Alone on a platform, [Cm] the wind and rain on your [Bb]
sad, [Fm] lonely [Eb]
face.
[Cm] Wait and wait and [Bb] wait and wait and [Fm] wait.
[Eb]
[Cm] Pushed around [Bb] and kicked around [Ebm] on that [F] lonely [Eb]
boy.
[D] [C] Who [Cm] was the one that you [Bb] thought [F] about, and looked down, never looked you [Eb]
down.
[Cm] There you thought that they would [Bb]
trust you, that you'd [Fm] make you proud.
[Eb]
But [Cm] you never let him [Bb]
enter, did you [Fm] know?
[Eb]
Oh, [Cm] you never let him [Bb] go, did you [Fm] know?
[Cm]
Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
[Eb]
Crying, run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
[Eb]
Crying, [Cm] run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
[Eb]
Run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away.
[Fm] [Cm]
[Eb]
[F] [Abm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Ab]
[Bb] [C] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Gm]
[Bb] Crying, run [Fm] [Eb]
away, turn away.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] We've been born with [Bb]
everything, holding [F] a little of our [Eb]
case.
[D] [Cm] alone on a [Bb]
[F] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Cm]
platform
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]
Run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
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To learn Bronski Beat - (Original Mix) Smalltown Boy chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bb, Eb, Cm, Bb, Fm and Cm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 67 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 134. Given the song's key of Eb 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] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ We've been [Eb] born _ [D] with [Cm] everything, holding a little [Bb] _
of our _ [F] case.
_ [Eb] Alone on a platform, [Cm] the wind and rain on your _ [Bb]
sad, _ _ [Fm] _ lonely _ [Eb] _
_ face.
[Cm] Wait and wait and [Bb] wait and wait and [Fm] _ _ wait.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] Pushed around [Bb] and kicked around [Ebm] on that [F] lonely _ _ [Eb]
boy.
_ [D] [C] Who [Cm] was the one that you [Bb] thought [F] about, and looked down, never looked you [Eb]
down.
[Cm] There you thought that they would [Bb]
trust you, that you'd [Fm] make you proud.
[Eb] _
_ But [Cm] you never let him [Bb]
enter, did you [Fm] _ _ know?
[Eb] _
_ Oh, [Cm] you never let him [Bb] go, did you [Fm] know?
_ _ [Cm] _
_ _ Run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
_ _ [Eb] _
Crying, run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
_ _ [Eb] _
Crying, [Cm] run away, turn away, run [Bb] away, turn away, run [Fm] away.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ Run [Cm] away, turn away, run [Bb] away.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm]
[Bb] Crying, run _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
away, turn away.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] We've been born with [Bb]
everything, holding [F] a little of our [Eb] _
case.
[D] _ [Cm] alone on a _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
platform
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] _
_ 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 was penned by Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek.

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