Small Town Chords by John Mellencamp
Tempo:
61.7 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
E
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E] [F#] [B] [E] [F#]
[B] [E] [F#] [B] [E] [F#]
[B] I [E] was born in a small town, [F#] [B] and [E] I live in a small town.
[F#]
[B] [E] I've been dying in a small town, all [C#m] the small [F#] communities.
[B] All [F#] my friends are in a [E] small town.
[F#] [B] My [F#] parents live in [E] the same small [F#] town.
[B] My [F#] child is [E] in a small town, [B] through [C#m] vastly large [F#] opportunities.
[B] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#]
[B] [F#] Educated in [E] a small town, [F#] [B] taught to [F#] fear Jesus [E] in a small town.
[F#]
[B] Used to [F#] daydream [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boring romantic [F#] as me.
[B] Well, I've seen [F#] it all in [E] a small [F#] town, [B] and [F#] myself above all in [E] a small [F#] town.
[B] [E] Made in L.A. dovetail, [C#m] that small town, just [F#] like me.
[C#m] No, I cannot [B] forget [E] somebody that I [B] come from.
[E] I cannot [B] forget the people [F#] who love me.
Yeah, [E] I'm gonna be [B] myself [E] here in this [B] small town.
And people let me be just [F#] what I want to be.
[B] [E] Ooh, [B]
[E] yeah, [F#] yeah.
[G#m]
[B] [B] [G#m]
[B] [F#] [G#m]
[B] [E] [B] [F#]
[B] [E]
[B] [E] [B] [F#] Got nothing against the big town.
[B] [F#] Still hate to see enough to say look who's in the big town.
[B] [F#] My family's in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's good enough [F#] for me.
[B] Well, I was born [E] in a small town, [B] and I can breathe [E] in a small [B] town.
Gonna die [E] in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's probably where they [F#] bury me.
[B] So, [F#] [E] [F#] ooh, [B] [F#] yeah, [E] [F#] [B] [F#] yeah.
[E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#]
[B] [F#] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#]
[B] [E] [F#] [B] [E] [F#]
[B] I [E] was born in a small town, [F#] [B] and [E] I live in a small town.
[F#]
[B] [E] I've been dying in a small town, all [C#m] the small [F#] communities.
[B] All [F#] my friends are in a [E] small town.
[F#] [B] My [F#] parents live in [E] the same small [F#] town.
[B] My [F#] child is [E] in a small town, [B] through [C#m] vastly large [F#] opportunities.
[B] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#]
[B] [F#] Educated in [E] a small town, [F#] [B] taught to [F#] fear Jesus [E] in a small town.
[F#]
[B] Used to [F#] daydream [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boring romantic [F#] as me.
[B] Well, I've seen [F#] it all in [E] a small [F#] town, [B] and [F#] myself above all in [E] a small [F#] town.
[B] [E] Made in L.A. dovetail, [C#m] that small town, just [F#] like me.
[C#m] No, I cannot [B] forget [E] somebody that I [B] come from.
[E] I cannot [B] forget the people [F#] who love me.
Yeah, [E] I'm gonna be [B] myself [E] here in this [B] small town.
And people let me be just [F#] what I want to be.
[B] [E] Ooh, [B]
[E] yeah, [F#] yeah.
[G#m]
[B] [B] [G#m]
[B] [F#] [G#m]
[B] [E] [B] [F#]
[B] [E]
[B] [E] [B] [F#] Got nothing against the big town.
[B] [F#] Still hate to see enough to say look who's in the big town.
[B] [F#] My family's in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's good enough [F#] for me.
[B] Well, I was born [E] in a small town, [B] and I can breathe [E] in a small [B] town.
Gonna die [E] in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's probably where they [F#] bury me.
[B] So, [F#] [E] [F#] ooh, [B] [F#] yeah, [E] [F#] [B] [F#] yeah.
[E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#]
[B] [F#] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#]
Key:
F#
B
E
C#m
G#m
F#
B
E
[B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#]
[B] I [E] was born in a small town, [F#] [B] and [E] I live in a small town.
[F#] _
[B] [E] I've been dying in a small town, all [C#m] the small [F#] communities.
[B] All [F#] my friends are in a [E] small town.
[F#] [B] My [F#] parents live in [E] the same small [F#] town.
[B] My [F#] child is [E] in a small town, [B] through [C#m] vastly large [F#] opportunities. _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _
[B] [F#] Educated in [E] a small town, [F#] [B] taught to [F#] fear Jesus [E] in a small town.
[F#]
[B] Used to [F#] daydream [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boring romantic [F#] as me.
[B] Well, I've seen [F#] it all in [E] a small [F#] town, [B] and [F#] myself above all in [E] a small [F#] town.
[B] [E] Made in L.A. dovetail, [C#m] that small town, just [F#] like me. _
_ [C#m] No, I cannot [B] forget [E] somebody that I [B] come from.
[E] I cannot [B] forget the people [F#] who love me.
Yeah, [E] I'm gonna be [B] myself [E] here in this [B] small town.
And people let me be just [F#] what I want to be.
_ _ [B] _ [E] Ooh, [B] _
_ [E] yeah, [F#] yeah.
[G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] [F#] Got nothing against the big town.
[B] [F#] Still hate to see enough to say look who's in the big town.
[B] [F#] My family's in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's good enough [F#] for me.
[B] Well, I was born [E] in a small town, [B] and I can breathe [E] in a small [B] town.
Gonna die [E] in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's probably where they [F#] bury me.
[B] So, [F#] _ [E] [F#] ooh, [B] [F#] yeah, [E] _ [F#] _ [B] [F#] yeah.
[E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _
[B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#]
[B] I [E] was born in a small town, [F#] [B] and [E] I live in a small town.
[F#] _
[B] [E] I've been dying in a small town, all [C#m] the small [F#] communities.
[B] All [F#] my friends are in a [E] small town.
[F#] [B] My [F#] parents live in [E] the same small [F#] town.
[B] My [F#] child is [E] in a small town, [B] through [C#m] vastly large [F#] opportunities. _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _
[B] [F#] Educated in [E] a small town, [F#] [B] taught to [F#] fear Jesus [E] in a small town.
[F#]
[B] Used to [F#] daydream [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boring romantic [F#] as me.
[B] Well, I've seen [F#] it all in [E] a small [F#] town, [B] and [F#] myself above all in [E] a small [F#] town.
[B] [E] Made in L.A. dovetail, [C#m] that small town, just [F#] like me. _
_ [C#m] No, I cannot [B] forget [E] somebody that I [B] come from.
[E] I cannot [B] forget the people [F#] who love me.
Yeah, [E] I'm gonna be [B] myself [E] here in this [B] small town.
And people let me be just [F#] what I want to be.
_ _ [B] _ [E] Ooh, [B] _
_ [E] yeah, [F#] yeah.
[G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] [F#] Got nothing against the big town.
[B] [F#] Still hate to see enough to say look who's in the big town.
[B] [F#] My family's in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's good enough [F#] for me.
[B] Well, I was born [E] in a small town, [B] and I can breathe [E] in a small [B] town.
Gonna die [E] in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's probably where they [F#] bury me.
[B] So, [F#] _ [E] [F#] ooh, [B] [F#] yeah, [E] _ [F#] _ [B] [F#] yeah.
[E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _
[B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _