Chords for John Mellencamp - Small Town (Live at Farm Aid 1997)
Tempo:
121.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[F#] [B]
[E] [C#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[G#] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
I [F#] [B] [E]
[C#]
[B]
[F#] was born [E] in Fawcett, [B] gonna live in [F#] Fawcett,
I was a [E] child in a small town, [C#m] oh a small community,
[F#] [B] All my friends [E] in a small town, [B] my parents live in the same small town,
My child [E] was in a small town, [G#] where violent [C#m] love put [F#] food on the table,
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#] Educated in a small town, [B] I was a kid, Jesus [E] in a small town,
[B] Used to dance [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boy was romantic and [F#] sweet,
[B] I sing it all [E] in a small town, [B] I myself was born in a [E] small town,
[B] My wife was [E] thirteen years old when I wrote [B] this song, [C#] that small town, [F#] she slapped me,
[F#] [B]
Can't I forget from where it is that I come from, can't I forget [F#] the people who love me,
[B] I could be myself here in a small town, and people would have me be for [F#] some more weeks,
[B]
Oh my my my my my yeah yeah [G#m]
[B]
[G#m]
[B]
[G#m]
[B]
[F#]
[B]
[E]
[B] yeah
[E]
[G] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#] [B] Got nothing against [E] a big town, [B] man I'm still hasty [C#] enough to say look who's in a big town,
[B] But my best is [Em] in a small town, [C#] oh that's good [C#] enough, [F#] shall we,
[B] Well I was born in a small town, and I could be in a [C#] small town,
[B] Probably die in a [Em] small town, oh that's probably where the fairy [F#]
lives,
[F#] [B]
[E] [C#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[G#] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
I [F#] [B] [E]
[C#]
[B]
[F#] was born [E] in Fawcett, [B] gonna live in [F#] Fawcett,
I was a [E] child in a small town, [C#m] oh a small community,
[F#] [B] All my friends [E] in a small town, [B] my parents live in the same small town,
My child [E] was in a small town, [G#] where violent [C#m] love put [F#] food on the table,
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#] Educated in a small town, [B] I was a kid, Jesus [E] in a small town,
[B] Used to dance [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boy was romantic and [F#] sweet,
[B] I sing it all [E] in a small town, [B] I myself was born in a [E] small town,
[B] My wife was [E] thirteen years old when I wrote [B] this song, [C#] that small town, [F#] she slapped me,
[F#] [B]
Can't I forget from where it is that I come from, can't I forget [F#] the people who love me,
[B] I could be myself here in a small town, and people would have me be for [F#] some more weeks,
[B]
Oh my my my my my yeah yeah [G#m]
[B]
[G#m]
[B]
[G#m]
[B]
[F#]
[B]
[E]
[B] yeah
[E]
[G] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#] [B] Got nothing against [E] a big town, [B] man I'm still hasty [C#] enough to say look who's in a big town,
[B] But my best is [Em] in a small town, [C#] oh that's good [C#] enough, [F#] shall we,
[B] Well I was born in a small town, and I could be in a [C#] small town,
[B] Probably die in a [Em] small town, oh that's probably where the fairy [F#]
lives,
Key:
B
E
F#
C#
C#m
B
E
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
I [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ was born [E] in Fawcett, [B] _ _ gonna live in _ [F#] Fawcett,
_ I was a [E] child in a small town, [C#m] oh a small _ community,
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ All my friends [E] in a small town, _ [B] my parents live in the same small town,
_ My child [E] was in a small town, [G#] where violent [C#m] love put [F#] food on the table,
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ Educated in a small town, _ [B] _ I was a kid, Jesus [E] in a small town,
_ [B] _ Used to dance [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boy was romantic and [F#] sweet,
_ _ [B] I sing it all [E] in a small town, _ [B] I myself was born in a [E] small town,
[B] _ _ My wife was [E] thirteen years old when I wrote [B] this song, [C#] that small town, [F#] she slapped me,
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B]
Can't I forget from where it is that I come from, can't I forget [F#] the people who love me,
[B] I could be myself here in a small town, and people would have me be for [F#] some more weeks, _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Oh my my my my my yeah _ yeah [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] yeah
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C#] _ _ [B] Got nothing against [E] a big town, _ _ [B] man I'm still hasty [C#] enough to say look who's in a big town,
_ [B] But my best is [Em] in a small town, [C#] oh that's good [C#] enough, [F#] shall we,
_ [B] _ Well I was born in a small town, _ _ and I could be in a [C#] small town,
_ [B] _ _ Probably die in a [Em] small town, oh that's probably where the fairy [F#]
lives, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
I [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ was born [E] in Fawcett, [B] _ _ gonna live in _ [F#] Fawcett,
_ I was a [E] child in a small town, [C#m] oh a small _ community,
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ All my friends [E] in a small town, _ [B] my parents live in the same small town,
_ My child [E] was in a small town, [G#] where violent [C#m] love put [F#] food on the table,
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ Educated in a small town, _ [B] _ I was a kid, Jesus [E] in a small town,
_ [B] _ Used to dance [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boy was romantic and [F#] sweet,
_ _ [B] I sing it all [E] in a small town, _ [B] I myself was born in a [E] small town,
[B] _ _ My wife was [E] thirteen years old when I wrote [B] this song, [C#] that small town, [F#] she slapped me,
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B]
Can't I forget from where it is that I come from, can't I forget [F#] the people who love me,
[B] I could be myself here in a small town, and people would have me be for [F#] some more weeks, _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Oh my my my my my yeah _ yeah [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] yeah
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C#] _ _ [B] Got nothing against [E] a big town, _ _ [B] man I'm still hasty [C#] enough to say look who's in a big town,
_ [B] But my best is [Em] in a small town, [C#] oh that's good [C#] enough, [F#] shall we,
_ [B] _ Well I was born in a small town, _ _ and I could be in a [C#] small town,
_ [B] _ _ Probably die in a [Em] small town, oh that's probably where the fairy [F#]
lives, _ _ _ _ _ _ _