Small Town Chords by John Mellencamp

Tempo:
61.725 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

E

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Small Town chords
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[B] [E] [F#] [B] [E] [F#]
[B] [E] [F#] [B] [E] [F#]
[B] I [E] was born in a small town [F#] [B] and [F#] live in [E] a small town.
[F#]
[B] [E] Every day in a small town, [C#m] oh, small [F#] communities.
[B] [F#] All my friends are in [E] a small town.
[F#] [B] My [F#] parents live in [E] the same small [F#] town.
[B] My [F#] childhood [E] in a small [B] town, grew up [C#m] as a little [F#] opportunity.
[B] [F#] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#] Educated [B] [F#] in [E] a small town, [F#] [B] taught to [F#] fear Jesus [E] in a small [F#] town.
[B] Used to [F#] daydream [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boring [F#] romantic as me.
[B] But I've seen [F#] it all [E] in a small [F#] town, [B] and [F#] myself was born [E] in a small [F#] town.
[B] [F#] Married in L.A.,. [E] down in front of Doody's small [C#m] town, that small town, just [F#] like me. [E] No, I cannot [B] forget [E] from where it is that [B] I come from. [E] I cannot [B] forget the people [F#] who love me. [E] Yeah, I'm gonna be [B] myself [E] here in this [B] small town. [E] And people [B] let me be [F#] just what I want to be. [B] [F#] [E] [B] [E] [F#] [G#m]
[B] Got [B] [G#m] [B] [F#] [G#m]
[B] [B] [F#]
[B] [E]
[B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] nothing against the big town. [B] [F#] Still hate to see enough to say look who's in the big town. [B] [F#] My bed is in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's good [F#] enough for me. [B] I was [E] born in a small town, [B] and I can [E] breathe in a small town. [B] Gonna [E] die in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's probably where they'll [F#] bury me. [B] Yeah! [F#] [E] [B] Ooh, yeah, [F#] yeah, [E] yeah. [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] Yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah, yeah. [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#]
[B] [F#] [E]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
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To start learning John Mellencamp - Small Town chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: B, E, F#, E, F#, B, E, B and F#. Begin your practice at a relaxed 30 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 62. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: B Major.

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[B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#]
[B] I [E] was born in a small town [F#] [B] and [F#] live in [E] a small town.
[F#] _
[B] [E] Every day in a small town, [C#m] oh, small [F#] communities. _
[B] [F#] All my friends are in [E] a small town.
[F#] [B] My [F#] parents live in [E] the same small [F#] town.
[B] My [F#] childhood [E] in a small [B] town, grew up [C#m] as a little [F#] opportunity. _
[B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] [F#] Educated [B] [F#] in [E] a small town, [F#] [B] taught to [F#] fear Jesus [E] in a small [F#] town.
[B] Used to [F#] daydream [E] in that small town, [C#m] another boring [F#] romantic as me.
[B] But I've seen [F#] it all [E] in a small [F#] town, [B] and [F#] myself was born [E] in a small [F#] town.
[B] [F#] Married in L.A.,. [E] down in front of Doody's small [C#m] town, that small town, just [F#] like me. _ _ [E] No, I cannot [B] forget [E] from where it is that [B] I come from. [E] I cannot [B] forget the people [F#] who love me. [E] Yeah, I'm gonna be [B] myself [E] here in this [B] small town. [E] And people [B] let me be [F#] just what I want to be. _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] Got [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [B] [F#] nothing against the big town. [B] [F#] Still hate to see enough to say look who's in the big town. [B] [F#] My bed is in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's good [F#] enough for me. [B] I was [E] born in a small town, [B] and I can [E] breathe in a small town. [B] Gonna [E] die in a small town, [C#m] oh, that's probably where they'll [F#] bury me. [B] Yeah! [F#] _ [E] _ [B] Ooh, yeah, [F#] yeah, [E] yeah. _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] Yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah, yeah. [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _
[B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _

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The Scarecrow album includes this song.