Small Town Chords by John Mellencamp

Tempo:
61.15 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Mellencamp - Small Town chords
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[B] [E] [B] [E] [B] .
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B].
I [E] was born in a small town, [B] and [E] I live in a small town.
[B].
[F#] I've [E] been dying in a small town, in a [C#m] small [F#] community.
[B].
[F#] All [E] my friends are in a small town, [B] my [E] parents live in the same small [B] town.
I'm [F#] [E] a child of a small town, [C#m] grew up as a little boy, for [F#] two or three.
[B] .
[F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E] [B].
Educated [E] in a small town, [B] [F#] lost to fear of [E] Jesus in a small town.
[B].
Used to [E] daydream in that small [C#m] town, another [F#] boring romantic gets me.
[B] Well [F#] I've seen it [E] all in a small town, [B] [F#] had myself [E] involved in a small town.
[B].
[F#] Married [E] in L.
A.
,.
down in front of two of these [C#m] small towns, that small [F#] town, just like me.
[E] No [B] I cannot [E] forget from where it [B] is that I come [E] from, [B] I cannot forget [F#] the people who love me.
[E] Yeah I [B] don't need myself [E] here [B] in this small town, and people that are [F#] free just what I want to be.
[B] [E] [B] [E] [G#m] Got [B] [B] [G#m] [B] .
[F#] [G#m] [B] .
[F#] .
[B] [E] [B] .
[E] [B] nothing [F#] against the big town, [B] [F#] still hate it enough to say that nothing's in the big [B] town.
[F#] But my bad is in a small town, [C#m] oh that's good [F#] enough for me.
[B] Well I [E] was 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 [F#] they bury me.
[B] [F#] [E] [B] Ooh, I [F#] can see it [E] in the sky, [B] I can [F#] smell it in [E] the [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] air.
[E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#] [B] .
[F#] [E] .
Key:  
B
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E
2311
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
B
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E
2311
F#
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To learn John Mellencamp - (2022 Mix) Small Town chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F#, E, B and E. Begin your practice at a relaxed 30 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 61. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: B Major.

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[B] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [B].
I [E] was born in a small town, [B] and [E] I live in a small town.
[B].
[F#] I've [E] been dying in a small town, in a [C#m] small [F#] community.
_ [B].
[F#] All [E] my friends are in a small town, [B] my [E] parents live in the same small [B] town.
I'm [F#] [E] a child of a small town, [C#m] grew up as a little boy, for [F#] two or three.
[B] _ .
[F#] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [B].
Educated [E] in a small town, [B] [F#] lost to fear of [E] Jesus in a small town.
[B].
Used to [E] daydream in that small [C#m] town, another [F#] boring romantic gets me.
[B] Well [F#] I've seen it [E] all in a small town, [B] [F#] had myself [E] involved in a small town.
[B].
[F#] Married [E] in L.
A.
,.
down in front of two of these [C#m] small towns, that small [F#] town, just like me.
_ [E] No [B] I cannot [E] forget from where it [B] is that I come [E] from, [B] I cannot forget [F#] the people who love me.
[E] Yeah I [B] don't need myself [E] here [B] in this small town, and people that are [F#] free just what I want to be.
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ Got _ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [B] nothing [F#] against the big town, [B] [F#] still hate it enough to say that nothing's in the big [B] town.
[F#] But my bad is in a small town, [C#m] oh that's good [F#] enough for me.
[B] Well I [E] was 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 [F#] they bury me.
[B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] Ooh, I [F#] can see it [E] in the sky, [B] I can [F#] smell it in [E] the _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [B] [F#] air.
[E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ .
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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