Small Town John Mellencamp
Small Town
By John Cougar Mellencamp
C G F G x4
[C] Well I was [G]born in a [F]smalltown[G]
[C] and I [G]live in a [F]smalltown[G]
[C] Proâ??bl[G]y die in [Am]a smalltown
Oh those [Dm]small communi[G]ties
[C] All my [G]friends are so [F]small town[G]
[C] My parents [G]live in the [F]same small town[G]
[C] My [G]job is so [Am]small town
Provides [Dm]little opportuni[G]ty
C G F G x2
[C] Educated [G]in a [F]small town[G]
[C] Taught the fear of [G]Jesus in a [F]small town[G]
[C] Used to day[G]dream [Am]in that small town
A[Dm]nother boring romantic that's [G]me
But I've [C]seen it [G]all in a [F]small town[G]
[C] Had myself a [G]ball in a [F]small town[G]
[C] Married an [G]L.A. doll and brought her [Am]to this small town
Now she's [Dm]small town just like [G]me
BRIDGE:
No I [F]cannot for[C]get from where it [F]is that I come [C]from
I can[F]not forget the [C]people who [G]love me
Yeah, I can [F]be my[C]self here [F]in this small [C]town
And [F]people let me [C]be just what I [G]wanna be
C G F G x2
Instrumental:
Am |Am G|C |FC |
Am |Am G|C |G |
Am |Am G|C |FC |
G |G |
(Finger picking lightly for 2 bars)
[C]
(Very lightly thru last 2 verses)
[C] Got nothing a[G]gainst a [F]big town[G]
[C] Still hayseed e[G]nough to say [F]look who's in the big town[G]
[C] But my [G]bed is in a [Am]small town
Oh, and that's [Dm]good enough for [G]me
[C] Well I was [G]born in a [F]small town[G]
[C] And I can [G]breathe in a [F]small town[G]
[C] Gonna [G]die in this [Am]small town
And that's [Dm]prob'ly where they'll bury [G]me
(ramp it up again)
C G F G x3
(End on F let ring)
[C] [G] [F]
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