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small town chords
john cougar mellencamp

C G F G x4 *

C G F G
well , i was born in a small town ,
C G F G
and i live in a small town
C G Am
probably die in a small town;
Dm G
oh those small communities

C G F G
all my friends are so small town
C G F G
my parents live in the same small town
C G Am
my job is so small town ,
Dm G
provides little opportunity

C G F G x2

C G F G
educated in a small town;
C G F G
taught the fear of jesus in a small town
C G Am
used to daydream in that small town;
Dm G
another boring romantic , that’s me

C G F G
but i’ve seen it all in a small town;
C G F G
had myself a ball in a small town
C G Am
married an l . A . doll and brought her to this small town;
Dm G
now she’s small town just like me

F C F C
no i cannot forget from where it is that i come from ,
F C G
i cannot forget the people who love me
F C F C
yeah , i can be myself here in this small town ,
F C G
and people let me be just what i wanna be

C G F G x2

Am G/C F/C
Am G/C G
Am G/C F/C
G

C

C G F G
got nothing against a big town;
C G F G
still hayseed enough to say look who’s in the big town?
C G Am
but my bed is in a small town;
Dm G
oh , and that’s good enough for me

C G F G
well i was born in a small town ,
C G F G
and i can breathe in a small town
C G Am
gonna die in this small town;
Dm G
and that’s probably where they’ll bury me

C G F G x3

C G F

* alternate :

C = A
G = E
F = D
Am = F#m
Dm = Bm

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