Small Town By John Cougar Mellencamp C G F G x4 C G F G Well I was born in a smalltown C G F G and I live in a smalltown C G Am Pro’bly die in a smalltown 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 BRIDGE: 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 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 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 prob'ly where they'll bury me (ramp it up again) C G F G x3 (End on F let ring) C G F
