#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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 Am G/C G Am G/C F 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 Set8