Small Town Ukulele Chords

by John Mellencamp
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: G C E A
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014
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Chords

F
G
Dm

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The other chords for small town sounded right when playing but when me and my dad found
when singing it, it didn't sound right. So my dad came up with shords that sound right
it and playing while singing.
 
 intro -F G F   G x4
 
  VERSE 1
F           G          F          G
 Well I was born in a small town
F       G       F            G
 And I live in a small town
F       G        Dm
 Probly die in a small town
            Dm            G
 Oh, those small communities
 
 VERSE 2
F       G              F          G
 All my friends are so small town
F            G          F               G
 My parents live in the same small town
F   G         Dm
 My job is so small town
           Dm              G
 Provides little opportunity
 
 F G F   G x2
 
 VERSE 3
F         G    F           G
 Educated in a small town
F                    G          F           G
 Taught the fear of jesus in a small town
F           G      Dm
 Used to daydream in that small town
  Dm                            G
 Another boring romantic thats me
 
 
VERSE 4
          F       G        F           G
 But Ive seen it all in a small town
F             G         F             G
 Had myself a ball in a small town
F           G                         Dm
 Married an l.a. doll and brought her to this small town
           Dm                   F
 Now shes small town just like me
 
 BRIDGE
      F       F              F               F
 No I cannot forget where it is that I come from
      F               F          G
 I cannot forget the people who love me
             F    F         F             F
 Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
     F             F               G
 And people let me be just what I want to be
 
 F G F   G x2
 
 Dm |Dm F|F |F
 Dm |Dm F|F |F
 Dm |Dm F|F |F
 F   F
 
 lighty finger picker for 2 bars
 F
 
 VERSE 5 (lightly strumming)
F            G         F          G
 Got nothing against a big town
F                G            F                          G
 Still hayseed enough to say look whos in the big town
F       G           Dm
 But my bed is in a small town
               Dm               G
 Oh, and thats good enough for me
 
 VERSE 6
F           G         F              G
 Well I was born in a small town
F          G            F            G
 And I can breathe in a small town
F      G           Dm
 Gonna die in this small town
           Dm                        G
 And thats probly where theyll bury me
 
 
 Tabbed by Keefe Chambers
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Small Town – John Mellencamp
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