[Intro]
B F# E F# x4
[Verse 1]
B F# E F#
Well, I was born in a small town
B F# E F#
And I live in a small town
B F# E
Prob’ly die in a small town
C#m F#
Oh, those small communities
[Verse 2]
B F# E F#
All my friends are so small town
B F# E F#
My parents live in the same small town
B F# E
My job is so small town
C#m F#
Provides little opportunity
B F# E F# x2
[Verse 3]
B F# E F#
Educated in a small town
B F# E F#
Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town
B F# E
Used to daydream in that small town
C#m F#
Another boring romantic, that’s me
[Verse 4]
B F# E F#
But I’ve seen it all in a small town
B F# E F#
Had myself a ball in a small town
B F# E
Married an LA doll and brought her to this small town
C#m F#
Now she’s small town just like me
[Bridge]
E B E B
No, I cannot forget where it is that I come from
E B F#
I cannot forget the people who love me
E B E B
Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
E B F#
And people let me be just what I want to be
B F# E F# x2
| G#m | B / / E| B |
| G#m | B | F# |
| G#m | B / / E| B |
F# F# F# F#
(lightly fingerpick for 2 bars)
G hammer on C arpeggio down G6 e d b g (or a) g x2
[Verse 5] (light strumming)
B F# E F#
Got nothing against a big town
B F# E F#
Still hayseed enough to say look who’s in the big town
B F# E
But my bed is in a small town
C#m F#
Oh, and that’s good enough for me
[Verse 6]
B F# E F#
Well, I was born in a small town
B F# E F#
And I can breathe in a small town
B F# E
Gonna die in this small town
C#m F#
And that’s probl’y where they’ll bury me