Smalltown Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]When you're growing
up in a small [G]town
When you're [A]growing
up in a small [D]town
When you're growing up in a small [G]town
You say, [A]"no one famous
ever came [D]from here"

[Verse 2]
When [D]you're growing up in
[G]a small town
And you're [A]having a nervous breakdown
[D]And you think that you'll never
escape [G]it
Your[A]self or the place [D]that you live

[Verse 3]
[D]Where did Picasso [G]come from?
There's [A]no Michelangelo
coming from Pitts[D]burgh
If art is the tip of the iceber[G]g
I'm [A]the part sinking below
[D][A][D][G][A][D][A][D]
[G][A]

[Verse 4]
[D]When you're
growing up in a small [G]town
Bad skin, [A]bad eyes, gay [D]and fatty
People look at [G]you funny
[A]When you're in a small tow[D]n

[Verse 5]
My [D]father worked in construc[G]tion
It's not something [A]for which I'm [D]suited
Oh, what is something [G]for
which you are suited?
[A]Getting out of [D]here

[Interlude 1]
[D][A][D]
[G][A][D][A][D][G][A][D]

[Verse 6]
[D]I hate being odd in a small [G]town
If they stare [A]let them stare in New [D]York City
At this pink eyed painting albino
[G]How far can[A] my fantasy go?[D]

[Verse 7]
[D]I'm no Dali coming from Pitt[G]sburgh
No ad[A]orable lisping Capo[D]te
My hero, oh,
do you think I could [G]meet him?
I'd [A]camp out at his front [D]door

[Verse 8]
There's only [D]one good thing
about small [G]town
There's only [A]one good use
for [D]a small town
There's only one good thing
about [G]small town
You [A]know that you want
[D]to get out

[Verse 9]
When you're [D]growing up in a small [G]town
You know [A]you'll grow down
in [D]a small town
There's only one good
use for a [G]small town

[Verse 10]
You [G]hate it and you'll know you have to leave