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Smalltown by Lou Reed & John Cale
Smalltown
Capo:no capo
| | = 1 bar
|....| = 1 bar, 4 counts
| D | D |
D D/F# G6
When you're growing up in a small town
A6 D
When you're growing up in a small town
D D/F# G6
When you're growing up in a small town
A6 D
You say no one famous ever came from here
D D/F# G6
When you're growing up in a small town
A6 D
and you're having a nervous breakdown
D D/F# G6
and you think that you'll never es- cape it
A6 D
Yourself or the place that you live
D G6
Where did Picasso come from
A6 D
There's no Michelangelo coming from Pittsburgh
D/F# G6
If art is the tip of the iceberg
A6
I'm the part sinking below
| D | D |A A A A Ab G| D | G A | D |
|A A A A Ab G| D | G A | D | D |
When you're growing up in a small town
Bad skin, bad eyes - gay and fatty
People look at you funny
When you're in a small town
My father worked in construction
It's not something for which I'm suited
Oh - what is something for which you are suited?
Getting out of here
I hate being odd in a small town
If they stare let them stare in New York City
as this pink eyed painting albino
How far can my fantasy go?
I'm no Dali coming from Pittsburgh
No adorable lisping Capote
My hero - Oh do you think I could meet him?
I'd camp out at his front door
There is only one good thing about small town
There is only one good use for a small town
There is only one good thing about small town
You know that you want to get out
When you're growing up in a small town
You know you'll grow down in a small town
There is only one good use for a small town
You hate it and you'll know you have to leave
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version 2
Capo:no capo
A6 x02222
D G6
When you're growing up in a small town
A6 D
When you're growing up in a small town
D G6
When you're growing up in a small town
A6 D
You say no one famous ever came from here
D G6
When you're growing up in a small town
A6 D
and you're having a nervous breakdown
D G6
and you think that you'll never escape it
A6 D
Yourself or the place that you live
D G6
Where did Picasso come from
A6 D
There's no Michelangelo coming from Pittsburgh
D G6
If art is the tip of the iceberg
A6 D
I'm the part sinking below
/ D / A G# G / D / G A /
/ D / A G# G / D / G A /
/ D / D /
D G6
When you're growing up in a small town
A6 D
Bad skin, bad eyes, gay and fatty
D G6
People look at you funny
A6 D
When you're in a small town
D G6
My father worked in construction
A6 D
It's not something for which I'm suited
D G6
Oh, what is something for which you are suited?
A6 D
Getting out of here
/ D / A G# G / D / G A /
/ D / A G# G / D / G A /
/ D / D /
D G6
I hate being odd in a small town
A6 D
If they stare, let them stare in New York City
D G6
As this pink eyed painting albino
A6 D
How far can my fantasy go?
D G6
I'm no Dali coming from Pittsburgh
A6 D
No adorable lisping Capote
D G6
My hero, oh, do you think I could meet him?
A6 D
I'd camp out at his front door
D G6
There is only one good thing about a small town
A6 D
There is only one good use for a small town
D G6
There is only one good thing about a small town
A6 D
You know that you want to get out
D G6
When you're growing up in a small town
A6 D
You know you'll grow down in a small town
D G6
There is only one good use for a small town...
D
You hate it and you'll know you have to leave
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
| D |
[Verse 1]
D G
When you growing up in a small town.
A D
When you growing up in a small town.
G
When you growing up in a small town.
A D
You say: "No one famous ever came from here".
G
When you growing up in a small town.
A
And you having a nervous breakdown.
D
And you think that you'll never escape it.
G A D
Yourself or the place that you live.
[Bridge 1]
D
Where did Picasso come from?
G A D
There's no Michelangelo coming from Pittsburgh.
G
If art is the tip of the iceberg
A D
I'm the part sinking below.
[Interlude]
| A D | G A D D | A D | G A D D |
[Verse 2]
D G
When you growing up in a small town
A D
Bad skin, bad eyes, gay and fatty.
D
People look at you funny.
G D
When you're in a small town.
E
My father worked in construction.
A
It's not something for which I am suited
D G
Oh, what is something, which you are suited?
A D
Getting outta here.
[Interlude]
| A D | G A D D | A D | G A D D |
[Verse 3]
D G
I hate being odd in a small town.
A D
If they stare, let them stare in New York City.
G
At this pink-eyed painting albino.
A D
How far can my fantasy go?
D
I'm no Dalí coming from Pittsburgh.
G A D
No adorable lisping Capote, my hero.
G
Oh, do you think I could meet him?
A D
I'd camp out at his front door.
[Verse 4]
G
There's only one good thing about a small town.
A D
There's only one good use for a small town
G
There's only one good thing about a small town.
A D
You know that you wanna get out.
G
When you growing up in a small town.
A D
You know that you'll grow down in a small town.
G
There's only one good use for a small town.(tacet)
[Outro]
N.C. D
You hate it and you know you'll have to leave. (1 stroke)
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