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Introduction: C G D Em C G D4 D
C G D Em
There used to be places only we would go
C G D4 D
Under the shade of the oak tree over the old dirt road
C G D Em
This town was our kingdom, I was your whole world
C G D4 D
Right from the moment we met I knew that you would be my girl
C G D Em
But people get older, hearts they grow colder
C G D
Now there ain't no place that I can hide
C G D Em
'Cause there's nowhere to run to in a small town
C G D Em
There's nowhere the memory don't follow me a - round
C G
'Cause you're there on every corner
B Em
Every street is us
C G D
There's no bigger way of breaking up
C G D Em
Than in a small town
C G D Em
In a small town
C G D Em
From the old churchyard, to the corner store
C G D
It's like everywhere that I go your face is living in the walls
C G D Em
'Cause there's no escaping who we used to be
C G D
This town is a hot, dry, dusty love song to you and me
C G D Em
But people get older, hearts they grow colder
C G D
Now there ain't no place that I can hide
C G D Em
'Cause there's nowhere to run to in a small town
C G D Em
There's nowhere the memory don't follow me a - round
C G
'Cause you're there on every corner
B Em
Every street is us
C G D
There's no bigger way of breaking up
C G D Em
Than in a small town
C G D Em
In a small town
Am
I know that everybody's talking
Gm C
Choosing the words they say with caution
Am D
All of the whispers sound like shouting in my ears
C G D Em
'Cause there's nowhere to run to in a small town
C G D Em
There's nowhere the memory don't follow me a - round
C G D Em
There's no keeping secrets in a small town
C G D Em
There's a real good chance that's all that anyone's talkin' 'bout
C G
You're there on every corner
B Em
Every street is us
C G D
There's no bigger way of breaking up
C G
Livin' in a small town (livin' in a small town)
D Em
When you're living in a small town
C G
Livin' in a small town(livin' in a small town)
D
(livin' in a small town)
(livin' in a small town)
C G D Em
In a small town