Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 5th
- Difficulty: Beginner
Performance: Live at Farm Aid
Key: A augmentedA
Spoken Intro:
N.C.
I don't know how much you guys know about me
B7B7
But I'm from a tiny little bitty town over in east Texas
It's the sweet potato capital of the world
And um, honestly there ain't shit there
But a bunch of sweet potatoes and stray dogs and
We got one decent Mexican food restaurant
And we got one good beauty shop
N.C.
And that's about it
Verse 1:
B7B7
We finally got a flashing light, they put it in last year
B7B7
And everybody got real happy when the grocery store got beer
E MajorE
And last time the census men came a-knockin', we were busting at the seams
E MajorE N.C.
Aw, but don't you forget it, as big as we're getting
E MajorE E7E7
This town's too small to be mean
Verse 2:
B7B7
Big enough for a ZIP code, a VFW
B7B7
A augmentedA good Mexican restaurant and a beauty shop or two
E MajorE
We got a Methodist, a Baptist, and a Church of the Nazarene
E MajorE N.C.
Aw, but don't you forget it, as big as we're getting
E MajorE
This town's too small to be mean
B7B7 E MajorE
Yeah, it's too dang small to be mean
Chorus:
A7A7
Too small to be lying, way too small to cheat
A7A7 B7B7
Way too small for secrets 'cause they're way too hard to keep
E MajorE N.C.
And somebody's mama knows somebody's cousin
And somebody's sister knows somebody's husband
And somebody's daughter knows somebody's brother
E MajorE N.C.
And around here we all look out for each other
Interlude:
|B7B7 |E MajorE |
Verse 3:
B7B7
Well, you're gonna end up in the paper, you're gonna wreck your family name
B7B7
'Cause what goes around comes back around by Friday's football game
E MajorE
Yeah, we only got one sheriff, but we all know how to keep the peace
E MajorE N.C.
Oh, and don't you forget it, as big as we're getting
E MajorE
This town's too small to be mean
Chorus:
A7A7
Too small to be lying, way too small to cheat
A7A7 B7B7
Way too small for secrets 'cause they're way too hard to keep yeah
E MajorE N.C.
And somebody's mama knows somebody's cousin
And somebody's sister knows somebody's husband
And somebody's daughter knows somebody's brother
E MajorE N.C.
And around here we all look out for each other
Interlude:
|A7A7 |A7A7 |A7A7 |B7B7 |
Outro:
E MajorE N.C.
Yeah, somebody's mama knows somebody's cousin
And somebody's sister knows somebody's husband
And somebody's daughter knows somebody's brother
E MajorE N.C.
And around here, we all look out for each other