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Sawyer Brown
'Small Town Hero'
'This Thing Called Wantin' & Havin' It All' Album
Intro: G, Cadd2
1. [G] I just t[Cadd2]urned 29, [D]three years in a row[G]
2. Andy went to Vietnam, back in sixty-five
3. John got his notice, gonna take the farm away
1. [G]Too young to be the [Cadd2]president, too o[D]ld to turn pro[G]
2. While some folks kept from goin' he kept some folks alive
3. He worked it half his life, he worked it everyday
1. B[G]ut when the 7[Cadd2]0's came an[D]d Elvis died[G]
2. A purple heart sits on his shelf that he never wears
3. He burned his field, his crops, and the barn before they came
1. [G]I could not [Cadd2]fill his shoes but oh, how I tried
2. A broken one sits in his chest for what he lost there
3. The neighbors cheered and watched as John walked away
Chorus:
1.[G] It was the l[Cadd2]ife and times of a s[D]mall town he[Cadd2]ro, but it's another [G]day
2. It was the life and times of a small town hero, but it's another day
3. It was the life and times of a small town hero, but it's another day
[Cadd2]1. I've got my wife, my kids, [D]a job and it's okay
2. He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's okay
3. He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's okay
1. [Cadd2] This letter of[D] intent now,[C/E] is just for show[G]
2. The letter from the President now, is just for show
3. The letter from the bank went up in smoke
G Cadd2 D G (intro)
1. They say it's lonely at the top, so I did not go
2. He could have hid out way up north, but he did not go
3. Just when they thought he was down, he did not go
[G]It was the [Cadd2]life and times of a [D]small town her[G]o....[Cadd2].(repeat [G]intro[Cadd2])
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Sawyer Brown
'Small Town Hero'
'This Thing Called Wantin' & Havin' It All' Album
Intro: G, Cadd2
1. [G] I just t[Cadd2]urned 29, [D]three years in a row[G]
2. Andy went to Vietnam, back in sixty-five
3. John got his notice, gonna take the farm away
1. [G]Too young to be the [Cadd2]president, too o[D]ld to turn pro[G]
2. While some folks kept from goin' he kept some folks alive
3. He worked it half his life, he worked it everyday
1. B[G]ut when the 7[Cadd2]0's came an[D]d Elvis died[G]
2. A purple heart sits on his shelf that he never wears
3. He burned his field, his crops, and the barn before they came
1. [G]I could not [Cadd2]fill his shoes but oh, how I tried
2. A broken one sits in his chest for what he lost there
3. The neighbors cheered and watched as John walked away
Chorus:
1.[G] It was the l[Cadd2]ife and times of a s[D]mall town he[Cadd2]ro, but it's another [G]day
2. It was the life and times of a small town hero, but it's another day
3. It was the life and times of a small town hero, but it's another day
[Cadd2]1. I've got my wife, my kids, [D]a job and it's okay
2. He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's okay
3. He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's okay
1. [Cadd2] This letter of[D] intent now,[C/E] is just for show[G]
2. The letter from the President now, is just for show
3. The letter from the bank went up in smoke
G Cadd2 D G (intro)
1. They say it's lonely at the top, so I did not go
2. He could have hid out way up north, but he did not go
3. Just when they thought he was down, he did not go
[G]It was the [Cadd2]life and times of a [D]small town her[G]o....[Cadd2].(repeat [G]intro[Cadd2])
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