Break Up in a Small Town
Capo: 1
Key: G#/Ab
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 65-70 bpm
Chords Used:
EGGDus2/F#
e|---0----3-------3----------2---|
B|---0----3-------3----------3---|
G|---0----0-------0----------2---|
D|---2----0-------0----------0---|
A|---2----X-------X----------0---|
E|---0----3-------2----------X---|
Notes:
On the sections marked (No Guitar) you can also palm mute an Em chord.
Played on the acoustic guitar I think it sounds best to hit each chord twice and then mute the strings until
the next chord change.
The Gsus2 -> Gsus2/F# transition is a walk down on the low E string before hitting the Em.
Verse 1:
(No Chords)
I knew I'd see her around
I'll be at some party and she'd show up and I'd be walking out
Or across some parking lot hiding behind her sister
I'd look up and she'd be at the red light beside me in that white Maxima with the sticker on the back
And I'd act like I didn't see her
We pay at the same pumps
Flip through the same stations
Slow down for the same curves
Run around the same crowds
We just needed some time
She could get on with her life and I'd get on with mine
Thought I would be fine
But maybe not
I knew she'd find a way to get over me but I never thought
Chorus:
Em Gsus2
She would get down with somebody I know
D GsusGsus2/F#
I guess that's just how it goes when you break up in a small town
Em Gsus2 D Gsus2 Gsus2/F#
I see our friends and they put on a show like they don't want me to know so they give me the go-around
Em Gsus2
But there's only so many streets, so many lights
D Gsus2 Gsus2/F#
I swear it's like I can't even leave my house
Em Gsus2
Should've known all along
D
You gotta move or move on when you break up in a small town
Verse 2:
(No Chords)
For a while I guess they were keeping it low-key
And now it's like these county lines are closing in on me
I see 'em everywhere together
And it's hitting a little too close to home
She's so far gone
And she didn't go far
She was over me before the grass grew back where she used to park her car
She's leaving those same marks in someone else's yard
Someone else's arms right down the road
And I never thought
Chorus:
Em Gsus2
She would get down with somebody I know
D GsusGsus2/F#
I guess that's just how it goes when you break up in a small town
Em Gsus2 D Gsus2 Gsus2/F#
I see our friends and they put on a show like they don't want me to know so they give me the go-around
Em Gsus2
But there's only so many streets, so many lights
D Gsus2 Gsus2/F#
I swear it's like I can't even leave my house
Em Gsus2
Should've known all along
D
You gotta move or move on when you break up in a small town
Solo:
Repeat same chord progression as in the Chorus:
Em Gsus2 D Gsus2 Gsus2/F# x2
Verse 3:
(Continue Chord Progression in Solo)
Your mailbox is 7 minutes from mine
And I drive and you tell sometimes and I see you sitting there with him
And I wanna jump out
I wanna fight
And I wanna say
Outro:
Em Gsus2 D Gsus2 Gsus2/F# x3
EGDus2