Kenny Chesney - In a Small Town: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "In a Small Town" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn In a Small Town Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Kenny Chesney

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "In a Small Town" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G
I been lost in this town
Am
even though I know my way around
        G                              Am
Didn't take me long until I found the devil
G
Just one word I knew his voice
         Am                             G
It's the one I heard in every choice I made
                     Am
Just trying to be a rebel

       G      Am
In a small town
       G      Am
In a small town

If you jumped off of our front porch
You'd land right where the Civil War was fought
And it's never been forgotten
It's twenty miles to the interstate
There's a Burger King and a Motel 8
And the only thing between here and there is cotton

Chorus:
 C
Jeffery prays to Jesus asking him please
      G              Am       G/B
Just help us through one more day
 C
Jenny gets high she wastes her life
Em    D         C
Me I just ran away

         G      Am
From a small town
         G      Am
From a small town

Sometimes it was heaven, sometimes hell
Kind of like church, kind of like jail
There's a water tower says 'Welcome to nowhere'
As soon as I could I was long gone
My jeans were torn and my hair was long
Now I can't believe I want to go back there
To a small town, to a small town

Chorus:
Jeffrey prays to Jesus asking him
please just help us through one more day
Jenny gets high, she wastes her life,
but me I just ran away
But I knew I'd come back some day
To a small town, to a small town
Oh to a small town, to a small town


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "In a Small Town" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "In a Small Town" by Kenny Chesney.

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