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little town chords by
Dar Williams
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Key: B minor•
Verse 1
Am
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It's nothing that you did,

you gotta understand
Em
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You're taking it too fast,
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C
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it's going way too fast
Am
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It's nothing that you did,
F
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it's not the color of your skin
C
C

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The one thing you should know,
G
G

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you gotta take it slow
F
F

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What they call the shifting of the sand
G
G

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Am
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s I see as your demands

When you change you can't ignore
F
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What things are and were before
C
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Verse 2
F
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G
G

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My family has been here
C
C

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for generations
F
F

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C
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And now I have two children of my own
Bb
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And I knew that I would stay here,
Bb
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always knew I'd stay here
G
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It's not a new world that you found

It's just a little town
F
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Verse 3

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Everybody knows who was
Em
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born and raised here
F
F

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The mayor is my friend,
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C
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I've known him all my life
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F
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Each year he and I plan the Fourth of July
C
C

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So why'd he ask you too? You,
G
G

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especially you?
F
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He said this town, for all its pride,
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it's been dying from inside

And we've got to find our way
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C
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We'll start with Independence Day
Verse 4
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G
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And as the fireworks came up
C
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above the mountain
F
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G
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Am
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I saw you put your hand up to your heart
Bb
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And I saw the mayor watching,
Bb
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knew my kids were watching
G
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Hope that I would come around
F
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Big parade, little town
Verse 5
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G
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Now the months come after months
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Em
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and every Fourth of July
F
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We help our children putting
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Em
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all the flags on the line
F
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G
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Up and down the Main Street,
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Em
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every country that we're from
Bb
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Like the mayor always wanted
Bb
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He's been gone for sev
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en years now
G
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Verse 6

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It's quiet by the lake,
Em
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walking with our dog s
F
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How long has it been,
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oh it's been a long time now
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We talk about this town,
F
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you're the mayor of it now
C
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They're all moving here,
G
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everyone comes here
F
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We like to say we don't
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get out that much

'Cause the whole world
Am
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comes to us
F
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We can't blame them now, we say,
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F
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we are just a little great

And you know that I'm not proud
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Am
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Those things I dared to say out loud
F
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But you wave it all away, my friend,
C
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you wave it all away
Verse 7
F
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But my kids,
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they went off in all directions
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And I know it's thanks to you
Am
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they have returned
Bb
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They have all this understanding,
Bb
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all this understanding
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They have been the world around

And they came back to our
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little town
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • Em

  • F

  • G

  • C

  • Bb

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of little town by Dar Williams is B minor.

The primary chords used in little town are Bm, F#m, G, A, D, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bm, F#m, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of little town is approximately 98 beats per minute.

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