Small Towns Are Smaller For Girls

Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: C#mCapotraste: 4th traste SMALL TOWNS (ARE SMALLER FOR GIRLS) As recorded by Leyla McCalla (From the 2024 Album MY BLACK COUNTRY: THE SONGS OF ALICE RANDALL) Capo 4th fret [Intro] Am [Chorus] Am Am You can’t play in a big boys world Em Dressed up in ribbons and curls Dm A stop light and a grocery store Dm She knows that there’s got to be more Am Em Am Cause small towns are smaller for girls [Verse 1] D She could put a name with every face Am Em In the town where she was raised D Am And everybody that she knew Em Every move she made G So she stood behind the backstop F Em Playing sweet sixteen D While the boys were stealing bases D And reaching from their dreams [Chorus] Am Small towns are smaller for girls Am You can’t play in a big boys world Em Dressed up in ribbons and curls Dm A stop light and a grocery store Dm She knows that there’s got to be more Am Em Am Cause small towns are smaller for girls [Verse 2] D She learned to dance around desire Am Em And act like the nice girl act D But the boys found out all about love Am Em From the girls across the tracks G While their souls burned holes F Em In the heat of the southern night D She was reading ‘bout New York City D With her daddy’s flashlight [Chorus] Am Small towns are smaller for girls Am You can’t play in a big boys world Em Dressed up in ribbons and curls Dm A stop light and a grocery store Dm She knows that there’s got to be more Am Em Am Cause small towns are smaller for girls [Outro] C Em D Am D Em Am C Em D Am C D Em Am D Am D Am