Tuning: Capo 2
Note: To play with Capo 4 transpose chords as:
A=G D=C E=D F#m=Em B7=A7
This is the motive that's repeated at various
points throughout the song with subtle variations:
e|---0---2---0---2-0-| e|------------------------|
B|-2---2---2---2-----|(Capo 4)= B|-0-3--0-5--0-3--0-5--3--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Verse 1:
A D
They say life is so much sweeter
A E
Through the telephoto end of fame
A D
Around here you get just as much attention
A E A
Cheering at the high school football game
Verse 2:
A D
I dreamed of going to Nashville
A E
Put my money down and placed my bet
A D
But I just got the first buck of the season
A E A
I made the front page of the Turnertown Gazette
Chorus:
D F#m A
Every last one, route one, rural hearts got a story to tell
D
Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend
A B7
Maybe knows you just a little too well
D
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
A D/F#
Hey word's gonna get around
A E A
Everybody dies famous in a small town
Verse 3:
A D
Tyler and Casey broke up
A E
It ended pretty quietly
A D
We heard he was caught red-handed with her mama
A E A
So that's just what they let us all believe
Chorus:
D F#m A
Every last one, route one, rural hearts got a story to tell
D
Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend
A B7
Maybe knows you just a little too well
D
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
A D/F#
Hey word's gonna get around
A E A
Everybody dies famous in a small town
Bridge:
F#m D
Baby, who
A
Needs their faces in a magazine?
F#m D
Me and you
E
We've been stars in this town since we were 17
Verse 4:
A D
Let's go on down to the quick stop
A E
Wear your yellow shades and I'll put on my tight jeans
A D
And we'll just spend the weekend burning rubber
A E
And we'll let them point and stare in disbelief
Chorus:
D F#m A
Every last one, route one, rural hearts got a story to tell
D
Every grandma, in-law, ex-girlfriend
A B7
Maybe knows you just a little too well
D
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
A D/F#
Hey word's gonna get around
A E D
Everybody dies famous in a small town
A E A
Everybody dies famous in a small town
