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This file is for personal private use only. All copyright laws apply. Transcribed Mary F. Ferrara. "Small Town Jericho" by Sugarland © 2003.

 

Small Town Jericho

 

Capo 1

 

Gmaj7            320002

Am(unknown)*     002010 (may be Am(add 9) x02410 simplified!)

 

Intro:  G-Am-Gmaj7-Am*-G-Am-Gmaj7-Am*

 

                           G
Well it's two miles east to west
     Am

Only four miles north to south
             Gmaj7

And when you pass the only red light
         Am*

You will see the pastor's house
       G

People look you in the eye
         Am

And they smile at you and wave
          Gmaj7

Yeah they always take the time
            Am*

To stop and ask you "How's your day?"
                 C         D

It's hard to say goodnight
                   Am          D

'Cause baby it's a good life


At the high school football game
Is where I got my first kiss
I still feel the butterflies
I still taste it on my lips
Then we lost our Uncle Jake
Back in 1983
We heard Daddy upstairs weeping
So we cried ourselves to sleep
It's hard to say goodnight
'Cause baby it's a good life

 

 

    G      Gmaj7    Am*       D
Goodbye to memories that I've saved
    G      Gmaj7     Am*       D

Goodbye to all   the friends I made
    G      Gmaj7     Am*       D    C    D

Goodbye to all   the home I'll ever know
(No     chords) G  

Small town Jeri-cho
          Em                  C
And every road here looks the same
         Em              C

This old town won't ever change
                       D

That's what I love the most
             C      D      G

And it's the reason I must go

 

I put boxes on the porch
Daddy puts them in the car
Best to get the loading done
Won't be easy in the dark
'Cause I'm leaving after midnight
And if anyone asks why
I want to wait 'til mama's sleeping
'Cause I can't bear to see her cry
It's hard to say goodnight
'Cause baby it's a good life

Goodbye to memories that I've saved
Goodbye to all the friends I made
Goodbye to all the home I'll ever know
Small town Jericho

Goodbye