Intro:
[A]
Verse 1:
[A]I'd never live in a s[E]small town
[Gbm]I've made too many mis[D]mistakes
For where [E]you gotta write your book [A]early
Or it [Bm]gets written up in your p[Db7]place
Where you [A]never get away from your [E]first love
It's like [Gbm]one brand of soap's sold in [D]town
'Cause [E]anyone you can get c[A]close to
Sme[D]Smells like your [E]first time a[A]around
Chorus:
[A] But in a lake, you can backstroke for[D]forever
The s[E]ky bef[A]ore you, the d[Gbm]ark right be[E]hind
[A] And in a big city, you can start [D]over[E]over [A] [E] [A]
Verse 2:
And [A]everywhere you go makes your [E]heart ache
When yo[Gbm]you've done enough walks of [D]shame
[E]Some days, you just go the [A]long way
To st[Bm]stay off of memory l[Db7]lane
So [A]I'd never live in a s[E]small town
I'm[Gbm]I'm slow to learn all the r[D]rules
I've tr[E]tried very hard to be [A]good
But when they [D]think you're bad, [E]people act[A]act worse
Chorus:
[A] But in a lake, you can back[D]backstroke forever
The sk[G]sky before you and the d[D]dark behind you
And[A]And in a [E]big city, y[Gbm]you can start [D]over
The [E]lights all a[A]around you, the [Gbm]dark safe in[E]inside
[A] In a big city, you can start [D]over [E] [A] [E] [A]
