BUTTERFIELD PAUL AND BETTER DAYS - "small town talk" Tablature

Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 01:59:48 -0500
From: DON META <dmeta@home.quadro.net>
Subject: chord file-"SMALL TOWN TALK" as recorded by Paul Butterfield and Better Days

"SMALL TOWN TALK" AS RECORDED BY PAUL
BUTTERFIELD-FROM THE ALBUM "IT ALL COMES BACK"

Song written by Bobby Charles and Rick Danko


INTRO: F#m7/ B13/ F#m7/ B13

VERSE 1
B13 F#m7 B13 F#m7 B13
It's all small town talk you know how people are

Emaj7 C#m7 G#m7 C#7#5b9
They can't stand to see someone else doin' what

F#m7 B13 F#m7 B13
they'd like to do

VERSE 2
B13 F#m7 B13 F#m7 B13
It's all small town talk you mustn't pay no mind

Emaj7 C#m7 G#m7 C#7#5b9
Don't believe a word they'll try and do it every

F#m7 B13 F#m7 B13
time

Chorus:
Amaj7 B13 Emaj7 C#m7
You can't believe everything you hear

F#m7 B13 Emaj7
and only half of what you see

Amaj7 B13 Emaj7 C#m7
So if you're gonna believe in anyone

G#m7 B13
darlin' believe in me---

VERSE 3
B13 F#m7 B13 F#m7
It's all small town talk and it's a well known

B13 Emaj7 C#m7 G#m7 B7#5b9
fact, you might never know how one might react

F#m7 B13
to what your thinkin'

VERSE 4
B13 F#m7 B13 F#m7 B13
And in small town talk they'll tell a lot a lies

Emaj7 C#m7 G#m7 B7#5b9
make some people crazy they never realize that

F#m7 B13
their sinkin'

CHORUS:
Amaj7 B13 Emaj7 C#m7
WE're just two folks tryin' to live together

F#m7 B13 Emaj7
and we're tryin' to make it work

Amaj7 B13 Emaj7 C#m7
So who are we to judge one another

G#m7 B13
That could cause a lot a hurt, a whole lotta hurt

SOLO: harmonica solo over verse chords

REPEAT CHORUS #2 THEN FADE OUT OVER F#m7 and B13 chords

Vocals on this track are by Geoff Muldaur.