Capo on 1st fret
[Verse 1]
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We finally got a flashing light, they put it in last year
D
And everybody got real happy when the grocery store got beer
G
And last time the census men came a-knockin', we were busting at the seams
G
Aw, but don't you forget it, as big as we're getting
G
This town's too small to be mean
[Verse 2]
D
Big enough for a ZIP code, a VFW
D
A good Mexican restaurant, a beauty shop or two
G
Got a Methodist, a Baptist, and a Church of the Nazarene
G
Aw, but don't you forget it, as big as we're getting
G
This town's too small to be mean
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Yeah, it's too dang small to be mean
[Chorus]
C
Too small to be lying
C
Way too small to cheat
C
Way too small for secrets
D
Cause they're way too hard to keep
G
And somebody's mama knows somebody's cousin
G
And somebody's sister knows somebody's husband
Gm
And somebody's daughter knows somebody's brother
Gm C
And around here, we all look out for each other
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
D
You'll end up in the paper, wreck your family name
D
What goes around comes back around by Friday's football game
G
We only got one sheriff, but we all know how to keep the peace
G
Aw, and don't you forget it, as big as we're getting
G
This town's too small to be mean
[Chorus]
C
Too small to be lying
C
Way too small to cheat
C
Way too small for secrets
D
Cause they're way too hard to keep
G
And somebody's mama knows somebody's cousin
G
And somebody's sister knows somebody's husband
Gm
And somebody's daughter knows somebody's brother
Gm C
And around here, we all look out for each other
[Outro]
G
Yeah, somebody's mama knows somebody's cousin
G
And somebody's sister knows somebody's husband
Gm
And somebody's daughter knows somebody's brother
Gm C
And around here, we all look out for each other