Biography:
Bronski Beat was a very popular Scottish synth pop trio of the 1980s.
At their height, the band comprised distinctive and diminutive Scottish singer Jimmy Somerville, backed by fellow Scot Steve Bronski and Londoner Larry Steinbacheck, both of whom played keyboards and percussion.
Formed in 1983, their debut hit came the following year - the striking tale of a boy who was cast away by his family and neighbours for being gay. Called Smalltown Boy
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Name: Small Town Boy (Acoustic Mix)
By: Bronski Beat
Year: 1994
Standard Tuning
Bm A Em D
E 2 5 7 5
B 3 5 8 7
G 4 6 9 7
D 4 7 9 7
A 2 7 7 5
E 5
Intro: Bm A Em D
Repeat these four chords throughout the whole song.
If you don't like barré chords, use Am G Dm C with capo on 2nd fret!
Bm A
You leave in the morning with everything you own
Em D
In a little black case
Bm A
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain
Em D
On a sad and lonely face
Bm A Em D
Bm A
Mother will never understand
Em D
Why you had to leave
Bm A Em D
For the answers you seek will never be found at home
Bm A Em D
The love that you need will never be found at home
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy
Bm A Em
You were the one that they'd talk about around town
D
As they put you down
Bm A Em D
And as hard as they would try, they'd hurt to make you cry
Bm A Em D
But you'd never cry to them, just to your soul
Bm A Em D
No, you'd never cry to them, just to your soul
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Solo: Bm A Em D
Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry, cry boy
Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry boy, cry, cry boy
Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry boy, cry, cry boy
Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry boy, cry
Bm A
You leave in the morning with everything you own
Em D
In a little black case
Bm A
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain
Em D
On a sad and lonely face
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
By: Bronski Beat
Year: 1994
Standard Tuning
Bm A Em D
E 2 5 7 5
B 3 5 8 7
G 4 6 9 7
D 4 7 9 7
A 2 7 7 5
E 5
Intro: Bm A Em D
Repeat these four chords throughout the whole song.
If you don't like barré chords, use Am G Dm C with capo on 2nd fret!
Bm A
You leave in the morning with everything you own
Em D
In a little black case
Bm A
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain
Em D
On a sad and lonely face
Bm A Em D
Bm A
Mother will never understand
Em D
Why you had to leave
Bm A Em D
For the answers you seek will never be found at home
Bm A Em D
The love that you need will never be found at home
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy
Bm A Em
You were the one that they'd talk about around town
D
As they put you down
Bm A Em D
And as hard as they would try, they'd hurt to make you cry
Bm A Em D
But you'd never cry to them, just to your soul
Bm A Em D
No, you'd never cry to them, just to your soul
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Solo: Bm A Em D
Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry, cry boy
Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry boy, cry, cry boy
Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry boy, cry, cry boy
Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry boy, cry
Bm A
You leave in the morning with everything you own
Em D
In a little black case
Bm A
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain
Em D
On a sad and lonely face
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Bm A Em D
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
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