Small Town Hero Teclado

	  INTRO:  G C G C 
 
(G) I just turned 29 (C) three years in a row 
(G) Too young to be the president (C) too old to turn pro 
(G) But when the 70s came and (C) Elvis died 
(G) I could not fill his shoes (C) but oh how I tried 
 
(C) It was the life and times of a (D) small town hero 
(C) But its another (G) day 
(C) I?ve got my wife, my kids, a (D) job and its (G) okay 
(C) This letter of intent now, is (D) just for show 
(C) They say its lonely at the top, (D) so I did not (G) go. 
 
(G) Andy went to Vietnam (C) back in 65 
(G) While some folks kept from goin (C) he kept some folks alive 
(G) A purple heart sits on his shelf (C) that he never wears 
(G) A broken one sits in his chest (C) for what he lost there 
 
(C) It was the life and times of a (D) small town hero 
(C) But its another (G) day 
(C) He?s got his wife, his kids, a (D) job and its (G) okay 
(C) The letter  from the President now, is (D) just for show 
(C) He could?ve hid out way up north (D) but he did not (G) go. 
 
(G) John got his notice, (C) gonna take the farm away 
(G) He worked it half his life he (C) worked it everyday 
(G) He burned his fields his crops and the (C) barn before they came 
(G) The neighbors cheered and watched as (C) John walked away 
 
(C) It was the life and times of a (D) small town hero 
(C) But its another (G) day 
(C) He?s got his wife, his kids, a (D) job and its (G) okay 
(C) The letter from the bank well it went (D) up in smoke 
(C) Just when they though he was down (D) he did not (G) go. 
 
(C) It was the life and times of a (D) small town hero. 
 
OUTRO: G C G C