Sawyer Brown
“Small Town Hero”
“This Thing Called Wantin’ & Havin’ It All” Album
Seminole9300 (dac01a at acu.edu)


Intro: G, Cadd2

      G         Cadd2     D                         G
1.      I just turned 29, three years in a row
2. Andy went to Vietnam,  back in sixty-five
3. John got his notice,   gonna take the farm away

         G                   Cadd2           D               G
1.       Too young to be the president, too old to turn pro
2. While some folks kept from goin’ he kept some folks alive
3. He worked it half his life, he worked it everyday

          G            Cadd2        D             G
1.       But when the 70’s came and Elvis died
2. A purple heart sits on his shelf that he never wears
3. He burned his field, his crops, and the barn before they came

       G           Cadd2
1.     I could not fill his shoes but oh, how I tried
2. A broken one sits in his chest for what he lost there
3.  The neighbors cheered and watched as John walked away

Chorus:
  G            Cadd2               D           Cadd2                  G
1. It was the life and times of a small town hero, but it’s another day
2. It was the life and times of a small town hero, but it’s another day
3. It was the life and times of a small town hero, but it’s another day

Cadd2                             D   
1.   I’ve got my wife, my kids, a job and it’s okay
2. He’s got his wife, his kids, a job and it’s okay
3. He’s got his wife, his kids, a job and it’s okay

       Cadd2             D           C/E                G
1.         This letter of intent now, is just for show
2. The letter from the President now, is just for show
3.      The letter from the bank went up in smoke

G   Cadd2                             D                    G (intro)
1.    They say it’s lonely at the top, so I did not go
2. He could have hid out way up north, but he did not go
3. Just when they thought he was down, he did not go

G          Cadd2               D             G    Cadd2    G    Cadd2
It was the life and times of a small town hero.....(repeat intro)