"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
B13B13 Piano Chord 
      F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
        B13B13 Piano Chord 
     F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
           B13B13 Piano Chord 

It's all small town talk you know how people are

Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
              C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 
  G#m7G#m7 Piano Chord 
        C#7#5b9
They can't stand to see someone else doin' what

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
     B13B13 Piano Chord 
   F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
   B13B13 Piano Chord 

they'd like to do

VERSE 2
B13B13 Piano Chord 
      F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
       B13B13 Piano Chord 
      F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
         B13B13 Piano Chord 

It's all small town talk you mustn't pay no mind

Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
          C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 
   G#m7G#m7 Piano Chord 
          C#7#5b9
Don't believe a word they'll try and do it every

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
   B13B13 Piano Chord 
  F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
  B13B13 Piano Chord 

time

Chorus:
Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
     B13B13 Piano Chord 
     Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
         C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 

You can't believe everything you hear

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
     B13B13 Piano Chord 
            Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 

and only half of what you see

Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
        B13B13 Piano Chord 
   Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
        C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 

So if you're gonna believe in anyone

G#m7G#m7 Piano Chord 
              B13B13 Piano Chord 

darlin' believe in me---

VERSE 3
B13B13 Piano Chord 
      F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
       B13B13 Piano Chord 
       F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 

It's all small town talk and it's a well known

B13B13 Piano Chord 
   Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
           C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 
 G#m7G#m7 Piano Chord 
         B7#5b9
fact, you might never know how one might react

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
     B13B13 Piano Chord 

to what your thinkin'

VERSE 4
B13B13 Piano Chord 
    F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
       B13B13 Piano Chord 
          F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
         B13B13 Piano Chord 

And in small town talk they'll tell a lot a lies

Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
           C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 
   G#m7G#m7 Piano Chord 
       B7#5b9
make some people crazy they never realize that

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
   B13B13 Piano Chord 

their sinkin'

CHORUS:
Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
      B13B13 Piano Chord 
       Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
          C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 

WE're just two folks tryin' to live together

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
      B13B13 Piano Chord 
              Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 

and we're tryin' to make it work

Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
      B13B13 Piano Chord 
   Emaj7Emaj7 Piano Chord 
     C#m7C#m7 Piano Chord 

So who are we to judge one another

G#m7G#m7 Piano Chord 
                   B13B13 Piano Chord 

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.