Biography:
Paul Brandt is a multi-platinum Canadian country artist whose big break in music came in 1996 when he already had a successful career as a pediatric registered nurse working at the Alberta Children's Hospital in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta. He now holds the title of the most awarded male country singer in Canadian history, having many of his singles as well as albums in general gain extensive popularity. The single in particular that drove him to international success was "My Heart Has A History" from his debut album Calm Before The Storm
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Other songs:
- A Little In Love
- A Star Is Born
- Alberta Bound
- Canadian Man
- Country Girl
- Cry If You Want To
- Didnt Even See The Dust
- Dry Eye
- Get A Bed
- I Do
- I Meant To Do That
- I Still Do
- Im An Open Road
- Im Gonna Fly
- Its A Beautiful Thing
- Leavin
- Live Now
- Mary Did You Know
- My Heart Has A History
- Nothing
- Nothing I Wouldnt Do
- On The Inside
- One And Only One
- Pass Me By
- Really And Truly
- Risk
- Run To Me
- Small Towns And Big Dreams
- Take It From Me
- Take It Off
- Thats What I Love About Jesus
- Theres Nothing I Wouldnt Do
- This Time Around
- To Be Remembered For
- Virgil And The Holy Ghost
- What I Want To Be Remembered For
- Whats Come Over You
- When You Call My Name
- Yeah
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Small Towns and Big Dreams-
Written and recorded by Paul Brandt
*Note- If you are a more advanced player there is a more difficult way to
play the chorus in this song with the bass note progression, I?ve written it
out below the basic version.
[Intro]
F C Bb C (x2)
[Verse]
F C
I grew up in a small town
Bb C F
A wheat fields for a downtown kinda place
F C
There was really not much around
Bb C
You blink and you miss it
F C
I never knew what life would bring
Bb C
But I always had big dreams
F C
I loved to play my guitar and sing
Bb C
And every night I?d wish that
Dm C
I?d get a shot on the Opry stage
Bb C
And have people come and see me play
Dm C
Blasting on the radio waves
Bb C
Enough to make my momma cry
[Chorus]
F
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F
Hard workin and God blessed
Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm C F
Came from small towns and big dreams
[Verse]
F C
That small town went and grew up
Bb C
But I never changed much by God?s grace
F C
Friends and family kept in touch
Bb C
When I moved to Tennessee
Dm C
Sing my songs, travel round
Bb C
I met a girl and we?re settling down
Dm C
We wanna find a small town
Bb C
Where we can raise a family
[Chorus]
F
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F
Hard workin and God blessed
Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm C F
Came from small towns and big dreams
Bb
I been around the world
Don?t matter anywhere I go
C
Even here in Fort McMurray
I found my kinda folks
Gm F
It?s about you and who you are
Bb
It?s all a state of mind
Gm F
And as I?m giving you my heart
C
I hope you find
[Chorus]
F
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F
Hard workin and God blessed
Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm C F
Came from small towns and big dreams
[Chorus]
(advanced): For the [F-Gm-A-Bb] progression use power chords (E-form
bar chords strumming only bottom two strings)
F
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F
Hard workin and God blessed
Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm C F
Came from small towns and big dreams
F Gm A
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F Gm
Hard workin and God blessed
A Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm A Bb C F Gm A Bb C
Came from small towns and big dreams
Written and recorded by Paul Brandt
*Note- If you are a more advanced player there is a more difficult way to
play the chorus in this song with the bass note progression, I?ve written it
out below the basic version.
[Intro]
F C Bb C (x2)
[Verse]
F C
I grew up in a small town
Bb C F
A wheat fields for a downtown kinda place
F C
There was really not much around
Bb C
You blink and you miss it
F C
I never knew what life would bring
Bb C
But I always had big dreams
F C
I loved to play my guitar and sing
Bb C
And every night I?d wish that
Dm C
I?d get a shot on the Opry stage
Bb C
And have people come and see me play
Dm C
Blasting on the radio waves
Bb C
Enough to make my momma cry
[Chorus]
F
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F
Hard workin and God blessed
Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm C F
Came from small towns and big dreams
[Verse]
F C
That small town went and grew up
Bb C
But I never changed much by God?s grace
F C
Friends and family kept in touch
Bb C
When I moved to Tennessee
Dm C
Sing my songs, travel round
Bb C
I met a girl and we?re settling down
Dm C
We wanna find a small town
Bb C
Where we can raise a family
[Chorus]
F
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F
Hard workin and God blessed
Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm C F
Came from small towns and big dreams
Bb
I been around the world
Don?t matter anywhere I go
C
Even here in Fort McMurray
I found my kinda folks
Gm F
It?s about you and who you are
Bb
It?s all a state of mind
Gm F
And as I?m giving you my heart
C
I hope you find
[Chorus]
F
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F
Hard workin and God blessed
Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm C F
Came from small towns and big dreams
[Chorus]
(advanced): For the [F-Gm-A-Bb] progression use power chords (E-form
bar chords strumming only bottom two strings)
F
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F
Hard workin and God blessed
Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm C F
Came from small towns and big dreams
F Gm A
Cause that?s where I come from
Bb C
That?s who I am
F Gm
Hard workin and God blessed
A Bb C
Yes sir and thank you ma?am
Dm C Bb
The best things around that I have ever seen
Gm A Bb C F Gm A Bb C
Came from small towns and big dreams
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