Country Boy chords by
Aaron Lewis

2011•Country•3.6K views•

Key: B major•

Verse 1

C#m

C#m

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Now, I grew up down an old dirt road

B

B

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F#

F#

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in a town you wouldn't know

B

B

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My Pops picked the place up

F#

F#

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for fifteen hundred bucks

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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back in nineteen- sixty- four

Verse 2

C#m

C#m

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My grandfather was a drinker,

B

B

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F#

F#

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back in the day, he put 'em down

B

B

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F#

F#

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But a war is known to change a man

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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and the whiskey's known to change a man

Chorus 1

B

B

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F#

F#

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But

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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that's not me

B

B

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I rarely drink from the bottle

F#

F#

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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but I'll smoke a little weed

B

B

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I still live in the sticks

F#

F#

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where you wouldn't go

B

B

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In a town of twelve hundred

C#m

C#m

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off an old dirt road

B

B

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And a country boy

F#

F#

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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is all I'll ever be

Verse 3

C#m

C#m

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Now, its been twelve years

since I sold my soul

B

B

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F#

F#

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to the devil in L. A.

B

B

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He said sign your name here

F#

F#

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on the dotted line

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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and your songs, they all will play

Verse 4

C#m

C#m

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He set up shop on Sunset,

B

B

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F#

F#

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he put me up at the Marquee

B

B

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He said "You want to sell

F#

F#

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a million records boy,

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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you better listen to me"

B

B

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He said "Change your style,

F#

F#

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whiten your smile,

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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you could lose a couple o' pounds

B

B

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And if you want to live this life,

F#

F#

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you better lose that wife,

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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do you need your friends around?"

Chorus 2

B

B

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F#

F#

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And I said,

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B

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C#m

C#m

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no, that's not me

B

B

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'Cause the biggest things in life

F#

F#

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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are your friends and fami_ ly

B

B

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F#

F#

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And I like my jeans and my old t-shirts

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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And a couple extra pounds never really hurt

B

B

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'Cause a country boy

F#

F#

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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is all I'll ever be

Bridge 1

E

E

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'Cause Hank taught me just

F#

F#

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C#m

C#m

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how to stay a_ live

E

E

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You'll never catch me out the house

F#

F#

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C#m

C#m

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without my .9 or .4_ 5

E

E

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F#

F#

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I got a big orange tractor and a diesel truck

C#m

C#m

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And my idea of heaven is chasing

whitetail bucks

E

E

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And as a country boy,

F#

F#

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G#

G#

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I know I can sur_ vive

Verse 5

C#m

C#m

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Now, two flags fly above my land

B

B

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F#

F#

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that really sum up how I feel

B

B

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F#

F#

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One is the colors that fly high and proud,

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B

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C#m

C#m

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the red, the white, the blue

Verse 6

C#m

C#m

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The other one's got a rattlesnake

B

B

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F#

F#

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with a simple state_ ment made

B

B

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F#

F#

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"Don't Tread On Me" is what it says

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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and I'll take that that to my grave

Chorus 3

B

B

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F#

F#

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Be_ cause

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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this is me

B

B

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I'm proud to be American

F#

F#

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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and strong in my be_ liefs

B

B

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F#

F#

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And I've said it it before but I'll say it again

B

B

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'Cause I've never needed

C#m

C#m

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govern_ ment to hold my hand

B

B

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F#

F#

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And I've said it before but I'll say it again

B

B

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C#m

C#m

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'Cause my family's always fought and died

to save this land

B

B

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And a country boy

F#

F#

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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is all I'll ever be

B

B

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C#

C#

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Outro 1

[Battle Hymn of the Rebublic]

C#

C#

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(I love my country, I love my guns,

I love my family

I love the way it is now,

and anybody that tries to change it

Has to come through me,

that should be all our attitudes

'Cause this is America and a country boy

is good enough for me, son)

[Fade out]

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Chords

C#m
B
F#
E
G#
C#

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What is the original key of Country Boy?

The original key of Country Boy by Aaron Lewis is B major.

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The primary chords used in Country Boy are C#m, B, F#, E, G#, C#.

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To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Is Country Boy beginner-friendly on guitar?

Yes, this version uses open chords like C#m, B, F#, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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