Country Boy chords by
Aaron Lewis (Official Version)
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Key: B majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
Now, I         grew up down an old dirt road
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
in a town     you wouldn't know
Badd9 Badd9 
 
My Pops picked   the place up
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
for fifteen  hundred bucks
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
back in nineteen- sixty- four

Verse 2

C#sus2

My grandfather was a drinker,

Badd9

F#/A#

back in the day, he put 'em down

Badd9

F#/A#

But a war is known to change a man

Badd9

C#sus2

and the whiskey's known to change a man

Chorus 1
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
But
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
that's not me
Badd9 Badd9 
 
I rarely drink    from the bottle
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
but      I'll smoke a little weed
Badd9 Badd9 
 
I still live     in the sticks
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
where    you wouldn't go
Badd9 Badd9 
 
In a town     of twelve hundred
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
off       an old dirt road
Badd9 Badd9 
 
And a country  boy
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
is all I'll ever be

Verse 3
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
Now, its been      twelve years
since I sold my soul
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
to the devil    in L.       A.
Badd9 Badd9 
 
He said sign     your name here
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
on       the dotted line
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
and your songs,   they all will play

Verse 4
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
He set       up shop on Sunset,
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
he put me up       at the Marquee
Badd9 Badd9 
 
He said "You want     to sell
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
a million  records boy,
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
you better listen to        me"
Badd9 Badd9 
 
He said "Change  your style,
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
whiten your smile,
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
you      could lose a couple o'        pounds
Badd9 Badd9 
 
And if you want to live     this life,
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
you better   lose that wife,
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
do you need     your friends around?"

Chorus 2
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
And I said,
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
no, that's not me
Badd9 Badd9 
 
'Cause the biggest  things in life
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
are      your friends and family
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
And I like     my jeans and      my old t-shirts
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
And a couple   extra pounds never     really hurt
Badd9 Badd9 
 
'Cause a country  boy
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
is all I'll ever be

Bridge 1
Esus2 Esus2 
 
'Cause Hank     taught me just
F# F# 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
how to stay alive
Esus2 Esus2 
 
You'll never catch    me out the house
F# F# 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
without my .9  or .45
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F# F# 
 
I got a big      orange tractor and a diesel truck
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
And my        idea of heaven is chasing
whitetail bucks
Esus2 Esus2 
 
And as a country  boy,
F# F# 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
I know I can survive

Verse 5

C#sus2

Now, two flags fly above my land

Badd9

F#/A#

that really sum up how I feel

Badd9

F#/A#

One is the colors that fly high and proud,

Badd9

C#sus2

the red, the white, the blue

Verse 6

C#sus2

The other one's got a rattlesnake

Badd9

F#/A#

with a simple statement made

Badd9

F#/A#

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

Badd9

C#sus2

and I'll take that that to my grave

Chorus 3
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
Because
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
this is me
Badd9 Badd9 
 
I'm proud to be       American
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
and      strong in my beliefs
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
And I've said     it it before but      I'll say it again
Badd9 Badd9 
 
'Cause I've never    needed
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
government      to hold my hand
Badd9 Badd9 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
And I've said     it before but      I'll say it again
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
'Cause my family's always fought and died
to save this land
Badd9 Badd9 
 
And a country  boy
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
is all I'll ever be
Badd9 Badd9 
 
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 

Outro 1
[Battle Hymn of the Rebublic]
C#sus2 C#sus2 
 
(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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TunerE A D G B D

ChordsC#sus2 Badd9 F#/A# Esus2 F#...

Chords

C#sus2
Badd9
F#/A#
Esus2
F#
G#sus2

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#sus2: x-4-6-6-4-4
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
Esus2: 0-2-4-4-0-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
G#sus2: 4-x-x-3-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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This is the definitive original version of Country Boy by Aaron Lewis, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Aaron Lewis's performance.

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