Country Girl chords by Primal Scream (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
 (F major) You never get too big,
you never get too heavy
You never get too cool
that you stop paying the dues
Bb 
Oh, yeah!  (B flat major) 
F 
What can a poor boy do?  (F major) 
C 
You better go  (C major) back to you mama,
Bb 
F 
 (B flat major) she'll take care of you  (F major) 

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Verse 2

Lost your wife, lost your son

Stay out drinking 'til the morning comes

Oh, yeah!

What can a poor boy do?

You better go back to you mama,

she'll take care of you

Chorus 1
F 
Country girl,  (F major) take my hand,
Bb 
lead me through  (B flat major) this diseased land
F 
C 
I am tired,  (F major) I am weak, I am worn  (C major) 
F 
I have stole,  (F major) I have sinned,
Bb 
Oh, my soul  (B flat major) is unclean
F 
C 
F 
Country girl,  (F major) got to keep  (C major) on keeping on,  (F major) yeah

Verse 3
F 
 (F major) Crazy women, mess your head
Wake up drunk and bleeding
in some strange bed
Bb 
Oh, yeah!  (B flat major) 
F 
What can a poor boy do?  (F major) 
C 
You better go  (C major) back to you mama,
Bb 
F 
 (B flat major) she'll take care of you  (F major) 

Chorus 2
F 
Country girl,  (F major) take my hand,
Bb 
lead me through  (B flat major) this diseased land
F 
C 
I am tired,  (F major) I am weak, I am worn  (C major) 
F 
I have stole,  (F major) I have sinned,
Bb 
Oh, my soul  (B flat major) is unclean
F 
C 
F 
Country girl,  (F major) got to keep  (C major) on keeping on,  (F major) yeah

Bridge 1

Gotta keep on keeping on

Gotta keep on keeping strong

Gotta keep on keeping on

When you got the riot city blues

Interlude 1

Verse 4
F 
One thing  (F major) I have to say before I have to go
Be careful with your seed,
you will reap just what you sow
Bb 
Oh, yeah!  (B flat major) 
F 
What can a poor boy do?  (F major) 
What can I do?
C 
You better go  (C major) back to you mama,
Bb 
F 
 (B flat major) she'll take care of you  (F major) 
One last time

Chorus 3
F 
Country girl,  (F major) take my hand,
Bb 
lead me through  (B flat major) this diseased land
F 
C 
I am tired,  (F major) I am weak, I am worn  (C major) 
F 
I have stole,  (F major) I have sinned,
Bb 
Oh, my soul  (B flat major) is unclean
F 
C 
F 
Country girl,  (F major) got to keep  (C major) on keeping on  (F major) 

Chorus 4
F 
Country girl,  (F major) take my hand,
Bb 
lead me through  (B flat major) this diseased land
F 
C 
I am tired,  (F major) I am weak, I am worn  (C major) 
F 
I have stole,  (F major) I have sinned,
Bb 
Oh, my soul  (B flat major) is unclean
F 
C 
F 
Country girl,  (F major) got to keep  (C major) on keeping on  (F major) 
F 
C 
Bb 
F 
Country girl,  (F major) got to keep  (C major) on keeping on  (B flat major)  (F major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: F majorBPM: 124

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Country Girl by Primal Scream, 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 F major. It suits players who want to learn Country Girl the way Primal Scream intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.