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Country Kid chords by
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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G
G

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I was a country kid through and through
C
C

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I got my bare feet bit by

a wreckin' crew
D
D

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Of fire ants on a mission

For total domination of the
G
G

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D
D

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G

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D

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font yard
Verse 2
G
G

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Three years old on a ramshackle farm
C
C

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Winnie the Pooh in the crook of my arm
D
D

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Brother and sister not meaning no harm,
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G

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D
D

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pickin' on me
Verse 3
G
G

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I was a country kid with

a strong foundation
C
C

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Gettin' myself a whole second
D
D

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education in the back of the bus

Kids kissin' and cussin'
G
G

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D
D

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all around me
Verse 4
G
G

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One more pickup in the trailer park
C
C

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Hand to mouth,

livin'll break a young heart
D
D

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Beautiful girl with a hard,
G
G

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hard look in her eyes
Verse 5
C
C

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Then I grew up and hit the city
G
G

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But the skyscrapers never get me
A
A

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I fly above 'em all the time,

straight through cloud nine
D
D

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Flowing fast like the Mississippi
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G

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I was a
Verse 6

country kid shootin'

hoops in the dirt
C
C

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Hidin' smokes in the pocket

of a homemade shirt
D
D

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Runnin' laps in the yard until my little
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G

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D
D

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legs hurt and then goin' again
Verse 7
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G

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Six feet of air off a plywood ramp
C
C

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Dad's welding machine

parked where I would land
D
D

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All I could taste was blood,

all I could feel were the rocks
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G

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D
D

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In the palms of my hands
Verse 8
G
G

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I was a country kid throwin'

parties in the woods
C
C

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Draggin' my friends out of

their neighborhoods
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D

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Jealous of their cable TV and

their girls next door
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G

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Verse 9
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D

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G

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Slippin' off into the dark

of the night
C
C

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The shape of a body traced by moonlight
D
D

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Interrupted by some other kid
G
G

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wantin' to fight over her
Verse 10
C
C

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Then I grew up and hit the city
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G

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But the skyscrapers never get me
A
A

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I fly above 'em all the time,

straight through cloud nine
D
D

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Flowing fast like the Mississippi

Flowing fast like the Mississippi,
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G

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Interlude 1
C
C

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C#dim
C#dim
4

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D
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C
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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D
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D
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I was a country
Verse 11

kid

Now I'm grown,
D
D

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with a job and a wife and a son of my own
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Navigatin' time zones,
A
A

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inspectin' the bones of the second half
Verse 12
A
A

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Talkin' to God a little more often
D
D

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Less requests and more sayin' thank you
E
E

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For every single town and every

single acre in between
A
A

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Verse 13

D
D

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'Cause I grew up and hit the city
A
A

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But that metropolis'll never get me
B
B
2

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I fly above it all the time,

straight through cloud nine
E
E

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Flowing fast like the Mississippi
Verse 14
D
D

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Yeah, I grew up and hit the city
A
A

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But the skyscrapers never get me
B
B
2

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I fly above 'em all the time,

straight through cloud nine
E
E

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Flowing fast like the Mississippi

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • C#dim

    4

  • E

  • B

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Country Kid by The Avett Brothers is D major.

The primary chords used in Country Kid are D, G, C, A, C#dim, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, C, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Country Kid is approximately 150 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Country Kid using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Country Kid. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

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