I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool chords by
Barbara Mandrell
George Jones

1981Country786 views

Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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I remember wearin'

straight leg Levis Flannel shirts

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Even when they weren't in style

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I remember singin' with Roy Rogers

at the movies

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when the West was really wild

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I was listenin' to the Opry

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When all of my friends

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were diggin' Rock 'n Roll and Rhythm & Blues

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I was Country,

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when Country wasn't cool

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Verse 2

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I remember circlin' the drive-in,

pullin' up and turnin' down

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George Jones

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I remember when no one was lookin'

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I was puttin' peanuts in my Coke

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I took a lot of kiddin'

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'Cause I never did fit in

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Now look at everybody

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Tryin' to be what I was then

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I was Country,

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when Country wasn't cool

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Oooh

Chorus 1

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I was Country,

when Country wasn't cool

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I was Country,

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from my hat down to my boots

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I still act, and look the same

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What you see ain't nothin' new

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I was Country,

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when Country wasn't cool

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Interlude 1

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Bridge 1

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They call us country bumpkins

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For stickin' to our roots

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I'm just glad we're in a country

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Where we're all free to choose

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I was Country,

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when Country wasn't cool

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Chorus 2

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Hey I was Country,

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when Country wasn't cool

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Yeah I was country,

from my hat down to,

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woah my boots

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I still act, and look the same

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What you see ain't nothin' new

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'Cause I was Country

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when Country wasn't cool

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Yeah, I was Country

when Country wasn't cool

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