Let There Be Country chords by Johnny Cash

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Tom T Hall is
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forty now and so is Bobby Bare
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Willie Nelson's gettin' grey an
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d  Faron Young don't care
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But the young ones keep on coming
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on the old are slow to go
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Let there be country and  let
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the country grow
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Let there be country let
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the music roll along
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Let there be country and
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let me share the song

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Verse 2
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No one picks like Bill Monroe and
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don't George Jones sing great
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I can tell that the people care by
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the people at my gate
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Webb Pierce invites the tourists in and
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Ray keeps them away
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Let there be country and  let
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the country play
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Let there be country
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Verse 3
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Ernest Tubb's got all of the soul
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he's had for all these years
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Porter Wagoner's recitation
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still bring me to tears
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And when they do play Kitty Wells
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you know she's still the Queen
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Let there be country and  keep the
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country green
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Let there be country
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Verse 4
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Little Jimmy Dickens still sends
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shivers through the crowd
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Mother Maybelle whispers now but the
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heart comes through real loud
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Gene Autry don't sing no more
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good old Tex Ritter's gone
And somewhere downtown Nashville
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a young man just got off the bus
With a guitar in his hands
a pocket full of songs
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A lot of talent and a heart full of hope
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And he's gonna be the next big country
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star and the country wheels roll on
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Let there be
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country
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Let there be country