Thank God I'm A Country Boy chords by
David Houston

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

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G

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D

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Well, life on the farm is kinda laid back

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Ain't much a country boy

like me can't hack

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It's early to rise and early in the sack

But thank God I'm a country boy

Well, a simple kinda life

never did me no harm

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Raisin' me a family and

workin' on the farm

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Days are all filled with an

easy country charm

But thank God I'm a country boy

Well, got me a fine wife,

got me an old fiddle

When the sun comes up

I got cakes on the griddle

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D

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Life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle

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Thank God I'm a country boy

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When the work's all done

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and the sun set low

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I got my fiddle and a rod and a bow

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The kids are asleep

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so I keep it kinda low

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Thank God I'm a country boy

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C

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I'd play sally -pootin' all day if I could

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But the Lord and my wife

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wouldn't take it very good

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So I fiddle when I can

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and I work when I should

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G

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Thank God I'm a country boy

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Well, I got me a fine wife,

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got me an old fiddle

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D

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When the sun comes up,

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I got cakes on the griddle

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D

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C

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Life ain't nothin' but a funny, riddle

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G

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D

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Thank God I'm a country boy

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C

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G

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D

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D

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Well,

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wouldn't trade my life

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for diamonds or jewels

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I never was one of them

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money -grubbin' fools

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Em

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I'd rather have a pickle

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than my farm and tooth

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Thank God I'm a country boy

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Yeah, city road drivin'

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in a black limousine

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A lot of sad people thinkin'

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that's a fine key

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Em

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Son, let me tell you just

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exactly what I mean

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Thank God I'm a country boy

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Well, I got me a fine rhyme,

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got me an old fiddle

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When the sun comes up,

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I got cakes on the griddle

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Life ain't nothin' but a funny, riddle

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Thank God I'm a country boy

Em

Em

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C

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Well, my fiddle was my daddy's

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till the day he died

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He took me by the hand,

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held me close to his side

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Live a good life,

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play the fiddle with pride

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Thank God you're a country boy

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Well, my daddy taught me young

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how to hunt me how to whittle

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He taught me how to work

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and play a tune on the fiddle

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He taught me how to love

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and how to kill just a little Whoo!

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Thank God I'm a country boy!

Outro 1

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Em

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The original key of Thank God I'm A Country Boy by David Houston is G major.

The primary chords used in Thank God I'm A Country Boy are G, D, C, F, Em.

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