The ''R'' Word chords by Confederate Railroad

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I am a Southern boy and I was
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brought up to treat everybody with respect
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And though I do my best you know
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sometimes it's mighty hard
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When folks use the 'R' word
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to talk about my neck
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They use that 'R' word
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when they talk about my neck

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Verse 2
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All across this nation an effort's bein' made
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to be so politically correct
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It applies to almost every
creed and nationality
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But they still use the 'R' word
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when they talk about my neck
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They still use the 'R' word when
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they discuss my neck
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Verse 3
CHORUS
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Call me a hillbilly, call me country- fried
And I will not object
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Call me farm boy and I'll
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take that with pride
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Just don't use the 'R' word
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when you talk about my neck
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Don't use that 'R' word in
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reference to my neck

Verse 4
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That little word don't bother
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me at all when it is used
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Describing a sunset or a wine
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But surely they could find some
less offensive substitute
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When referring to the cervical
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region of my spine
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That verbal combination just gets
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me every
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time

Verse 5

REPEAT CHORUS

Interlude 1

Verse 6
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Call me a clodhopper, call me a stump jumper,
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call me a pain in the tail
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Call me antiquated, backwater cracker,
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call me Ishmael
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Call me a knuckle draggin', inbred honky,
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call me a slack- jawed hick
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Call me an addle- brained,
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shallow- minded boondocker, I don't mind a bit
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Well that's all I've got to say,
that's all she wrote, come on gang
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Let's bring her home