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Country Boy

Aaron Lewis
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 E|-0  | -3  | -3  |--  |--  |--  |
 B|-3 | -3 | -3 |-- |-- |-- |
 G|-2 | -0 | -0 |-- |-- |-- |
 D|-0 | -2 | -0 |-3 |-5 |-7 |
 A|-- | -3 | -2 |-3 |-5 |-7 |
 D|-- | -- | -- |-3 |-5 |-7 |
Now  I grew up down an old dirt road
 In a town  you wouldnt know
 My pop's picked  a place up for fifteen  hundred bucks
 Back in  1964
My  grandfather was a drinker
 Back in the day  he put em down
 But a war  is known to change  a man
 And the whiskeys  known to change  a man but...
 Thats not me
 I rarely drink  from the bottle but Ill smoke  a little weed
 I still live  in the sticks where you wouldnt  go
 In a town  of twelve hundred off an old  dirt road
 And a country  boy is  all Ill ever be....
Now  its been twelve years since I sold my soul
 To the devil  in L.A.
 He said sign  your name here on the dotted  line
 And your songs  they all will play
He  set up shop on Sunset
 He put me up  at the Marquis
 He said you want  to sell a million  records boy
You  better listen to me
 He said change  your style, whiten  your smile
 you could lose  a couple pounds
 And if you want  to live this life
 You better lose  that wife
 Do ya need  your friends around?
 I said..  No thats not me
 Cause the biggest  things in life are your friends  and family
 And I like  my jeans and my old  t-shirts
 and couple  extra pounds never really  hurt
 And a country  boy is  all Ill ever be....
 Cause Hank  taught me just how  to stay alive
 Youll never catch  me out the house without my .9  or .45
 I got a big orange  tracker and a diesel  truck
 My  idea of heaven is chasing white tail bucks
 And as a country  boy I know  I can survive
Now  two flags fly above my land
 That really sum  up how I feel
 One is the colors  that fly high  and proud
 The red,  the white, the blue
 The  other ones got a rattlesnake
 with a simple  statement made
 "Don't Tread  On Me" is what  is says
 and I'll take  that to my grave
 Because.....  this is me
 Im proud to be  American and strong  in my beliefs
 And Ive said  it before but Ill  say it again
 Cause I never  needed a government to hold  my hand
 And Ive said  it before but Ill  say it again
 Cause my familys  always fought and died to save  this land
 And a country  boy is  all I'll ever be....

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Readable chord sheet for Country Boy by Aaron Lewis

E|-[D]0 | -[C]3 | -[B]3 |-[F]- |-[G]- |-[A]- |
B|-3 | -3 | -3 |-- |-- |-- |
G|-2 | -0 | -0 |-- |-- |-- |
D|-0 | -2 | -0 |-3 |-5 |-7 |
A|-- | -3 | -2 |-3 |-5 |-7 |
D|-- | -- | -- |-3 |-5 |-7 |

[D]Now I grew up down an old dirt road
In a tow[C]n you wouldnt kno[B]w
My pop's pic[C]ked a place up for fif[B]teen hundred bucks
Back in[C] 196[D]4

[D]My grandfather was a drinker
Back in the d[C]ay he put em d[B]own
But a wa[C]r is known to c[B]hange a man
And the w[C]hiskeys known to ch[D]ange a man b[C]ut...    [B]

Thats not me[C]             [D]
I rarely [C]drink from the bottle but Ill s[B]moke a little wee[C]d     [D]
I still [C]live in the sticks where you [B]wouldnt go
In a [C]town of twelve hundred off an o[D]ld dirt road
And a [C]country boy [B]is all Ill ever b[C]e....  [D]

[D]Now its been twelve years since I sold my soul
To the d[C]evil in L.[B]A.
He said [C]sign your name here on the d[B]otted line
And your [C]songs they all will [D]play

[D]He set up shop on Sunset
He put me [C]up at the  Marq[B]uis
He said you w[C]ant to sell a million[B] records boy
[C]You better listen to [D]me

He said c[C]hange your style, [B]whiten your smile
you could [C]lose a couple [D]pounds
And if you w[C]ant to live this life
You better l[B]ose that wife
Do ya [C]need your friends [D]around?

I said..    [C]    [B]  No thats not m[C]e     [D]
Cause the b[C]iggest things in life are your [B]friends and fami[C]ly       [D]
And I [C]like my jeans and my [B]old t-shirts
and c[C]ouple extra pounds never r[D]eally hurt
And a [C]country boy [B]is all Ill ever b[C]e....  [D]

Cause H[F]ank taught me just h[G]ow to stay ali[D]ve
Youll never ca[F]tch me out the house without my .9[G] or .45[D]
I got a big o[F]range tracker and a d[G]iesel truck
My[D] idea of heaven is chasing white tail bucks
And as a c[F]ountry boy I k[G]now I can surv[A]ive

[D]Now two flags fly above my land
That really [C]sum up how I [B]feel
One is the [C]colors that fly [B]high and proud
The [C]red, the white, the [D]blue

T[D]he other ones got a rattlesnake
with a s[C]imple statement [B]made
"Don't [C]Tread On Me" is [B]what is says
and I'll [C]take that to my [D]grave

Because...[C]..  [B]  this is m[C]e   [D]
Im proud to b[C]e American and s[B]trong in my beli[C]efs    [D]
And Ive sa[C]id it before but I[B]ll say it again
Cause I [C]never needed a government to [D]hold my hand
And Ive sa[C]id it before but I[B]ll say it again
Cause my f[C]amilys always fought and died to s[D]ave this land
And a [C]country boy [B]is all I'll ever [C]be.... [D]

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