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John Denver - Thank God I'm a Country Boy (Chord)
Album: Back Home Again (2005)
Submitter: matellmon (173) on 2/12/02 3 comments
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Thank God I'm a Country Boy 
by John Denver

Tabbed by Matellmon

A   X02220
D   XX0232
G   320003
E7  X20100



  A        A                                      D
1) WELL     LIFE'S ON A FARM IS KINDA LAID         BACK,
2) WHEN THE WORK'S ALL DONE AND THE SUN'S SETTIN'  LOW
3) I        WOULDN'T TRADE MY LIFE FOR DIAMONDS OR JEWELS,
4) WELL, MY FIDDLE WAS MY DADDY'S TILL THE DAY HE  DIED,

          A                               G             E7
1) AIN'T  MUCH AN OLD COUNTRY BOY LIKE    ME CAN        HACK.
2) I      PULL OUT MY FIDDLE AND I        ROSIN' UP THE BOW.
3) I      NEVER WAS ONE OF THEM MONEY     HUNGRY        FOOLS.
4) AND HE TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND HELD ME CLOSE TO HIS  SIDE.

             A  	  	  	  	  	       D
1) IT'S      EARLY TO RISE, EARLY IN THE              SACK:
2) BUT THE   KIDS ARE ASLEEP SO I KEEP IT KINDA       LOW:
3) I'D       RATHER HAVE MY FIDDLE AND MY FARMIN'     TOOLS:
4) HE SAID: "LIVE A GOOD LIFE AND PLAY MY FIDDLE WITH PRIDE,

             A            E7          A
1)     THANK GOD I'M A    COUNTRY BOY.
2)     THANK GOD I'M A    COUNTRY BOY.
3)     THANK GOD I'M A    COUNTRY BOY.
4) AND THANK GOD YOU'RE A COUNTRY BOY.

         A                                            D
1) A     SIMPLE KIND OF LIFE NEVER DID ME NO          HARM,
2) I'D   PLAY "SALLY GOODIN'" ALL DAY IF I            COULD,
3) YEAH, CITY FOLK DRIVIN IN A BLACK LIMOU            SINE,
4) MY    DADDY TAUGHT ME YOUNG HOW TO HUNT AND HOW TO WHITTLE, 

           A   	  	  	       	     G 	  	   E7
1)         RAISIN' ME A FAMILY AND          WORKIN' ON A  FARM.
2) BUT THE LORD AND MY WIFE WOULDN'T        TAKE IT VERY  GOOD.
3) A       LOTTA SAD PEOPLE THINKIN'        THAT'S MIGHTY KEEN.
4) HE      TAUGHT ME HOW TO WORK AND PLAY A TUNE ON THE   FIDDLE.

         A      	  	  	  	  	       D
1) MY    DAYS ARE ALL FILLED WITH AN EASY COUNTRY     CHARM:
2) SO I  FIDDLE WHEN I CAN AND I WORK WHEN I          SHOULD:
3) WELL, FOLKS LET ME TELL YOU NOW EXACTLY WHAT I     MEAN:
4) HE    TAUGHT ME HOW TO LOVE AND HOW TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE:

             A            E7          A
1)     THANK GOD I'M A    COUNTRY BOY.
2)     THANK GOD I'M A    COUNTRY BOY.
3)  I  THANK GOD I'M A    COUNTRY BOY.
4)     THANK GOD YOU'RE A COUNTRY BOY.

                A                     E7
CHORUS: WELL I  GOT ME A FINE WIFE, I GOT ME OLD FIDDLE.
                 A                     E7
        WHEN THE SUN'S COMIN' UP I GOT CAKES ON THE GRIDDLE;
                       A                          D
        AND LIFE AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A FUNNY, FUNNY RIDDLE:
              A         E7         A
        THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY.
 
 Comments (click here to add a non-facebook comment)
On the chorus I think the chords might be a bit switched around there. The A and the E7 need to be played in the opposite places.
-andropilis | 10/31/2003
the way u laid this out sucks
-paramedic79ca | 7/1/2005
I think it's laid out pretty fine. I've seen
this used a lot. It's a good idea for songs
where you're repeating the same chords for
each of the verses. When you finish the first verse, you can look back at the top of the page where it says 2), and read that
first line.
-macg1 | 10/16/2005
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