City Folks Call Us Poor: Larry Sparks
Album: 40
Capo 3rd Fret
Intro: Follow pattern of first two lines
(G) Moonlight shining (B7) on the grassy (C) meadow
(G) Looks like diamonds (D) shining in the (G) night
Whippoorwills (B7) singing in the (C) white oak
(G) Coon dogs barkin'' (D) in the bright moon-(G)-light
Chorus
(C) Honeysuckle smells just like (G) sweet perfume
(C) Old dogs lyin'' over by the (G) door
(C) Watermelon rinds momma (G) puts up in a jar
And the city folks, (C) they call us (G) poor
Instrumental: Follow pattern of any verse
(G) Singin'' Rock Of (B7) Ages on the (C) front porch
(G) Watchin'' fireflies (D) light up the mountain (G) dew
Listenin'' to Bill Mon-(B7)-roe on the (C) Opry
(G) Singin'' somethin'' (D) ''bout his Uncle (G) Penn
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental: Follow pattern of any verse
(G) God he paints a (B7) picture in the (C) evenin'' sky
(G) Blue and purple, (D) orange and shades of (G) red
He knows we can''t af-(B7)-ford no fancy (C) paintings
So (G) we look at the (D) real thing in-(G)-stead
Repeat Chorus
Oh, the city folk, (C) they call us (G) poor
Instrumental ending: Follow same pattern as Intro
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