Ladies Love Country Boys
Written by Jamey Johnson, George Teren & Rivers Rutherford
Recorded by Trace Adkins
Intro.: | (D) | (D) | (D) This is for all you | (D)sophisticated ladies out there |
| (D) | (D) | (D) | (D)
Yeah, she (D)grew up in the city in a little subdivision
Her daddy wore a tie, mama never fried a chicken
(F)Ballet, straight A's, (G)most likely to suc-(D)ceed
They (D)bought her a car after graduation
Sent her down south for some higher education
(F)Put her on the fast track (G) to a law de-(D)gree
Now she's (A)comin' home to visit, holdin' the hand
Of a (C)wild-eyed boy with a (G7sus4)farmers tan
(Chorus)
And she's (D)ridin' in the (F)middle of his (G)pickup truck
(D)Blarin' Charlie (F)Daniels, yellin', "(G)Turn it up!"
They (D)raised her up a (F)lady, but there's (G)one thing they couldn't a-(A)void
(C)Ladies love (G)country (D)boys, | (D) | (D)you know its true | (D)
Yeah, you know (D)mamas and daddies want better for their daughters
Hope they'll settle down with a doctor or a lawyer
In their (F)uptown, ball gown, (G)hand-me-down royal-(D)ty
They (A)never understand why their princess falls
For some (C)camouflage britches and a (G)southern boy drawl
(Chorus)
Or why she's (D)ridin' in the (F)middle of a (G)pickup truck
(D)Blarin' Hank (F)Junior, yellin', "(G)Turn it up!"
They (D)raised her up a (F)lady, but there's (G)one thing they couldn't a-(A)void
(C)Ladies love (G)country (D)boys
Inst.: | (G) | (G) | (D) | (A) | (G) | (G)
You can (A)train 'em, you can try to teach 'em right from wrong
But it's (C)still gonna turn 'em (G)on
When they go (D)ridin' in the (F)middle of a (G)pickup truck
(D)Blarin' Lynyrd (F)Skynyrd, yellin', "(G)Turn it up!"
You can (D)raise her up a (F)lady, but theres (G)one thing you just cant a-(A)void
(C)Ladies love (G)country (D)boys, they love us, country boys, yeah
Outro.: (D) Yeah, they canft stand it, they said, country thing, you know
Sing it, na, na,
Oh, that's pretty lady ----- Fade out
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