Thank God I Am A Country Boy
John Denver English
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Well [A] life on a farm is kinda laid [D] back
Ain\'t[A] much an old country boy
like[G] me can?t [E] hack
It\'s[A] early to rise, [E] early in [D] the sack
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E] country [A] boy
A[A] simple kind of life never did me no [D] harm
[A] Raisin\' me a family & [G] workin\' on a [D] farm
My[A] days are all [F#m] filled with
an[E] easy [D] country charm
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E] .. [A] country boy
Well I[E] got me a fine wife,
I[A] got me old fiddle
When the[E] sun\'s comin\' up
I got[A] cakes on the griddle
And[A] life ain\'t [F#m] nothin\'
but a[E] funny, funny [D] riddle
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E] country [A] boy
When the[A] work\'s all done
and the sun\'s settin\'[D] low
I[A] pull out my fiddle
and I[G] rosin\' up the [D] bow
But the[A] kids are a [F#m] sleep
so I[E] keep it kind [D] a low
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E] [A] country boy
[A] I\'d play "Sally Goodin" all day if I [D] could
But the[A] lord and my wife
wouldn\'t[G] take it very [E] good
So I[A] fiddle when I [F#m] can and
I[E] work when I [D] should
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E] country [A] boy
Well I[E] got me a fine wife,
[A] I got me old fiddle
When the[E] sun\'s comin\' up
I got[A] cakes on the griddle
And[A] life ain\'t [F#m] nothin\'
but a[E7] funny, funny [D] riddle
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E] .. [A] country boy
I[A] wouldn\'t trade my life
for diamonds or[D] jewels
I[A] never was one of them [G] money-hungry [D] fools
I\'d[A] rather have my [F#m] fiddle
and[E] my [D] farmin\' tools
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E7] country [A] boy
Yeah[A] city folk drivin? in a black [D] limousine
A lotta[A] sad people thinkin\'
[G] that\'s mighty [E] keen
Well,[A] son let me [F#m] tell you now
[E] exactly what [D] I mean
I thank[A] God I\'m a [E] .. [A] country boy
Well I[E] got me a fine wife,
[A] I got me old fiddle
When the[E] sun\'s comin\' up
I[A] got cakes on the griddle
And[A] life ain\'t [F#m] nothin\'
but a[E] funny, funny [D] riddle
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E] .. [A] country boy
Well, my[A] fiddle was my daddy\'s
till the day he[D] died
And he[A] took me by the hand
and held[G] me close to his [D] side
He said:[A] "Live a good [F#m] life
and play my[E] fiddle [D] with pride
And thank[A] God you\'re a [E] country [A] boy
My daddy[A] taught me young
how to hunt and how to[D] whittle
He[A] taught me how to work and play
a[G] tune on the [D] fiddle
He[A] taught me how to [F#m] love
and how to[E7] give just a [D] little
Thank[A] God I?m a [E] .. [A] country boy
Well I[E] got me a fine wife,
[A] I got me old fiddle
When the[E] sun\'s comin\' up
I[A] got cakes on the griddle
And[A] life ain\'t [F#m] nothin\'
but[E] a funny, [D] funny riddle
Thank[A] God I\'m a [E] .. [A] country boy Yeehaw!
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