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Thank God Im A Country Boy

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A cappella until the second verse.
2/4 time
Extra 2 beats of D on 3rd line of verses, choruses and solos.
[Verse 1]
Well, Alife on a farm is kinda laid Dback
Ain't Amuch an old country boy like Gme can't Dhack
It's Aearly to rise, eEarly in the Dsack
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry boyA  
[Verse 2]
A Asimple kind of life never did me no Dharm
ARaisin' me a family and Gworkin' on a Dfarm
My Adays are all fF#milled with an Eeasy country Dcharm
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry boyA  
[Chorus]
Well, I Egot me a fine wife, I Agot me old fiddle
When the Esun's comin' up I got Acakes on the griddle
And Alife ain't F#mnothin' but a Efunny, funny rDiddle
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry boyA  
[Verse 3]
When the Awork's all done and the sun's settin' lDow
I Apull out my fiddle and I rGosin' up the bDow
But the Akids are aF#msleep so I Ekeep it kinda Dlow
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry boyA  
[Verse 4]
AI'd play "Sally Goodin" all day if I Dcould
But the Alord and my wife wouldn't Gtake it very Dgood
So I Afiddle when I F#mcan and I wEork when I sDhould
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry boyA  
[Chorus]
Well, I Egot me a fine wife, I Agot me old fiddle
When the Esun's comin' up I got Acakes on the griddle
And Alife ain't nF#mothin' but a E7funny, funny rDiddle
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry Aboy
[Solo]
A D
A G D
A F#m E D D
A E A
A D
A G D
A F#m E D D
A E A
[Verse 5]
Well, I Awouldn't trade my life for diamonds or Djewels
I Anever was one of them Gmoney hungry Dfools
I'd Arather have my F#mfiddle and my Efarming Dtools
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry Aboy
[Verse 6]
Yeah, Acity folk drivin' in a black limouDsine
A lotta Asad people thinkin' Gthat's mighty Dkeen
Well, Ason let me F#mtell you now eExactly what DI mean
I thank AGod I'm a Ecountry Aboy
[Chorus]
Well, I Egot me a fine wife, I Agot me old fiddle
When the Esun's comin' up I got Acakes on the griddle
And Alife ain't F#mnothin' but a Efunny, funny rDiddle
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry boyA  
[Solo]
A D
A G D
A F#m E D D
A E A
A D
A G D
A F#m E D D
A E A
[Verse 7]
Well, my Afiddle was my daddy's till the day he Ddied
And he Atook me by the hand and held me Gclose to his Dside
He said: "ALive a good F#mlife and play my Efiddle with Dpride
And thank AGod you're a Ecountry boyA  
[Verse 8]
My daddy Ataught me young how to hunt and how to Dwhittle
He Ataught me how to work and play a Gtune on the Dfiddle
He Ataught me how to F#mlove and how to E7give just a Dlittle
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry boyA  
[Chorus]
Well, I Egot me a fine wife, I Agot me old fiddle
When the Esun's comin' up I got Acakes on the griddle
And Alife ain't F#mnothin' but a Efunny, funny Driddle
Thank AGod I'm a Ecountry boy AYeehaw!
[Outro]
A D
A G D
A F#m E D D
A E A A

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