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Aaron Tippin - What This Country Needs
CAPO: 4th Fret
 If DI was a running this country
 I'd Gstart it over from Dscratch
 DKeep what's good, pile up what's bad
 And Athen I'd strike the match
 Yeah, Dwe go back to the basics  
 Of Ghow things ought to be
 Yeah, Dthere'd be a line of changes
 If Ait was left up to Dme
 CHORUS:
 DCause what this country needs
 Is a liGttle more steel guDitar
 ADnd put a little fiddle right in the middle
 Straight Eout of a Texas Abar
 And give uDs a song we can all sing along    
 From sea to shining Gsea
 Yeah be proud of it and always love it
 That's whAat this country neDeds
 DNow if you want to hear about living  
 Just twGist that radio dDial 
 You cDome to a singer singing what liAfe's all about  
 DBut you can't deny that people still cry 
 They laGugh and they smile and they hurt 
 DThat's my humble opinion y'all  
 you can tAake it for what it's woDrth 
 CHORUS:
 DCause what this country needs
 Is a liGttle more steel guDitar
 ADnd put a little fiddle right in the middle
 Straight Eout of a Texas Abar
 And give uDs a song we can all sing along  
 From sea to shining Gsea
 Yeah be proud of it and always love it
 That's whAat this country neDeds
 BRIDGE:
 Yeah tuGrn it on up and let it ring out   
 AcrDoss the land of the free 
 They oEught to build a statue to Hank Williams Senior
 And waAtch it change the scenery
 CHORUS:
 DCause what this country needs
 Is a Glittle more steel Dguitar 
 Yea Dput a sawing fiddle right square in the middle
 Straight Eout of a Texas Abar
 And y'aDll give us a song that we all can sing
 From sea to shGining sea
 Yeah Dbe proud of it and always love it
 That's whAat this country neDeds

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What This Country Needs

by Aaron Tippin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Aaron Tippin - What This Country Needs

CAPO: 4th Fret

If I was a running this country

G D

I'd start it over from scratch

Keep what's good, pile up what's bad

And then I'd strike the match

Yeah, we go back to the basics

Of how things ought to be

Yeah, there'd be a line of changes

A D

If it was left up to me

CHORUS:

Cause what this country needs

G D

Is a little more steel guitar

And put a little fiddle right in the middle

E A

Straight out of a Texas bar

And give us a song we can all sing along

From sea to shining sea

Yeah be proud of it and always love it

A D

That's what this country needs

Now if you want to hear about living

G D

Just twist that radio dial

D A

You come to a singer singing what life's all about

But you can't deny that people still cry

They laugh and they smile and they hurt

That's my humble opinion y'all

A D

you can take it for what it's worth

CHORUS:

Cause what this country needs

G D

Is a little more steel guitar

And put a little fiddle right in the middle

E A

Straight out of a Texas bar

And give us a song we can all sing along

From sea to shining sea

Yeah be proud of it and always love it

A D

That's what this country needs

BRIDGE:

Yeah turn it on up and let it ring out

Across the land of the free

They ought to build a statue to Hank Williams Senior

And watch it change the scenery

CHORUS:

Cause what this country needs

G D

Is a little more steel guitar

Yea put a sawing fiddle right square in the middle

E A

Straight out of a Texas bar

And y'all give us a song that we all can sing

From sea to shining sea

Yeah be proud of it and always love it

A D

That's what this country needs

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