Chords for Country Poor and Country Proud - Bluegrass Brothers
Tempo:
119.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C]
Mama sits and cries a lot lately.
Papa he don't say much [F] anymore.
[Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] Times are hard since [F] they [G] closed the mill down.
I guess they're getting used to [C] being poor.
There's fresh hot coffee in the kitchen.
And those biscuits and gravy sure [F] smells [C] [F] good.
[C]
[Dm] Ain't no picture pretty [Am]
[G] as the sunshine.
When you're looking out the window at [C] the moon.
We might be poor country pal.
And we're living this way we [F] know how.
We [Dm] don't have, we don't look [G] for pity.
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
[F] [C]
[F]
[Dm]
[G]
And [C]
[G] [B] [C] a stranger came out here from the city.
Came and tried to take some hard luck [F] photographs.
[C] [F] [C] [D] I loaded [Dm] up my shotgun [Am] and [G] I won't hit him.
Hey mister we don't need no help [C] like that.
I [F]
[C] still live in the house I was born in.
It ain't much but this old farm will get [F] us by.
All [Dm] I need is a sea tree [Em]
[G] by my front porch.
And hand me a tombstone when [C] I die.
We might be poor country pal.
And we're living the best way we [F] know how.
We [Dm] don't have, we don't look [G] for pity.
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
We might be poor and we're living the best way we [F] know how.
We [Dm] don't have much but we don't look [G] for pity.
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
[G] Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
[Dm] [C]
[C]
Mama sits and cries a lot lately.
Papa he don't say much [F] anymore.
[Am] [F] [C]
[Dm] Times are hard since [F] they [G] closed the mill down.
I guess they're getting used to [C] being poor.
There's fresh hot coffee in the kitchen.
And those biscuits and gravy sure [F] smells [C] [F] good.
[C]
[Dm] Ain't no picture pretty [Am]
[G] as the sunshine.
When you're looking out the window at [C] the moon.
We might be poor country pal.
And we're living this way we [F] know how.
We [Dm] don't have, we don't look [G] for pity.
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
[F] [C]
[F]
[Dm]
[G]
And [C]
[G] [B] [C] a stranger came out here from the city.
Came and tried to take some hard luck [F] photographs.
[C] [F] [C] [D] I loaded [Dm] up my shotgun [Am] and [G] I won't hit him.
Hey mister we don't need no help [C] like that.
I [F]
[C] still live in the house I was born in.
It ain't much but this old farm will get [F] us by.
All [Dm] I need is a sea tree [Em]
[G] by my front porch.
And hand me a tombstone when [C] I die.
We might be poor country pal.
And we're living the best way we [F] know how.
We [Dm] don't have, we don't look [G] for pity.
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
We might be poor and we're living the best way we [F] know how.
We [Dm] don't have much but we don't look [G] for pity.
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
[G] Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
[Dm] [C]
Key:
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mama sits and cries a lot lately. _ _ _ _ _
_ Papa he don't say much _ [F] anymore.
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] Times are hard since [F] they [G] closed the mill down. _ _ _
I guess they're getting _ used to [C] being poor. _ _ _ _ _
There's fresh hot coffee in the kitchen. _ _ _ _
And those _ biscuits and gravy sure [F] smells _ [C] _ [F] good.
_ [C] _
_ [Dm] Ain't no picture pretty [Am] _
[G] as the sunshine. _ _ _ _
When you're looking _ out the window at [C] the moon.
_ _ _ We might be _ poor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ country pal.
And we're _ living this way we [F] know how. _ _ _
We [Dm] don't have, _ we don't look [G] for pity. _ _ _ _ _
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ a stranger came out here from the city.
_ _ _ _ Came and tried to take some hard luck [F] photographs.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [D] I loaded [Dm] up my shotgun [Am] and [G] I won't hit him. _ _
Hey mister we don't need no help [C] like that.
_ _ I [F]
[C] still live in the house I was born in.
_ _ _ It ain't much but this old farm will get [F] us by.
_ _ _ All [Dm] I need is a sea tree [Em]
[G] by my front _ porch. _ _
And _ hand me a tombstone when [C] I _ die.
_ We might be poor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ country pal.
And we're living the best way we [F] know how.
_ We _ _ [Dm] don't have, _ _ we don't look [G] for pity. _ _ _ _
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
_ _ _ We might be poor _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
we're _ living the best way we [F] know how. _ _ _
We [Dm] don't have much but we don't look [G] for pity. _ _ _ _
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud. _ _ _ _
[G] Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud. _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mama sits and cries a lot lately. _ _ _ _ _
_ Papa he don't say much _ [F] anymore.
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] Times are hard since [F] they [G] closed the mill down. _ _ _
I guess they're getting _ used to [C] being poor. _ _ _ _ _
There's fresh hot coffee in the kitchen. _ _ _ _
And those _ biscuits and gravy sure [F] smells _ [C] _ [F] good.
_ [C] _
_ [Dm] Ain't no picture pretty [Am] _
[G] as the sunshine. _ _ _ _
When you're looking _ out the window at [C] the moon.
_ _ _ We might be _ poor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ country pal.
And we're _ living this way we [F] know how. _ _ _
We [Dm] don't have, _ we don't look [G] for pity. _ _ _ _ _
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ a stranger came out here from the city.
_ _ _ _ Came and tried to take some hard luck [F] photographs.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [D] I loaded [Dm] up my shotgun [Am] and [G] I won't hit him. _ _
Hey mister we don't need no help [C] like that.
_ _ I [F]
[C] still live in the house I was born in.
_ _ _ It ain't much but this old farm will get [F] us by.
_ _ _ All [Dm] I need is a sea tree [Em]
[G] by my front _ porch. _ _
And _ hand me a tombstone when [C] I _ die.
_ We might be poor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ country pal.
And we're living the best way we [F] know how.
_ We _ _ [Dm] don't have, _ _ we don't look [G] for pity. _ _ _ _
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud.
_ _ _ We might be poor _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
we're _ living the best way we [F] know how. _ _ _
We [Dm] don't have much but we don't look [G] for pity. _ _ _ _
Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud. _ _ _ _
[G] Cause we're country poor and [C] country proud. _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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