Chords for I'm A Country Boy

Tempo:
185.75 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

A

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I'm A Country Boy chords
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[A] [D] [C]
[Am] [D] [C]
[A] [D] [C]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] New York City [C]
[Am] is a thousand [D] miles [C] away,
[A] [D] and if you ask [C] me, I'll [D] tell you that's okay.
[C]
[A] Well, [D] I'm not trying [C]
[A] to put the [D] bed down.
[G] [C]
[D] They don't need [C]
men [D] like me, child.
[C]
[D] Well, [G] I pick cotton [F]
down [D] on the [G] Dixie Line.
[Dm]
[D] I [G] work all [F] day,
[D] trying [G] to make it [F] down.
[A] [D] That's all right, [Am]
that's [D] okay by [C] me,
[A] [D] cause that's the way [C] that it [A] was [D] meant to [C] be.
[G] Big city hot town, [D] don't bother me.
[Am] I'm a kind [D] of boy, [Am]
I'm as happy [D] as I can be.
[Am]
[D] I don't like smoke [C]
[A] [D] choking up my [C] hair,
[A] and [D] some of those city [Am]
folks, [D] they don't [C] care.
I [A] [D] don't like cars [C]
[A] [D] buzzing [C] around.
[Am] I [D] don't even want [C]
a piece [A] of concrete [D] in my [C] town.
Well, [D] [G] I like [Dm] sunshine, [G] breath between [F] it,
[D] [G] makes me [F] feel like, [D] well, you [G] wouldn't care,
[F] but [A] [D] that's all right, [C] no.
[A] [D] Each to his own.
[C]
[D] But one male from a city, [Am]
it's a country [D] boy's song.
[C] I [G] said, big city hot town, [D] [G] never [D] bother me.
[Am] I'm [D] a kind of boy, [Am]
I'm as happy [D] as I can [E] be.
[C]
[A] [D] Well, [Am] I don't want to even read [D] about [C] it.
[A] [F#] [G] [C] [A]
[G] [Am]
[F#m] [G] [C] [A]
[Em] [F#] [G#] [A]
[G] [Cm] [A]
[F#m] [G] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[C] [D]
[G] Let [D] [Am]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[D] [C] [A]
[D] [A] me [D]
tell you something, [C] [A] let [D] me tell you the truth.
[C] [A] [D] What's right for me [Am] might not be [D]
right for [A] [C] you.
[A] Well, [D] you live your [C] way, [A] [D] I'll live [Am] mine.
And I [D] hope you're [G] happy [C] [D] all the [C] time.
But [G] I pray [F] cotton [D] down on the [G] decent line.
[F] [D] [G] I work all [Dm] day, [D] trying [G] to make a [F] dime.
[A] [D] That's all right, [C] [A] that's [D] okay by [Am] me,
[A] [D] that's the [C] way it [A] was [D] supposed to [C] be.
[G] Big city hot town, [D] never bother me.
[A] I'm a [D] country boy, [Am] I'm as happy as [D] I can be.
[C] [A] [D]
Let [C] me tell [A] you, [D]
[C] I [G] said, big city hot town, [D] never bother me.
[A] I'm [D] a country boy, [Am] I'm as happy [D] as I can be.
[C] [A] [D] Oh, [Am] that's my way.
[D] [C] I don't want you to [A] even tell [D] me about [C] the big city.
[A] [D] [Am] I don't want to read about it.
[G] [C] [D] [Am]
[G] [C]
[D] [Am]
[D] [C]
[A] [D] [Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[A] [G] [C]
[A] [D] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
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To start learning Lynyrd Skynyrd - Im A Country Boy chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, C, A, D, Am and D in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 92 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 186 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Minor.

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_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] New York City [C] _ _
[Am] is a thousand [D] miles [C] away, _
_ [A] _ [D] and if you ask [C] me, _ I'll [D] tell you that's okay.
[C] _ _
_ [A] Well, [D] I'm not trying [C] _
[A] to put the [D] bed down.
_ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [D] They don't need _ [C] _
men [D] like me, child.
[C] _ _
_ [D] Well, [G] I pick cotton [F] _
down [D] on the [G] Dixie Line.
[Dm] _ _
_ [D] I [G] work all [F] day, _
_ [D] trying [G] to make it [F] down. _
[A] _ _ _ [D] That's all right, [Am] _
that's [D] okay by _ [C] me,
_ [A] _ [D] cause that's the way [C] that it [A] was [D] meant to [C] be. _
[G] _ _ Big city hot town, [D] _ _ don't bother me. _
[Am] _ _ I'm a kind [D] of boy, _ [Am] _
I'm as happy [D] as I can be.
[Am] _ _
_ _ [D] I don't like smoke [C] _
_ [A] _ [D] choking up my [C] hair, _
_ [A] and [D] some of those city [Am]
folks, _ [D] they don't [C] care.
I [A] _ [D] don't like cars [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] buzzing [C] around. _
_ [Am] I [D] don't even want [C]
a piece [A] of concrete [D] in my [C] town.
Well, [D] _ [G] I like [Dm] sunshine, _ _ _ [G] breath between [F] it, _
_ [D] _ [G] makes me [F] feel like, [D] well, you [G] wouldn't care,
[F] but [A] _ _ [D] that's all right, [C] no. _
_ [A] _ [D] Each to his own.
[C] _ _
_ [D] But one male from a city, _ [Am]
it's a country [D] boy's song.
[C] I [G] said, big city hot town, [D] _ [G] never [D] bother me. _
[Am] _ I'm [D] a kind of boy, _ [Am]
I'm as happy [D] as I can [E] be.
[C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ Well, [Am] I don't want to even read [D] about [C] it. _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ [A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] Let _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] me _ _ _ [D] _
tell you something, [C] _ _ [A] let [D] me tell you the truth.
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] What's right for me [Am] might not be [D]
right for [A] [C] you.
_ _ [A] Well, [D] you live your [C] way, _ _ [A] _ [D] I'll live [Am] mine.
_ And I [D] hope you're [G] happy [C] _ _ _ _ [D] all the [C] time.
But [G] I pray [F] cotton _ [D] down on the [G] decent line.
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] [G] I work all [Dm] day, _ [D] _ trying [G] to make a [F] dime.
_ [A] _ _ [D] That's all right, _ [C] _ [A] that's [D] okay by [Am] me,
_ _ [A] _ [D] that's the _ [C] way it [A] was _ [D] supposed to [C] be.
_ [G] _ Big city hot _ town, [D] _ never bother _ _ me.
[A] _ I'm a [D] country boy, [Am] _ I'm as happy as [D] I can be.
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
Let [C] me tell [A] you, _ [D] _ _ _
[C] I [G] said, big city hot town, [D] _ _ never bother _ me.
[A] _ I'm [D] a country boy, [Am] _ I'm as happy [D] as I can be.
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Oh, [Am] that's my way.
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] I don't want you to [A] even tell [D] me about [C] the big city.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] I don't want to read about it.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of Nuthin Fancy album.

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