Chords for LYNYRD SKYNYRD- I'M A COUNTRY BOY (1975)

Tempo:
185.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

A

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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LYNYRD SKYNYRD- I'M A COUNTRY BOY (1975) chords
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[A] [D] [C]
[Am] [D] [C]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] New York City [C]
is a [D] thousand miles [C] away.
[A] And [D] if you ask [C] me, I'll tell you [D] that's [C] okay.
[A] Well, [D] I'm not trying [C]
[A] to put the [D] bed cover down.
[C]
[A] They [D] don't need [C]
a man like [D] Neal Chimes.
[C]
[D] Well, [G] I pick cotton [F]
[D] down on the [G] Dixie line.
[F]
[D] I [G] work all [F] day,
[D] trying to [G] make it [F] down.
[A] But [D] that's all right, [Am]
that's [D] okay by me.
[C]
[A] Don't [D] touch the way [C] that it [A] was [D] meant to [C] be.
[G] Dixie the hot town,
[D] don't bother me.
[A] I'm [D] a country boy, [Am]
I'm as happy [D] as I can be.
[Am]
I [D] don't like [C] smoke
[A] [D] choking on my [E] [C] hair.
[A] And [D] some of those city [Am] folks, they [D] don't [C] care.
[A] I [D] don't like [C] cars
[A] [D] buzzing around.
[C]
[Am] I [D] don't even [G] want [A] a piece of concrete [D] in my town.
[C]
I [D] [G] like [F] sunshine,
[D] [G] fresh clean [F] air.
[D] [G] Makes me [F] feel like, [D] well, you [G] wouldn't care.
[F]
[A] That's [D] all right, [Am]
each [D] to his own.
[C]
[Am] But one [D] male from the [C] city, with his [D] country voice on,
[C] I [G] said, Dixie the hot town, [D] never bother me.
[A] I'm [D] a country boy, [C]
I'm [A] as happy [D] as I can [C] be.
[A] [D] Well, [Am] I don't want to even read [D] about [C] it.
[A] [F#m] [G] [D] [Cm] [B]
[G] [Am]
[D] [C] [A]
[Em] [F#] [G] [A]
[G] [D] [Cm] [A]
[F#m] [G] Let [A]
[D] [Am]
[D]
[C] [D]
[G] [Am] [D]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[D] [C] [A]
[D] [A] me [D] tell you something, [C] [A] [D] let me tell you too.
[C] [A] [D] What's right for [Am] me might not be [D]
right for [A] [C] you.
[A] Well, [D] you live your [Am] way, [D] I'll live [Am] mine.
And I [D]
hope you're [G] happy [C] [A] [D] all the [C] time.
But [D] I [G] pick [F] cotton [D] down on the [G] Dixie line.
[F] [D] I [G] work all [Dm] day, [D] [G] trying to make a [F] dime.
[A] [D] That's all right, [C] that's [A] [D] okay by [C] me.
[A] [D] That's the way [Am] it's [D] supposed to [C] be.
[G] Dixie the hot town, [D] never bother me.
[A] I'm a [D] country boy, [Am] I'm as happy [D] as I can [C] be.
[A] [D]
[C] Let me tell you, [A] [D]
[C] I [G] said, Dixie the hot town, [D] never bother me.
[A] [D] I'm a country boy, [C] [A] I'm as happy [D] as I can be.
[C] [A] [G] Oh, [C] that's my way.
[A] [D] [C] I don't want you [Am] to even tell [Bm] me about it, [C] Dixie.
[D] [Am] I don't want to read [A] about it.
[G] [C] [D] [Am]
[G] [C]
[A] [D] [C]
[A] [D] [C]
[A] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[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 learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Im A Country Boy chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, D, C, A, D, Am, D and G of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 92 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 186. Considering the song's key of D Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] New York City [C] _
is a [D] thousand miles [C] away. _ _
_ [A] And [D] if you ask [C] me, I'll tell you [D] that's [C] okay. _ _
[A] _ Well, [D] I'm not trying _ [C]
[A] to put the [D] bed cover down.
[C] _ _
_ [A] They [D] don't need [C] _
a man like [D] Neal Chimes.
[C] _ _
[D] _ Well, [G] I pick cotton [F] _
[D] down on the [G] Dixie line.
[F] _ _
_ [D] I [G] work all [F] day, _
[D] _ trying to [G] make it _ [F] down. _
[A] _ But [D] that's all right, [Am] _
that's _ [D] okay by me.
[C] _ _
_ [A] Don't [D] touch the way [C] that it [A] was _ [D] meant to [C] be. _ _
[G] _ _ Dixie the hot town, _
[D] _ don't bother me. _ _
[A] _ I'm [D] a country boy, _ [Am]
I'm as happy [D] as I can be.
[Am] _ _
_ I [D] don't like [C] smoke _
_ [A] _ [D] choking on my [E] [C] hair. _
_ [A] And [D] some of those city [Am] folks, _ they [D] don't [C] care. _
_ [A] I [D] don't like [C] cars _
_ [A] _ _ [D] buzzing around.
[C] _ _
_ [Am] I [D] don't even [G] want [A] a piece of concrete [D] in my town.
[C] _
I [D] _ [G] like _ [F] sunshine, _
[D] _ _ [G] fresh clean [F] air. _
[D] _ _ [G] Makes me [F] feel like, [D] well, you [G] wouldn't care.
[F] _ _
[A] _ That's [D] all right, [Am] _ _
_ each [D] to his own.
[C] _ _
[Am] But one [D] male from the [C] city, with his [D] country voice on,
[C] I [G] said, _ Dixie the hot town, [D] _ never bother me. _
[A] _ I'm [D] a country boy, [C] _
I'm [A] as happy [D] as I can [C] be. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ Well, [Am] I don't want to even read [D] about [C] it. _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [Cm] _ [A] _ _
_ [F#m] [G] Let [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ me [D] tell you something, [C] _ _ [A] _ [D] let me tell you too.
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] What's right for [Am] me _ might not be [D]
right for [A] [C] you.
_ [A] _ Well, [D] you live your [Am] way, _ _ _ [D] I'll live [Am] mine.
_ _ And I [D]
hope you're [G] happy [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] all the [C] time.
But _ [D] I [G] pick [F] cotton _ [D] down on the [G] Dixie line.
[F] _ [D] I _ [G] work all [Dm] day, _ _ [D] _ [G] trying to make a [F] dime.
[A] _ _ [D] That's all right, _ [C] _ that's [A] [D] okay by [C] me.
_ _ [A] _ [D] That's the way [Am] it's _ [D] _ supposed to _ [C] be.
[G] _ _ Dixie the hot town, _ [D] _ never bother _ me.
[A] _ I'm a [D] country boy, [Am] _ I'm as happy [D] as I can [C] be.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] Let me tell you, [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ I [G] said, _ Dixie the hot town, [D] _ _ never bother _ _ me.
[A] _ [D] I'm a country boy, [C] _ _ [A] I'm as happy [D] as I can be.
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] Oh, _ [C] that's my way.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [C] I don't want you [Am] to even tell [Bm] me about it, [C] Dixie.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] I don't want to read [A] about it.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _

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