My Little Nagging Wife Chords by Grandpa Jones

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I come home from the country to live a city life, got myself into a jam of purchasing a wife.
We went up to the preacher man, it was a day in June, and when I said to him, I do right there, I sealed my dues.
Give me back the country, you can have your city life, and in that trade I'll give [A] to boot my little naggin' wife. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Give me back the country, why skies are always blue, the wrongest words I ever said was when I said I do.
She nags me in the morning, she nags me noon and night, 24 [D] hours around [A] the clock she's ready for a fight.
Oh give me back the country, you can have your city life, and in [D] that trade I'll give [A] to boot my little naggin' wife.
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And now my mother-in-law moved in, she's loaded down with crust, I'll tell you boys, between the two they're gonna drive me nuts.
Oh give me back the country, you can have your city life, and in that [D] trade I'll give to [A] boot my little naggin' wife.
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Last night I played some poker, we took a little nip, [A] and when I got home from the game I no doubt made a slip.
For both of them was waiting up and there they [E] cornered me.
[A] Oh give me back the country, the land of liberty, oh give me back the country, you can have your city life, and in that [D] trade I'll give to [A] boot my little naggin' wife.
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Give me back the country, you can have your city life, and in [D] that trade I'll give to [A] boot my little naggin' wife. _ _
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