Intro: D D Am7 Am7 F F D D Riff 1 xA -|--------3-2-0-----0--| xE -|--------------2------| xC -|---------------------| xG -|-10-9-7--------------| Verse 1: D Am7 The preacher man says it's the end of time G D And the Mississippi River she's a-goin' dry D Am7 The interest is up and the stock market's down G D And you only get mugged if you go down town D Am7 I live back in the woods, you see G D My woman and the kids and the dogs and me D Am7 I got a shotgun, a rifle and a four wheel drive G Am7 D And a country boy can survive Am7 G D Country folks can survive Verse 2: D Am7 I can plow a field all day long G D I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn D Am7 We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too G D Ain't too many things these ole boys can't do D Am7 We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine G Am7 D And a country boy can survive Am7 G D Country folks can survive Pre-chorus: G F Because you can't starve us out and you can't make us run C G 'Cause we're them ole boys raised on shotguns G F We say grace and we say ma'am C G If you ain't into that we don't give a damn Riff 1 xA -|--------3-2-0-----0--| xE -|--------------2------| xC -|---------------------| xG -|-10-9-7--------------| Chorus: D Am7 We came from the West Virginia coal mines G D And the Rocky Mountains and the Western Skies D Am7 And we can skin a buck, we can run a trot line G Am7 D And a country boy can survive Am7 G D Country folks can survive Verse: D Am7 I had a good friend in New York City G D He never called me by my name, just Hillbilly D Am7 My Grandpa taught me to live off the land G D And his taught him to be a business man D Am7 He used to send me pictures of the Broadway Night G D And I'd send him some homemade wine D Am7 But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife G D For forty three dollars my friend lost his life D Am7 I'd love to spit some Beechnut in that dude's eyes G D And shoot him with my ole .45 G Am7 D 'Cause a country boy can survive Am7 G D Country folks can survive Pre-chorus: G F Because you can't starve us out and you can't make us run C G 'Cause we're them ole boys raised on shotguns G F We say grace and we say ma'am C G If you ain't into that we don't give a damn Riff 2 xA -|---------------2-3---2-0------| xE -|-------------------------2--0-| xC -|-10-9-7-----------------------| xG -|--------10-9-7-----7----------| Chorus: D Am7 We're from North California and South Alabam' G D And little towns all around this land D Am7 And we can skin a buck and run a trot line G Am7 D And a country boy can survive Am7 G D Country folks can survive This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
A Country Boy Can Survive chords by Hank Williams
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
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d
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d
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u
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d
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Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
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How to play A Country Boy Can Survive on ukulele
To play A Country Boy Can Survive on ukulele, strum the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. Expect a medium pace, around 100 bpm. You are playing it in G major. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. Strum a steady country rhythm and let chords ring between the lines.
5 ukulele chords used in "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams: Am7, C, D, F and G
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