Verse 1:
      A                            D
Well, life on a farm is kinda laid back
      A                            G        D
Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack
     A               E           D
It's early to rise, early in the sack
      A         E           A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Verse 2:
  A                                   D
A simple kind of life never did me no harm
A                       G            D
Raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm
   A             Gbm           E            D
My days are all filled with an easy country charm
      A         E           A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Chorus:
        E                     A
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle
         E                     A
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
    A          Gbm           E             D
And life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle
      A         E          A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Verse 3:
         A                                      D
When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low
  A                         G             D
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin' up the bow
        A         Gbm        E             D
But the kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low
      A         E           A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Verse 4:
A                                    D
I'd play "Sally Goodin" all day if I could
        A                         G            D
But the lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good
     A             Gbm        E           D
So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should
      A         E          A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Chorus:
        E                     A
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle
         E                     A
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
    A           Gbm          E7            D
And life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle
      A         E       A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Solo:
   A         D
   A      G  D
   A  Gbm E  D  D
   A  E   A
   A         D
   A      G  D
   A  Gbm E  D  D
   A  E   A

Verse 5:
        A                                      D
Well, I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels
  A                     G            D
I never was one of them money hungry fools
    A              Gbm           E       D
I'd rather have my fiddle and my farming tools
      A         E       A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Verse 6:
      A                                 D
Yeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousine
        A                   G             D
A lotta sad people thinkin' that's mighty keen
      A          Gbm           E           D
Well, son let me tell you now exactly what I mean
        A         E       A
I thank God I'm a country boy

Chorus:
        E                     A
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle
         E                     A
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
    A          Gbm           E             D
And life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle
      A         E          A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Solo:
   A         D
   A      G  D
   A  Gbm E  D  D
   A  E   A
   A         D
   A      G  D
   A  Gbm E  D  D
   A  E   A

Verse 7:
         A                                     D
Well, my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he died
       A                              G             D
And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side
          A           Gbm              E          D
He said: "Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride
          A            E          A
And thank God you're a country boy

Verse 8:
         A                                      D
My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle
   A                                G           D
He taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle
   A                Gbm             E7          D
He taught me how to love and how to give just a little
      A         E           A
Thank God I'm a country boy

Chorus:
        E                     A
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle
         E                     A
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
    A          Gbm           E            D
And life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle
      A         E            A
Thank God I'm a country boy    Yeehaw!

Outro:
   A         D
   A      G  D
   A  Gbm E  D  D
   A  E   A  A
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