Intro:
DDAm7Am7FFDDRiff 1
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Verse 1:
DAm7
The preacher man says it's the end of time
GD
And the Mississippi River she's a-goin' dry
DAm7
The interest is up and the stock market's down
GD
And you only get mugged if you go down town
DAm7
I live back in the woods, you see
GD
My woman and the kids and the dogs and me
DAm7
I got a shotgun, a rifle and a four wheel drive
GAm7D
And a country boy can survive
Am7GD
Country folks can survive
Verse 2:
DAm7
I can plow a field all day long
GD
I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn
DAm7
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too
GD
Ain't too many things these ole boys can't do
DAm7
We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine
GAm7D
And a country boy can survive
Am7GD
Country folks can survive
Pre-Chorus:
GF
Because you can't starve us out and you can't make us run
CG
'Cause we're them ole boys raised on shotguns
GF
We say grace and we say ma'am
CG
If you ain't into that we don't give a damn
Riff 1
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Chorus:
DAm7
We came from the West Virginia coal mines
GD
And the Rocky Mountains and the Western Skies
DAm7
And we can skin a buck, we can run a trot line
GAm7D
And a country boy can survive
Am7GD
Country folks can survive
Verse:
DAm7
I had a good friend in New York City
GD
He never called me by my name, just Hillbilly
DAm7
My Grandpa taught me to live off the land
GD
And his taught him to be a business man
DAm7
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway Night
GD
And I'd send him some homemade wine
DAm7
But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
GD
For forty three dollars my friend lost his life
DAm7
I'd love to spit some Beechnut in that dude's eyes
GD
And shoot him with my ole .45
GAm7D
'Cause a country boy can survive
Am7GD
Country folks can survive
Pre-Chorus:
GF
Because you can't starve us out and you can't make us run
CG
'Cause we're them ole boys raised on shotguns
GF
We say grace and we say ma'am
CG
If you ain't into that we don't give a damn
Riff 2
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Chorus:
DAm7
We're from North California and South Alabam'
GD
And little towns all around this land
DAm7
And we can skin a buck and run a trot line
GAm7D
And a country boy can survive
Am7GD
Country folks can survive
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
Hank Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953), born Hiram King Williams, was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time. Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one.
Born in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, Williams moved to Georgiana
