Verse:
    D
She grew up in the city in a little subdivision,

Her daddy wore a tie, Momma never fried a chicken,
F                    G                 D
Ballet, Straight As, most likely to su cceed

They bought her a car after graduation

Sent her down south for some higher education
F                         G            D
Put her on the fast track to a law deg ree
         A
Now shes comin home to visit

Holdin the hand
     C
Of a wild-eyed boy
       G
with a farmers tan
 
Chorus:
          D            D             G      D
And she's ridin in the middle of his pickup truck
                D               G       D
Blarin' Charlie Daniels yellin, Turn it up!
                     D  
They raised her up a lady
           G                         A
But theres one thing they couldnt av oid
C           G       D
Ladies love country boys
 
 
               D
Yeah, you know mommas and daddys want better for their daughters

Hope theyll settle down with a doctor or a lawyer
         F                  G                   D
In their uptown, ball gown, hand-me-down royalt y
     A
They never understand

why their pri(nc)ess falls
         C
For some camouflage britches
      G
And a southern boy drawl
 

            D            D           G      D
Or why shes ridin in the middle of a pickup truck
            D           G       D
Blarin Hank Jr. yellin, Turn it up!
                     D  
They raised her up a lady
           G                         A
But theres one thing they couldnt av oid
C           G       D
Ladies love country boys
 

        A5
You can train em

You can try to teach em right from wrong
        C5                  G5
But its still gonna turn em on
 

             D            D           G      D
When they go ridin in the middle of a pickup truck
              D               (nc)
Blarin Lynyrd Skynyrd yellin, Turn it up!
        D              D  
You can raise her up a lady
           G                          A
But theres one thing you just cant av oid
C           G       D
Ladies love country boys
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