Colt Ford - Running this country

If I was running this ^Dcountry I'd build a big ^Dold bar With a stage ^Dfor a singer And a fiddle and a steel ^Dguitar If I was running this ^Groost I'd use an ^Diron fist You wouldn't ^Ehear one lick of that Tailgate drum loop ^Ashit It'd be nothing but ^GCash Hank, Waylon ^Dand Willie ^GWe'd be the honky tonk ^Dparty ^AIf I was running this ^Dmcountry

If I was ^Drunning this country I'd go back ^Din time Between ^D1953 and '7^D9 There'd be a man ^Gin black Looking for a ^DMuskogee And Hank ^E7Williams in the back Of a big old Cadil^Alac A Buck Owens ^Gand Lefty A Bob Wills ^Dand Patsy ^GWe'd be the honky tonk ^Dparty ^AIf I was running this ^Dcountry

They'd never vote us ^Gin But buddy if ^Dthey did I'd be the first ever rhinestone ^Dsuit wearing ^APresident And I can play ^Gthe part on ^Dthis old gui^Gtar ^G Call it the honky tonk ^Dparty ^AIf I was Running this ^Dcountry

If I was running this ^Dcountry I'd change a thing ^Dor two We'd start ^Dthe National Anthem With a little bit of working ^Dman blues There'd only be ^Gone law You have to be an ^Doutlaw I'd make my ^E7oval office Out of any old hole ^Ain the wall No tax on ^Gbeer Free Goverment ^Dwhiskey ^GWe need a Jukebox ^Djunkie ^ATo start running ^Dthis country

They'd never vote us ^Gin But buddy if ^Dthey did I'd be the ^Dfirst ever rhinestone suit wearing ^APresident And I can play the ^Gpart on ^Dthis old gui^Gtar ^G Call it the honky tonk ^Dparty ^AIf I was Running this ^Dcountry

^GWe'd be the honky tonk ^Dparty..^A..... ^A If I was Running ^Dmthis country D Dm D D D