From uunet!math.fu-berlin.de!pbinfo2!hackes Mon Aug 3 11:28:22 PDT 1992 Article: 1300 of alt.guitar.tab Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Path: nevada.edu!uunet!math.fu-berlin.de!pbinfo2!hackes From: hackes@uni-paderborn.de (Markus Brakweh) Subject: Chords: Thank God I'm a Country boy Message-ID: <1992Aug3.083807.28663@uni-paderborn.de> Sender: news@uni-paderborn.de (News Uni-Paderborn) Nntp-Posting-Host: hamlet Organization: Uni Paderborn FB 17 Informatik GERMANY X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1992 08:38:07 GMT Lines: 60 Thank God I'm a Country boy John Denver, written by John Martin Summers

1) ^AWell ^Alife's on a farm is kinda laid ^Dback, 2) When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low 3) I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds or jewels, 4) Well, my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he died,

1) ain't ^Amuch an old country boy like ^Gme can ^E7hack. 2) I pull out my fiddle and I rosin' up the bow. 3) I never was one of them money hungry fools. 4) and he took me by the hand and held me close to his side.

1) It's ^Aearly to rise, ear^Dly in the sack: 2) But the kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low: 3) I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools: 4) He said: "Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride,

1) Thank ^AGod I'm a ^E7country boy.^A 2) Thank God I'm a country boy. 3) Thank God I'm a country boy. 4) and thank God you're a country boy.

1) A ^Asimple kind of life never did me no ^Dharm, 2) I'd play "Sally Goodin'" all day if I could, 3) Yeah, city folk drivin in a black limou sine, 4) My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle,

1) ^Araisin' me a family ^Gand ^E7 workin' on a farm. 2) but the lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good. 3) a lotta sad people thinkin' that's mighty keen. 4) he taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle.

1) My ^Adays are all filled wi^Dth an easy country charm: 2) So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should: 3) Well, folks let me tell you now exactly what I mean: 4) He taught me how to love and how to give just a little:

1) Thank ^AGod I'm a ^E7country boy.^A 2) Thank God I'm a country boy. 3) I thank God I'm a country boy. 4) Thank God you're a country boy.

Chorus: Well I ^Agot me a fine wife, I ^E7got me old fiddle. When the ^Asun's comin' up I got ^E7cakes on the griddle; and life ain't ^Anothin' but a funny, funny ^Driddle: Thank ^AGod I'm a ^E7country boy^A.

John Denver - Thank god im a country boy