Tuning: E A D G B E

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^CTom T Hall is forty now and ^Gso is Bobby Ba^Cre Willie Ne^Clson's gettin' grey and Fa^Gron Young don't c^Care But the yo^Fung ones keep on coming on the o^Cld are slow to go Let there be country and l^Get the country gr^Cow Let there be cou^Fntry let the music roll al^Cong Let there be cou^Gntry and let me share the so^Cng

^CNo one picks like Bill Monroe and don't G^George Jones sing gr^Ceat I can t^Cell that the people care by the p^Geople at my g^Cate Webb Pi^Ferce invites the tourists in and R^Cay keeps them away Let there be country and l^Get the country p^Clay Let there be cou^Fntry let the music roll al^Cong Let there be cou^Gntry and let me share the s^Cong

^CErnest Tubb's got all of the soul he's h^Gad for all these y^Cears Porter Wagoner's recitation still b^Gring me to te^Cars And w^Fhen they do play Kitty Wells you know she's st^Cill the Queen Let there be country and k^Geep the country g^Creen Let there be cou^Fntry let the music roll a^Clong Let there be coun^Gtry and let me share the s^Cong

^CLittle Jimmy Dickens still sends shivers thr^Gough the cr^Cowd Mother Maybelle whispers now but the he^Gart comes through real l^Coud Gene Au^Ftry don't sing no more good old Tex Rit^Cter's gone

And som^Cewhere downtown Nashville a yo^Gung man just got off the bus With a gu^Citar in his hands a po^Gcket full of so^Cngs A l^Cot of talent and a he^Gart full of h^Cope And he's go^Gnna be the next big country st^Car and the country wheels roll on

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Let there be cou^Fntry let the music roll al^Cong Let there be country and l^Get me share the s^Cong Let there be cou^Fntry let the music roll al^Cong Let there be cou^Gntry and let me share the s^Cong

Johnny Cash - Let there be country