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Re Lam7
The preacher man says it's the end of time
Sol Re
And the Mississippi River she's a-goin' dry
Lam7
The interest is up and the Stock Market's down
Sol Re
And you only get mugged if you go downtown
Lam7
I live back in the woods, you see
Sol Re
My woman and the kids, and the dogs, and me
Lam7
I got a shotgun, a rifle, and a 4-wheel drive
Sol La Re
And a country boy can survive
Do Sol Re
Country folks can survive
Re Lam7
I can plow a field all day long
Sol Re
I can catch catfish from dusk 'til dawn
Lam7
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke, too
Sol Re
Ain't too many things these old boys can't do
Lam7
We grow good old tomatoes and homemade wine
Sol La Re
And a country boy can survive
Do Sol Re
Country folks can survive
Sol
Because you can't starve us out
Fa
And you can't make us run
Do Sol
'Cause we're them old boys raised on shotgun
Fa
And we say "grace" and we say "Ma'am"
Do Sol
And if you ain't into that we don't give a damn
Re Lam7
We came from the West Virginia coal mines
Sol Re
And the Rocky Mountains and the western skies
Lam7
And we can skin a buck we can run a trotline,
Sol La Re
And a country boy can survive
Do Sol Re
Country folks can survive
Lam7
I had a good friend in New York City
Sol Re
He never called me by my name, just hillbilly
Lam7
My grandpa taught me how to live off the land
Sol Re
And his taught him to be a businessman
Lam7
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights
Sol Re
And I'd send him some homemade wine
Lam7
But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
Sol Re
For 43 dollars my friend lost his life
Lam7
I'd love to spit some beech nut in that dude's eyes
Sol Re
And shoot him with my old 45
Sol La Re
'Cause a country boy can survive
Do Sol Re
Country folks can survive
Sol
Because you can't starve us out
Fa
And you can't make us run
Do Sol
'Cause we're them old boys raised on shotgun
Fa
And we say "grace" and we say "Ma'am"
Do Sol
And if you ain't into that we don't give a damn
Re Lam7
We're from North California and South Alabama
Sol Re
And little towns all around this land
Lam7
And we can skin a buck we can run a trotline,
Sol La Re
And a country boy can survive
Do Sol Re
Country folks can survive
Lam7 Sol Re
Country boy can survive
Do Sol Re Lam7 Sol Re
Country folks can survive
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