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πΈ Intro:
F F Bb Bb
πΈ Verse:
F
Blue sky breeze and a trail of dust
Sunday slow like fender rust
Bb
Ain't much else out here but us
And it fits just right
F
Cotton sheets out on a line
Red rose bloom on a July vine
bB
Sunset glass, a front porch wine
And it taste just right
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
Dm Am F Bb F C
I ain't saying Heaven can't get any better
Dm Am Bb N.C.
Is it too much to ask to just stay here forever
πΈ Chorus:
F
You shine like lights in the city
And they know for miles around
Bb
You're out of this world pretty
F
And I'm pretty sure by now
F
You could've had anybody
Bb
But you went and did what you did
Broke every heart in town
N.C. F
When you picked this rural route kid
πΈ Verse:
f
Shooting stars and summer rain
Fall like me when you say my name
Bb
And after all who could blame
These arms right here
F
Wrapped around you in a warm sunrise
Hot coffee cup and your green eyes
Bb
I'll tell you no one's more surprised
Then this ole boy here (here we go)
πΈ Chorus:
F
You shine like lights in the city
And they know for miles around
Bb
You're out of this world pretty
F
And I'm pretty sure by now
F
You could've had anybody
Bb
But you went and did what you did
Broke every heart in town
F
When you picked this rural route kid
πΈ Instrumental:
F F Bb Bb
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
Dm Am F Bb F C
I ain't saying that Heaven can't get any better
Dm Am F Bb
Is it too much to ask to just stay here forever
πΈ Chorus:
F
You shine like lights in the city
And they know for miles around
Bb
You're out of this world pretty
F
And I'm pretty sure by now
F
You could've had anybody
Bb
But you went and did what you did
Broke every heart in town
F
When you picked this rural route kid
πΈ Outro:
F Bb
When you picked this rural route kid
Bb F F Bb Bb
I'm just a rural route kid
Song History
Published: November 1, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025