Country Kid chords by Peter Ward

Instrumental:
 G     C     G     C     G     C     D

Verse one:
G              C             G     C    G                C           G     C
A country kid,   a crowded city,      a country kid     feeling so alone
G                  C            G         C    G                  D          G
Thinking   if you were just to disappear,     would anyone, even know you’d gone?

Verse two:
G               C        G           C       G                 C                   G     C
Couldn’t see yourself,  living there      it wasn’t like the places you’ve called home
G          C          G     C         G                D        G
You defied, conventionality     your saw a chance and you were gone

Chorus:
D                 Em                      C                     G
Swirling winds   dirty streets you were feeling chilled to the bone
 D                Em                   C               G
Pretty obvious  pretty clear  you’re better off moving on

Verse three:
G                   C                    G       C    G            C        G      C
Where was the light,  where was the opportunity      everyone was talking about
G               C           G           C               G               D          G
well if you’re fed with a silver spoon      you’ll be streets ahead,  before too soon.

Verse four:
G                     C             G            C            G      C         G      C
For most it’s wasted days in some dead end job       making money for someone else
G               C           G                C       G              D       G
Using your body and they’re using your mind         all for their greedy selves

Chorus:
D                 Em                      C                     G
Swirling winds   dirty streets you were feeling chilled to the bone
 D                Em                   C               G
Pretty obvious  pretty clear  you’re better off moving on

Refrain:
    G                 D                 Em                 C
Do what you can with what you’ve got    be who you want to be
 G              D               Em           C
Give yourself half a chance to find your destiny
  G                           D                  Em             C
What other point is there to life than this     none that I can see
    G                 D                  C                  G
Do what you can with what you’ve got and be who you want to be

Verse five:
G              C      G         C         G           C                  G       C
Our country kid did pretty well   on a path he mapped out for himself instead
 G                     C             G      C      G              D        G
Did the old folks proud   kept his dignity    and used the power  in his head.

Chorus:
D                 Em                      C                     G
Swirling winds   dirty streets you were feeling chilled to the bone
 D                Em                   C               G
Pretty obvious  pretty clear  you’re better off moving on

Refrain:
    G                 D                 Em                 C
Do what you can with what you’ve got    be who you want to be
 G              D               Em           C
Give yourself half a chance to find your destiny
  G                           D                  Em             C
What other point is there to life than this     none that I can see
    G                 D                  C                  G
Do what you can with what you’ve got and be who you want to be

Outro:
D      Em         C                      G
                 Feeling chilled to the bone
D      Em         C                G
                 Better off moving on
D      Em         C                      G
                 Feeling chilled to the bone
 C                 G     C     D                G      C     D               G
Better off moving on          better off moving on         better off moving on