Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G D7D7 G+G
Verse:
G+G D7D7 G+G
I liked country better back when it was ugly
D7D7 G+G G7G7
Girls never threw panties at David Allen Coe
C majorC G+G
Women never said Willie had a cute butt
C majorC G+G
Waylon didn't have to hide a beer gut
C majorC
And record execs told Johnny Paycheck
A augmentedA D7D7
To shove his vide o
Verse:
G+G D7D7 G+G
I liked country better back when it was dog- -ugly
D7D7 G+G G7G7
Nobody ever called Hank Jr. a pretty thang
C majorC G+G
Back when Neal McCoy was still wettin' the bed
C majorC G+G
And Conway Twitty had a helmet head
C majorC
And the best lookin' man in Nashville
A augmentedA D7D7
Was a fellow named K.D. Lang
Verse:
G+G D7D7 G+G
I liked country better back when it was ugly
D7D7 G+G G7G7
Back when Lyle Lovett was con sidered a handsome man
C majorC G+G
Back when all the great stars all dressed like hell
C majorC G+G
Rhinestones runnin' on a Duracel
C majorC A augmentedA D7D7
Back when Tanya Tucker was a big Glen Campell fan
Verse:
G+G D7D7 G+G
I liked country better back when it was highly unattractive
D7D7 G+G
Talkin' back in the George Jones, flat-top days
C majorC G+G
When no body could compete with Dolly Parton's wig
C majorC G+G
And her boobs weren't this damned big
C majorC
And the boys in the band all looked like
A augmentedA D7D7
They've been hit with the ugly bus
G+G D7D7 G+G C majorC
I liked country better back when it looked like us
G+G G+G
I liked country better (No Chord) back when it looked like me