Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 1:
E MajorE
If I could never age a day past senior year
A augmentedA
I'd still be burnin' up fuel in that rear view mirror
E MajorE A augmentedA
Yelling to my buddies, "Hey man, no cop, no stop"
You know that's right
E MajorE
We was crankin' up the dial jammin' Rocky Top
A augmentedA
Hidin' all our pot in our truck toolbox
E MajorE A augmentedA
Saying, "Bubba I think we're good, they ain't gonna check there"
But if they do
E MajorE
But if the blue lights come I'll be steppin' on the gas
A augmentedA
Feelin' like Earnhardt goin' Talladega fast
E MajorE
With my heart a racin' like it's lookin' for a checkered flag
N.C.
But all you're gonna catch is
Chorus:
E MajorE
Dusty taillights fadin' off in a one-lane
A augmentedA E MajorE
Water colored sky, water tower spray painted on
A augmentedA
In John Deere green (John Deere green)
E MajorE
When the Friday night lights make your hometown glow
A augmentedA
And that smoke in the sky from a field down the road
E MajorE A augmentedA
That's what I call home (I call home)
E MajorE A augmentedA
Just livin' in a country song
Just livin' in a country song
Verse 2:
E MajorE
Rusty old trucks from the senior class
A augmentedA
With ripped American flags wavin' in the back
E MajorE A augmentedA
With an exhaust so loud that it will shake my whole town
(Oh yeah it would)
E MajorE
With the CD skippin' 'cause we done burnt it up
A augmentedA
Jammin' flyin' down a back road while we was on the road
E MajorE A augmentedA
Leavin' black marks somewhere in small town USA (USA)
E MajorE
It was "Hey baby girl, do you need my Carhartt?
A augmentedA
Yeah it's gettin' kinda cold I'm trying to break your heart"
E MajorE
In a square body Chevy painted up like the General Lee
N.C
So we can let the cops see
Chorus:
E MajorE
Dusty taillights fadin' off in a one-lane
A augmentedA E MajorE
Water colored sky, water tower spray painted on
A augmentedA
In John Deere green (John Deere green)
E MajorE
When the Friday night lights make your hometown glow
A augmentedA
And that smoke in the sky from a field down the road
E MajorE A augmentedA
That's what I call home (I call home)
E MajorE A augmentedA
Just livin' in a country song
Just livin' in a country song
Verse 3:
E MajorE
Billy Bob loved Charlene and I used to love just runnin' roads
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The smell of freedom on two bare feet with a mix dried up cedar logs
E MajorE
Mama knew I was creek bound, south side Cheatham river rat
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With hair too long and big old letters that read backwoods across my back
E MajorE
Sunburnt to a red crisp, skin peelin' like every week
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Sneakin' outta my bedroom window, man we thought we super slick
E MajorE
Smokin' Paw Paw's Black & Milds, drenched in A&F Cologne
A augmentedA
Tryin' to cover up that weekend smell from all that marijuana smoke
E MajorE
Mama tried, Jesus watched, God laughed and Satan helped
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What you expect? I grew up in a house that bumped the Charlie Daniels Band
E MajorE
So if you catch me in Georgia I got the golden fiddle
A augmentedA N.C
And I'm chasin' the dream and outrunnin' that old devil with
Chorus:
E MajorE
Dusty taillights fadin' off in a one-lane
A augmentedA E MajorE
Water colored sky, water tower spray painted on
A augmentedA
In John Deere green (John Deere green)
E MajorE
When the Friday night lights make your hometown glow
A augmentedA
And that smoke in the sky from a field down the road
E MajorE A augmentedA
That's what I call home (I call home)
E MajorE A augmentedA
Just livin' in a country song
E MajorE
Just livin' in a country song
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE