Lyric & Midi information www.hittrax.com.au ***************************************** Title * 0534 Thank God I'm A Country Boy Artist * John Denver Composer * John Martin Summers. Published by ALFRED PUBLISHING ******************************************
WELL LIFE ON THE FARM IS KINDA LAID BACK AIN'T MUCH AN OL' COUNTRY BOY LIKE ME CAN'T HACK IT'S EARLY TO RISE, EARLY IN THE SACK THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY!
WELL A SIMPLE KINDA LIFE NEVER DID ME NO HARM A RAISIN' ME A FAMILY AND WORKIN' ON THE FARM MY DAYS ARE FILLED WITH AN EASY COUNTRY CHARM THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY
* Chorus WELL I GOT ME A FINE WIFE, I GOT ME OLD FIDDLE WHEN THE SUN'S COMIN' UP I'VE GOT CAKES ON THE GRIDDLE LIFE AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A FUNNY FUNNY RIDDLE THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY
WHEN THE WORKS ALL DONE AND THE SUN'S SETTIN' LOW I PULL OUT MY FIDDLE AND I ROSIN UP THE BOW THE KIDS ARE ASLEEP SO I KEEP IT KINDS LOW THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY
I'D PLAY 'SALLY GOODIN' ALL DAY IF I COULD BUT THE LORD AND MY WIFE WOULDN'T TAKE IT VERY GOOD SO I FIDDLE WHEN I CAN, WORK WHEN I SHOULD THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY!
* Repeat Chorus WELL I WOULDN'T TRADE MY LIFE FOR DIAMONDS OR JEWELS I NEVER WAS ONE OF THEM MONEY HUNGRY FOOLS I'D RATHER HAVE MY FIDDLE AND MY FARMIN' TOOLS THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY
YEH! CITY FOLK DRIVIN' IN A BLACK LIMOUSINE A LOTTA SAD PEOPLE THINKIN' THAT'S MIGHTY KEEN SON LET ME TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN I THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY
* Repeat Chorus WELL MY FIDDLE WAS MY DADDY'S 'TILL THE DAY HE DIED AND HE TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND HELD ME CLOSE TO HIS SIDE SAID 'LIVE A GOOD LIFE AND PLAY MY FIDDLE WITH PRIDE' AND THANK GOD YOUR A COUNTRY BOY
MY DADDY TAUGHT ME YOUNG HOW TO HUNT AND HOW TO WHITTLE TAUGHT ME HOW TO WORK AND PLAY A TUNE ON THE FIDDLE TAUGHT ME HOW TO LOVE AND HOW TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY * Repeat Chorus
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Key * A Major Tempo * 109 Bpm: Time * 3 Mins/04 Secs