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Intro
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G C
Cruisin' New York City in the back of this limousine,
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spendin' my hard-earned money like it grows on trees.
G C
You're an uptown girl, mighty easy on the eye,
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but if you think that I' big city then you're in for a big surprise.
C G
Now, listen, little darlin', there's some things you need to know about me:
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I like grits and gravy, hot tamales, black-eyed peas.
C G C
Wakin' up at first daylight, headin' for a fishin' hole,
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you might catch me rockin' but I'm Country Down To My Soul.
G C
Well, I rolled into town playing guitar in a hillbilly band.
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You like our rockin' rhythm, you say it makes you want to dance.
G C
Just because I like to turn it up and play a little too loud,
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don't think for a minute I don't fit in with the honky tonk crowd.
C G
Now, listen, little darlin', there's some things you need to know about me:
D7 G
I like grits and gravy, hot tamales, black-eyed peas.
C G C
Jumpin' in my truck for a ride, headin' down some old back road,
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you might catch me rockin' but I'm Country Down To My Soul.
Interlude (first piano, then guitar)
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G C
Yes, Ma'am, I come from Texas, I'm mighty proud of my roots,
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I don't wear a hat but I got forty pair of cowboy boots.
G C
Me and Bob Wills used to sing the San Antonio Rose.
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That's where I learned to swing it, girl, I'm Country Down To My Soul.
C G
Now, listen, little darlin', there's some things you need to know about me:
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I like grits and gravy, hot tamales, black-eyed peas.
C G C
Layin' on a blanket at night, watchin' the stars put on a show,
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you might catch me rockin' but I'm Country Down To My Soul.
G D7
You might catch me rockin' but I'm Country Down To My Outro Soul.
Outro
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N.C.
Now, that's Country.