Thank God I’m a Country Boy | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
| N.C (hand claps) | N.C |
Verse 1
| N.C | N.C |
Well, life on the farm is kinda laid back.
| N.C | N.C |
Ain’t much an old country boy like me can’t hack.
| N.C | N.C |2/4 N.C |
It’s early to rise, early in the sack.
|4/4 N.C | N.C |
I thank God I’m a country boy.
Verse 2
| N.C | N.C |
Well, a simple kinda life never did me no harm.
| N.C | N.C |
A raisin’ me a family and workin’ on the farm.
| N.C | N.C |2/4 N.C |
My days are all filled with an easy country charm.
|4/4 N.C | N.C |
Thank God I’m a country boy.
Bridge 1
| N.C | N.C |
Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddle.
| N.C | N.C |
When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle.
| N.C | N.C |2/4 N.C |
And life ain’t nothin’ but a funny, funny riddle.
|4/4 N.C | N.C (E F# G#) |
Thank God I’m a country boy.
Verse 3
| A A/E | A D |
When the work’s all done and the sun’s settlin’ low.
| A A/E | G5 D |
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow.
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low.
|4/4 A E | A (E F# G#) |
Thank God I’m a country boy.
Verse 4
| A A/E | A D |
I’d play Sally Goodin all day if I could.
| A A/E | G5 D |
But the Lord and my wife wouldn’t take it very good.
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should.
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) |
Thank God I’m a country boy.
Bridge 2
| E E/B | A A/E |
Well, I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddle.
| E E/B | A A/E |
When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle.
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny, funny riddle.
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) |
Thank God I’m a country boy, woo!
Solo
||: A A/E | A D |
| A A/E | G5 D |
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) :||
Verse 5
| A A/E | A D |
Well, I wouldn’t trade my life for diamonds or jewels.
| A A/E | G5 D |
I never was one of them money-hungry fools.
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
I’d rather have my fiddle and my farmin’ tools.
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) |
Thank God I’m a country boy.
Verse 6
| A A/E | A D |
Yeah, city folk drivin’ in a black limousine.
| A A/E | G5 D |
A lotta sad people thinkin’ that’s a mighty keen.
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
Well, son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean.
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) |
I thank God I’m a country boy.
Bridge 3
| E E/B | A A/E |
Well, I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddle.
| E E/B | A A/E |
When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle.
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
And life ain’t nothin’ but a funny, funny riddle.
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) |
Thank God I’m a country boy.
Solo 2
||: A A/E | A D |
| A A/E | G5 D |
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) :||
Verse 7
| A A/E | A D |
Well, my fiddle was my daddy’s ’til the day he died.
| A A/E | G5 D |
And he took me by the hand, held me close to his side.
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
Said, “live a good life, play my fiddle with pride.
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) |
And thank God you’re a country boy”.
Verse 8
| A A/E | A D |
Well, my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle.
| A A/E | G5 D |
Taught me how to work to play a tune on the fiddle.
| A F#m | E D | D (hold) |2/4 D (hold) |
He taught me how to love and how to give just a little.
|4/4 A E A | A (A G# F#) |
And thank God I’m a country boy.
Bridge 3
| E E/B | A A/E |
Well, I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddle.
| E E/B | A A/E |
When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle.
| A F#m | E D | D (hold) | D (hold) |
Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny, funny riddle.
| N.C | N.C |
Woo, thank God I’m a country boy, yes!
Outro
||: A A/E | A D |
| A A/E | G5 D |
| A F#m | E D | 2/4 D/A |
|4/4 A E | A (A G# F#) :||
Thank God I’m a Country Boy’s chords, progressions, and TAB
John Denver‘s Thank God I’m A Country Boy is a great example of a classic, fast, and fun country tune to play.
Released in 1974 on Back Home Again, it was the live version that came the following year that was a hit. Most likely, this is down to the feeling of the tune came across better live.
For the practicing guitarist, Thank God I’m A Country Boy’s chords provide a great lesson in playing fast, alternating bass.
In true country style, there are the occasional 2/4 bars as well to consider so this is definitely a challenge.
Members get TAB to follow and can simply practice to a metronome, gradually increasing the speed before playing along with the original recording(s).
Here’s a link to the full lesson (members only): Thank God I’m a Country Boy chord analysis and TAB.
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