Johnny Cash - Country Boy

country boy
words and music by john r . cash

capo : 1st fret/key : F#/play : F
[ F ] country [ A# ] boy , ain’t got no [ F ] shoes
country [ A# ] boy , ain’t got no [ F ] blues
[ F ] well , you work all day while you’re wantin’ to play
in the sun and the sand , with a face that’s tan
but at the end of the day , when your work is done
you [ C ] ain’t got nothin’ but [ F ] fun .

country [ A# ] boy , ain’t got no [ F ] ills
country [ A# ] boy , don’t owe no [ F ] bills
[ F ] you get a wiggly worm and then you watch him squirm
while you put him on a hook and you drop him in a brook
and of everything’s gonna turn out right
you’re [ C ] gonna fry fish to – [ F ] night .

[ F ] country [ A# ] boy , you’re lucky [ F ] free
country [ A# ] boy , i wish i was [ C ] you , and you were [ F ] me .

country boy , got work to do
country boy , in the morning dew
you gotta cut the weeds , you gotta plant the seed
there’s many a row you know you gotta hoe
but when it’s quittin’ time , and your work is through
there’s a lot of life in you .

country boy , got a shaggy dog
country boy , up a holler log
well , he comes in a run , when you pick up your gun
and with a shell or two , and your dog and you
when you get your rabbit , you’ll skin his hide
he’s gonna be good fried .

country boy , you got lots to lose
country boy , how i wish i was in your shoes .