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Just a skinny little Mississippi railroad man  
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That loved to sing and play  
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He brought his music from the cotton fields  
           D5 
To the the hillbilly hall of fame  
 
Thank God for Jimmie Rodgers  
           G5 
Chisel his name in the cornerstone  
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I just wish he could've lived to see the day  
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When country took the throne  
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Now a million songs have come and gone  
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Since we made that humble start  
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About neon nights, everyday life  
                D5 
Love and broken hearts  
 
And more and more folks  
            G5 
Kept tuning in and turning on  
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Now I can proudly say that I saw the day  
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When country took the throne  
 

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Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York  
           A5 
They can't get enough of this country stuff  
            G5             D5 
And they're screaming for more  
 
We painted the town with that grand old sound  
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And the whole world sang along  
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Yes, I was there the day  
     A5                D5 
When country took the throne  
 

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Now, no one knows what the future holds  
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But I bet my best guitar  
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There'll be a jukebox jumping on Jupiter  
      D5 
And a honky-tonk on Mars  
 
In the last frontier they'll stand and cheer  
         G5 
The best music ever known  
A5 
They'll celebrate that age old day  
     G5       A5        D5 
When country took the throne 
 

G5                                D5 
Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York  
           A5 
They can't get enough of this country stuff  
            G5             D5 
And they're screaming for more  
 
We painted the town with that grand old sound  
        A5                G5 
And the whole world sang along  
D5 
Yes, I was there the day  
     A5                D5 
When country took the throne  
 

G5 
I said I was there the day  
     A5                D5 
When country took the throne