G5 C5 G5 INTRO C5 F5 It was back in '36 when country music came to town, G5 C5 G5 Tex had wrote a few songs and he'd come to put his music down. C5 F5 Regal Zonophone cut those early 78's, G5 C5 And the man said on the wireless, "Country's really big these days". C5 F5 We heard him sing about where the white face cattle roam , G5 C5 G5 And Australia came to see the Buddy William's Travellin' Show. C5 F5 And then Slim hit the road and soon became a household name, G5 C5 They were saying back then, "Country's really big these days". A5 G5 F5 C5 Yeah, break out the fiddle, resin up the bow, F5 G5 C5 G5 Like they did back then on those old time country shows. C5 F5 'Cause we remember our roots and the pioneers who paved the way, G5 C5 Now everybody's saying, "Country's really big these days". G5 C5 (key change) Ab5 INSTRUMENTAL Db5 F#5 There's been a lot of changes in the music industry, Ab5 Db5 Ab5 We're on compact disc now and country's on MTV. Db5 F#5 Old Tex and Buddy wish they were around today, Ab5 Db5 'Cause everybody's saying, "Country's really big these days". Bb5 Ab5 F#5 Db5 Yeah, break out the fiddle, resin up the bow, F#5 Ab5 Db5 Ab5 Like they did back then on those old time country shows. Db5 F#5 'Cause we remember our roots and the pioneers who paved the way, Ab5 Db5 That's why everybody's saying, "Country's really big these days". Ab5 Db5 Yeah from Perth to Goondiwindi, country's really big these days. Ab5 Db5 Yeah, from Cairns down to Burnie, country's really big these days.
