G

C
I sit for hours up above the town me and my old blue tick
                    G
hound on a summer night got you on my mind
C
From time to time he tries to cheer me up but so far he
                            G
ain't had much luck nothing he can do got these doggone
    G  D/F# Em
 blues 
                   Bm           C    Em           Bm
Moonlight shinin down on the river I remember swimmin 
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together down on main theres a picture show all those
                D
nights on the very last row


(chorus)

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I'm just a country boy this is how a country boy misses you
                   C
thinkin bout the better days turnin back the memories
         G   D/F#  Em                    Bm        C
 thats all I do I spend my days where we used to go
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 shootin tin cans off that old fence post I'm just a 
                   D/B           C                G
country boy and this is how a country boy misses you


C
This morning we drove by your house I could't help but 
                       G
stop and get out saw your mama smile said how ya doin
       C
child how bout somthin ice cold to drink no I ain't heard
                                G                      D/F#
from her all week I'll tell her hi tell her you stopped by
 Em               Bm      C     Em   
Fine ma'am I'll be on my way drove the back roads the 
 Bm          C   Em                  Bm       C    Am     
rest of the day it dead ended in a field of corn I hung my
           D 
head and laid on the horn

(chorus)

(bridge)

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I guess these small town dreams will never come true
 Am                    D
That big city's got a hold on you

(solo)  C         G  C   G D/F# Em

                Bm       C           Am                D
Spend my days where we used to go shootin tin cans off an
                             Am               D/B
old fence post I'm just a country boy and this is how a
  C                 
country boy misses you
         G
Misses you