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

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

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

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

 G  
 I said I was there the day   
      A                D  
 When country took the throne