For the intro just play D-Am7-then play D on the 5th and 6th fret and slide back down to 2nd and 3rd. D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)The preacher man says its the end of time G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And the Mississippi River shes agoin (x02210@1)dry D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)The interest is up and the stock markets down G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And you only get mugged if you go down town D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)I live back in the woods you see G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)My woman and the kids and the dogs and me D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)I got ashotgun (x02210@1)arifle (x02210@1)and afour (x02210@1)wheel drive G (320003@1) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)And acountry (x02210@1)boy can survive Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Country folks can survive D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)I can plow afield (x02210@1)all day long G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Ain't too many things these ole boys can't do Am7 (x02010@1)We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine G (320003@1) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)And acountry (x02210@1)boy can survive Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Country folks can survive Chorus G (320003@1) F (133211@1)Because you can't starve us out and you can't make us run C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Cause when them ole boy raised on shotgun F (133211@1)We say grace and we say ma'am C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)If you ain't into that we don't give adamn (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)We came from the West Virginia coal mines G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And the Rocky Mountains and the Western Skies Am7 (x02010@1)And we can skin abuck (x02210@1)we can run atrot (x02210@1)line G (320003@1) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)And acountry (x02210@1)boy can survive Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Country folks can survive D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)I had agood (x02210@1)friend in New York City G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)He never called me by my name just HillBilly Am7 (x02010@1)My GrandPa taught me to live off the land G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And his taught him to be abusiness (x02210@1)man Am7 (x02010@1)He used to send me pictures of the Broadway Night G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And I'd send him some homemade wine Am7 (x02010@1)But he was killed by aman (x02210@1)with aswitch (x02210@1)blade knife G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)For forty three dollars my friend lost his life Am7 (x02010@1)I'd love to spit some Beechnut in that dudes eye G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And shoot em' with my ole 45 Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Cause acountry (x02210@1)boy can survive Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Country folks can survive Chorus.................. D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1)Were from North California and South Alabam G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And little towns all around this land Am7 (x02010@1)And we can skin abuck (x02210@1)and run atrot (x02210@1)line G (320003@1) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)And acountry (x02210@1)boy can survive Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Country folks can survive Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Country boy can survive Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)Country folks can survive................