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D Am
[Verse 1]
G/B D The Dpreacher man says it's Amthe end of time
And the G/BMississippi River, she's Da going dry
The Dinterest is up and the Amstock markets down
And you G/Bonly get mugged if you Dgo downtown
DI live back in the Amwoods, you see
My G/Bwoman and the kids and the Ddogs and me
I got a Dshotgun and a rifle and Amfour wheel drive
And a G/Bcountryboy Am7can survive,D Ccountry folks G/Bcan survive D
[Verse 2]
DI can plow a field allAm day long
I can G/Bcatch catfish from Ddusk 'til dawn yeah
DMake our own whiskey and our Amown smoke too
Ain't G/Btoo many things these old Dboys can't do
We grow Dgood old tomatoes and Amhomemade wine
And G/Bcountryboy Am7can survive,D Ccountry folks G/Bcan survive D
[Chorus]
Because you G/Bcan't starve us out and you F/Ccan't make us run
'Cause Cwe're them ol' boys raised G/Bon shotguns
G/BWe say grace and F/Cwe say ma'am
If you Cain't into that, we don'tG/B give a damn
[Verse 3]
We cameD from the West VirgiAmnia coal mines
And the G/BRocky Mountains and the DWestern skies
And Dwe can skin a buck, we can Amrun a trot line
And a G/Bcountryboy Am7can survive,D Ccountry folks G/Bcan survive D
I Dhad a good friend in AmNew York City
He G/Bnever called me by my name Djust hillbilly
My DGrandpa taught me how to Amlive off the land
And G/Bhis taught him to be a Dbusiness man
He used to Dsend me pictures of the AmBroadway Nights
And G/BI send him some Dhomemade wine
But he was Dkilled by a man with a Amswitchblade knife
For G/Bforty three dollars, my friendD lost his life
I'd Dlove to spit some beechnut Amin that dudes eyes
And G/Bshoot him with my Dol' fortyfive
'Cause a G/Bcountryboy Am7can survive D
CCountry folks G/Bcan survive D
[Chorus]
'Cause you G/Bcan't starve us out and you F/Ccan't make us run
And Cwe're them ol' boys raised G/Bon shotgun
G/BWe say grace, F/Cwe say ma'am
If you Cain't into that, we don'tG/B give a damn
[Outro]
We're from DNorth California Amand South Alabama
And G/Blittle towns all aroundD this land
DWe can skin a buck and run Ama trot line
And a G/Bcountryboy Am7can survive,D Ccountry folks G/Bcan survive D
Am7Countryboy G/Bcan survive,D Ccountry folks G/Bcan survive
D Am7 G/B D
