Country Boy Chords
by Albert Lee
Country Boy by Albert Lee is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, Eb, D7, C, Bb and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
G Em Eb
I may look like a city slicker,
G D7 G
Shinin' up through his shoes.
G Em Eb
Underneath I'm just a cotton picker,
G D7 G
Pickin' out a mess of blues
C G
Show me where I start.
C G
Find a horse and cart.
Eb Bb
I'm just a country boy,
Eb G
Country boy at heart.
verse 2
G Em Eb
I may look like a bank teller,
G D7 G
Pushing facts in a file.
G Em Eb
But I'd rather be a hog collar,
G D7 G
Chewing cud on a sty.
C G
Show me where I start.
C G
Find a horse and cart.
Eb Bb
I'm just a country boy,
Eb G
Country boy at heart.
verse 3
G Em Eb
I may look like a city slicker,
G D G
Shinin' up through my shoes.
G Em Eb
Underneath I'm just a cotton picker,
G D G
Pickin' out a mess of blues.
C G
Show me where I start.
C G
Find a horse and cart.
Eb Bb
I'm just a country boy,
Eb G
Country boy at heart.