Country Kid
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by The Avett Brothers
(2024 release)
[Verse 1]
G
I was a country kid through and through
C
I got my bare feet bit by a wreckin' crew
D7 G D7
Of fire ants on a mission for total domination of the font yard
[Verse 2]
G
Three years old on a ramshackle farm
C
Winnie-the-Pooh in the crook of my arm
D7 G D7
Brother and sister not meaning no harm, pickin' on me
[Verse 3]
G
I was a country kid with a strong foundation
C D7
Gettin' myself a whole second education in the back of the bus
G D7
Kids kissin' and cussin' all around me
[Verse 4]
G
One more pickup in the trailer park
C
Hand to mouth, livin'll break a young heart
D7 G
Beautiful girl with a hard, hard look in her eyes
[Chorus]
C
Then I grew up and hit the city
G
But the skyscrapers never get me
A7
I fly above 'em all the time, straight through cloud nine
D7
Flowing fast like the Mississippi
[Verse 5]
G
I was a country kid shootin' hoops in the dirt
C
Hidin' smokes in the pocket of a homemade shirt
D7 G D7
Runnin' laps in the yard until my little legs hurt and then goin' again
[Verse 6]
G
Six feet of air off a plywood ramp
C
Dad's welding machine parked where I would land
D7
All I could taste was blood, all I could feel were the rocks
G D7
In the palms of my hands
[Verse 7]
G
I was a country kid throwin' parties in the woods
C
Draggin' my friends out of their neighborhoods
D7 G D7
Jealous of their cable TV and their girls next door
[Verse 8]
G
Slippin' off into the dark of night
C
The shape of a body traced by moonlight
D7 G
Interrupted by some other kid wantin' to fight over her
[Chorus]
C
Then I grew up and hit the city
G
But the skyscrapers never get me
A7
I fly above 'em all the time, straight through cloud nine
D7
Flowing fast like the Mississippi
N.C.
Flowing fast like the Mississippi
N.C.
Woo!
[Fiddle Solo]
G B C C# G D G
B C G D G C G
A7 D N.C.
[Verse 9]
A
I was a country kid
D
Now I'm grown, with a job and a wife and a son of my own
E A E
Navigatin' time zones, inspectin' the bones of the second half
[Verse 9]
A
Talkin' to God a little more often
D
Less requests and more sayin', "Thank you"
E A
For every single town and every single acre in between
[Out-Chorus]
D
'Cause I grew up and hit the city
A
But that metropolis'll never get me
B7
I fly above it all the time, straight through cloud nine
E
Flowing fast like the Mississippi
D
Yeah, I grew up and hit the city
A
But the skyscrapers never get me
B7
I fly above 'em all the time, straight through cloud nine
E
Flowing fast like the Mississippi
How to play Country Kid
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.