Lets Start A Country
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Bb Gm x3 Eb Dm7
[Verse 1]
Bb Gm Bb
Live out on an island
Gm Eb
Don't eat anything with eyes and
Dm7 Eb
Since I've never seen a carrot move
Dm7 Bb
At least not of its own behalf
Gm Bb
Spend the whole afternoon
Gm Eb
Thinking what I'm making you
Dm7 Eb
Nothing ever going, ever going wrong
Dm7
Living in a vacuum
[Chorus]
Bb Gm
One, two, three, let's start a country
Bb Gm
One, two, three, just you and me
Bb Gm
One, two, three, let's start a country
Eb Dm7
How do you do that? How do you do that?
[Verse 2]
Bb Gm Bb
Can you do some of the legwork?
Gm Eb
Like filling out the forms and stuff
Dm7 Eb
'Cause I'm a little busy
Dm7 Bb
Thinking what I'm making you
Gm Bb
Tonight it's donut casserole
Gm Eb
Tomorrow morning donuts plain
Dm7 Eb
'Cause I know we both love donuts, baby
Dm7
Yeah, that's what I'm saying
[Bridge]
Eb Dm7
We both know who the victim is here
Eb Dm7
When we disappear, we won't reappear, oh
[Chorus]
Bb Gm
One, two, three, let's start a country
Bb Gm
One, two, three, just you and me
Bb Gm
One, two, three, let's start a country
Eb Dm7
How do you do that? How do you do that?
[Verse 3]
Bb Gm Bb
So I did a little research
Gm Eb
Up late on this website
Dm7 Eb
Turns out you can't just do this type of thing
Dm7 Bb
In fact, it's kind of regulated
Gm Bb
Oh, everybody wants to get away
Gm Eb
But no one ever does
Dm7 Eb
They just get used to BS
Dm7
Oh, let's not let that happen to us
[Bridge]
Eb Dm7
We both know who the victim is here
Eb Dm7
When we disappear, we won't reappear, oh
[Chorus]
Bb Gm
One, two, three, let's start a country
Bb Gm
One, two, three, just you and me
Bb Gm
One, two, three, let's start a country
Eb Dm7
How do you do that? How do you do that?
Bb Gm
One, two, three, let's start a country (let's start a country)
Bb Gm
One, two, three, just you and me (just you and me)
Bb Gm
One, two, three, let's start a country (let's start a country)
Eb Dm7
How do you do that? How do you do that? (Oh, yeah)
Bb
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How to play Lets Start A Country
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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.