I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - (Duet With George Jones) — Barbara Mandrell
Chords and lyrics for I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - (Duet With George Jones) by Barbara Mandrell (key of C).
Verse 1
Barbara Mandrell- I Was Country, When Country Wasn't Cool- 1981
Intro
[Cmaj7] [C6] [C] [Cmaj7] [C6] [C] [Cmaj7] [C6] [C]
Verse 1
I remember [G]wearing straight leg Levis and flannel shirts
Even when they weren't [Cmaj7]in [C6][C]style[C6][Cmaj7]
I [C]remember [G]singing with Roy Rogers at the movies
When the West was [Cmaj7]really [C6][C][Cmaj7]wild[C6]
And [C]I was [F]listening to Opry
When [G]all of my friends were digging
[C]Rock 'n Roll and [E7]Rhythm & [Am][C6][C]Blues[C6][Cmaj7]
Cause I was [Dm]country, when [G]country wasn't [C][C6]cool.[C6][Cmaj7]
Verse 2
I remember [G]circling the drive-in, pulling up
And turning down [Cmaj7]George [C6][C][Cmaj7]Jones[C6]
I [C]remember [G]when no one was looking
I was putting peanuts in my [Cmaj7][C6][C]Coke[C6][Cmaj7]
I [F]took a lot of kidding
Cause I [G]never did fit in
Now [C]look at [E7]everybody trying to [Am]be what I was [F]then
I was [Dm]country, when [G]country wasn't [C]cool. [C6][Cmaj7]Oooh[C6]
I was [G]country, when country wasn't [C]cool [C6][Cmaj7]yeah[C6]
Bridge 1
I was [G]Country, from my hat down to my [C][C6]boots[C6][Cmaj7]
[F]I still act, and [G]look the same
What you [C]see ain't [E7]nothing [Am]new
Cause I was [Dm]country, when [G]country wasn't [C][C6]cool.[C6][Cmaj7]
Chorus 1
They [F]called us country bumpkins
For [G]sticking to our roots
I'm just [C]glad we're in a [E7]country
Where [Am]we're all free to [F]choose
Bridge 2
Cause I was [Dm]country, when [G]country wasn't [C][C6]cool.[C6][Cmaj7]
Oooh, I was [G]country, when country wasn't [C][C6]cool[C6][Cmaj7]
I was [G]Country, from my hat down to my [C][C6]boots[C6][Cmaj7]
I still [F]act, and [G]look the same
What you [C]see ain't [E7]nothing [Am]new
Coda
Cause I was [Dm]country, when [G]country wasn't [C][C6]cool.[C6][Cmaj7]
Yeah, I was [Dm]Country when [G]Country wasn't [C][C6]cool.[C6][Cmaj7]
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