Country Thang
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COUNTRY THANG John Michael Montgomery
Intro chords Banjo section is just banjo but it's based on
these chords if you want to play along with it. G F G F G F G
When other instrumentals join it
G F G F "Bring it on" G F G (F-G)<--quick
G F# F
We're backwoods, dixie, flatwoods pickin' , shot gun waving, long
Neck drinkin', huntin' and a-fishin' workin and a- wishing for the
weekend
F#
We say yes no m'am yes m'am sir can I lend a hand take stand for some-
thing we believe in love and pray and do anything for a good friend
G
We like campfires burning, buttermilk churnin' old folks, dirt road
winding and a-turnin through a muddy creek jumping from a tall tree
Bb G
into the deep end to chorus using 1.)
CHORUS:
F G
It's a coun-oun-oun-oun-try thang
C F G
People who don't live it just might think we've gone insane
C F C
But those of us down home we can stand right up and say
Bb G FG(G-G)
It's a coun-oun-oun-try 1.)thang
F G to lead, to chorus, to ending
2.)thang
F
We like moonlight zippin' , late skinny dippin' , flat rock skippin',
cat fish hittin' sitting on the creek bank suns up we aint' leavin'
F#
We like country twang and good southern rockin' Fun in the sun
on a fast boat dockin'Home made wine and a mess of fish frying
in a hot pan
G
Got grandmas and grandpas, new born youngens', double wide homes and
double first cousins An old town square and a county fair it's
C G
a good thang
to chorus using 2.) then to lead, to chorus using 1.) to ending
ENDING: The G is just off thang for timing reasons
Bb F G
It's coun-oun-oun-oun-try thang
Bb F G
It's coun-oun-oun-oun-try thang
BFGFCBFFG
It's coun-oun-oun-oun-oun--try thang "that's right"