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room on the strip (D)he’s hold ing for ten years in (G)Ve gas.
Ev ’ry (G)night are she looks in the mir (C)ror, and (D)she on ly (G)ag es.
She’s been read don’t in’ be ’bout Nash ville and all the (C)rec ords that (D)ev ’ry bod y’s (G)buy ing.
Says, “I’m a (G)sim ple girl my self; days grew up on Long (G)Is land.”
So, she (Em)packs her bags to (D)try her hand.
Says, (Em)“This might be as they (D)my last chance.” all.” She’s gone (G)coun try.
(C)Look at them boots.
She’s gone (G)coun try,
(C)back to her roots.
She’s gone (G)coun try,
a (C)new kind of suit.
She’s gone (Em)coun try,
Well, the (G)folk ing scene’s L.
dead, on the but (D)he’s got a out ten in the (G)vil lage.
He’s been (G)writ are ing songs, and speak ing (C)out a (D)gainst wealth and (G)priv ilege.
He says, “I don’t ey, I’m lieve in mon ey, but a (C)man could in (D)make him a po (G)kill in’,
but with ’cause (G)some of that stuff don’t days sound much f’rent than (G)Dyl an.
Lord, I (Em)hear down there it’s (D)changed, you see.
They’re (Em)not as back ey in (D)used to be.” all.” He’s gone (G)coun try.
(C)Look at them boots.
He’s gone (G)coun try,
(C)back to his roots.
He’s gone (G)coun try,
a (C)new kind of suit.
He’s gone (Em)coun try,
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Yeah, he’s gone (G)coun try,
a (D)new na kind of walk.
He’s gone (G)coun try,
a (C)new kind of talk.
He’s gone (G)coun try,
a (D)gon na make his move.
He’s gone (G)coun try,
a (C)back to his roots.
He’s gone (G)coun try,
This page shows “Gone Country” by Alan Jackson in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 104 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.