I was (F)sit tin’ on a bar stool in a (C)bar be que joint

in (G)Ten nes see

when this ol’ (F)boy walked in

and he (C)sat right down

next to (D7)me.

(D#dim7)I could (Em7)tell he’d been through some (C7)hard times;

there were (G7)tear stains on his (G7)old

(C)shirt.

And he (F)said, “You wan na know what you get when you (C7)play a coun try song back wards?”

You get your (G)house back, you get your dog back, you get your best heart friend Jack back.

You get your truck back, you get your hair back, you get your first and sec ond wives back; You get your (C7)front porch swing, your pret ty lit tle thing, your bling, bling, bling and a dia mond ring.

chine.

You get your (G)farm and the barn and the boat and the Har ley, you first night in jail with Char lie.

It (D)sounds a lit tle cra zy, a lit tle scat tered and ab surd, but (G)that’s (CN.C.)what you get when you play a coun try song back wards.”

Well, (C)I nev er heard it said quite like that.

It (G)hit me in the face, ’cause that’s where I’m at.

I (C)al most fell flat out on the floor.

He said, (D)“Wait a min ute, (D)that’s not (CN.C.)all, there’s e (D)ven more.”

You get your

(C)We sat there and shot the bull a bout how it would be if we could (D)turn it all a (D)round and (CN.C.)change this

C R A P.

You get your (G)house back, you get your dog back, you get your best heart friend Jack back.

You get your truck back, you get your hair back, you get your first and sec ond wives back; You get your (C)front porch swing, your pret ty lit tle thing, your bling, bling, bling and a dia mond ring.

chine.

You get your (G)farm and the barn and the boat and the Har ley, first night in jail with Char lie.

Get your (G)mind back, you get your nerves back, you your your first heart at tack back.

You get your pride back, you get your life back, you get your first first sec real love back.

You get your (C)big porch screen your T ty lit tle V, a D V D and a wash in’ ma chine.

You get the (G)pond and the lawn, and the bail and the mow er, first night in jail with Char lie.

Get your you go back where you don’t know her.

It (D)sounds a lit tle cra zy, a lit tle scat tered and ab surd, but (G)that’s (CN.C.)what you get when you play a coun try song back wards.