I re mem ber (G)wear ing straight leg (G6)Le vis, flan nel shirts, e ven (G6)when they (G)weren’t (Cmaj7)in style.

I re (C)mem ber (G)sing ing with Roy Rog ers (G)at the mov ies, when the (G6)West (G)was (Cmaj7)real ly (C6)wild.

I was (F)lis t’ning to the Op ry, when (G)all of my friends were dig ging (C)rock and roll, and (E)rhy thm and blues.

(F)I was (Dm)coun try,

when (Dm7)coun try was n’t (C)cool.

I re (C)mem ber (G)wear ing straight leg (G6)Le vis, flan nel shirts, e ven (G6)when they (G)weren’t (Cmaj7)in style.

I re (C)mem ber (G)sing ing with Roy Rog ers (G)at the mov ies, when the (G6)West (G)was (Cmaj7)real ly (C6)wild.

I was (F)lis t’ning to the Op ry, when (G)all of my friends were dig ging (C)rock and roll, and (E)rhy thm and blues.

(F)I was (Dm)coun try,

when (Dm7)coun try was n’t (C)cool.

I re (C)mem ber (C6)Ooh,

(C)I was (G)coun try,

when coun try (G6)was n’t (C)cool.

I was (G)coun try

(G)from my hat down (G6)to my (C)boots.

(F)I still act

and (G)look the same; what you (C)see ain’t (E)noth in’ new.

(F)I was (Dm)coun try,

when (Dm7)coun try was n’t (C)cool.

(C)cool.

Yeah, (C)I was (Dm7)coun try,

when (Dm7)coun try was n’t (C)cool.