Key: E
Introduction:
E
Never get too big, never get too heavy
E A
Never get too cool, you stop paying your dues, oh yeah
A E
What can a poor boy do?
E B
Better go back to your mama
A E
Oh, she'll take care of you
E
Lost your wife, lost your son
E A
Stay out drinking 'til the morning comes, oh yeah
A E
What can a poor boy do?
E B
You better go back to your mama
A
Oh, she'll take care of you
E
Country girl, take my hand
E A
Lead me through this diseased land
A E
I am tired, I am weak
E B
I am worn
B E
I have stole, I have sinned
E A
Oh, my soul is unclean
A E B E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on
E
Crazy woman, mess your head
E A
Wake up drunk and bleeding in some strange bed, oh yeah
A E
What can a poor boy do?
E B
You better go back to your mama
A E
Oh, she'll take care of you
E
Country girl, take my hand
E A
Lead me through this diseased land
A E
I am tired, I am weak
E B
I am worn
B E
I have stole, I have sinned
E A
Oh, my soul is unclean
A E B E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on
E A E
Gotta keep on keeping on
E A E
Gotta keep on keeping strong
E A
Gotta keep on keeping on
E A B
When you got the right
B E
You got the right city blues, woo!
E
The thing I have to say before I go
E A
Be careful with your seed, you will reap just what you sow, oh yeah
A E
What can a poor boy do?
E B
You better go back to your mama
B A E
Oh, she'll take care of you, oh
E
Country girl, take my hand
E A
Lead me through this diseased land
A E
I am tired, I am weak
E B
I am worn
B E
I have stole, I have sinned
E A
Oh, my soul is unclean
A E B E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on
E
Country girl, take my hand
E A
Lead me through this diseased land
A E
I am tired, I am weak
E B
I am worn
B E
I have stole, I have sinned
E A
Oh, my soul is unclean
A E B E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on
Outro
A E B E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on