Buddy Brown

Country Promised Land

Buddy Brown


Tom: G

G C G C D Em C D G C G

[Verse]
G               C          G                              C          G     D                         G    
I know where my food comes from, and the friends I've got i know are real, don't need the government to help 
   C                                   D         G     G                            C    G             
me out, cause and 8 point buck makes a dang good meal. bought a truck when i turned seventeen, had a gun
            C       G                D                      G    C                                  D
rack in the back window, when the recession hit brought us to our knees, but god made it rain so the corn
      G
could grow

[Pre-Chorus]
D                                                 G            D                           G          D    
and now common sense has been swept out of this nation, with a bunch of bs laws and stupid rules, but we a'int
                             Em              C                   D
changed the same old country station, since 1961 its still been cool

[Chorus]

G                       D                  Em             C            G                D           C    D
so ill be waitin on the other side with my 12 gage and my Friday nights, if y'all wanna join me you can, 
             Em                   D          C                   D                G   C G 
just let the world go run to the city cause well be livin in the country promised land 

[Verse]
G             C     G                    C      G           D                Em      C
i got 2 boys of my own, they watch everything i do, a great woman waitin for me back home, i'd die for her in
  D      G
a second too

[Pre-Chorus]
D                                      G           D                                G        D  
we love the lord and we sure love our country,no matter who might be in white house now, it wont be long
                        Em           C                                 D
till all these days are history, but we still hold out hope it'll turn around

[Chorus]

G                       D                  Em             C            G                D           C    D
so ill be waitin on the other side with my 12 gage and my Friday nights, if y'all wanna join me you can, 
             Em                   D          C                   D                G   C G 
just let the world go run to the city cause well be livin in the country promised land 

[Outro]
G                  D                       Em                             C              G          
so pray in school, raise your kids right, keep your first and second amendments alive, love your neighbor
            D                       Em                 C                G C G 
despite the color of their skin and keep askin Jesus to come back again