Tom: D D G A G D [Verse 1] D G South bound out of Shreveport heading hell bent for his grave A G D he reads a sign on the barn door that says the good lord Jesus saves D G But I don't think Jesus knows him cause he ain't the Jesus kind A G D He's a laid back country picker with a laid back country mind [Verse 2] D G He gave the folks a good show at the shreveport coliseum A G D They all heard he's dying, so they all come out to see D G Friends and neighbors make him happy, lord them snuff queens treat him kind A G D He's a laid back country picker with a laid back country mind [Chorus] G D Uppers, downers, turn arounders picked him up and laid him down E A his old troubles keep on swimming cause their to damn mean to drown D G He keeps looking for an answer I know he's never gonna find A G D He's a laid back country picker with a laid back country mind [Instrumental] D G A G D (play twice) [Verse 3] D G Big Bertha back in Beaumont, says he really turns her on A G D she hits the floor a dancing, when the DJ plays his song D G You can see somebody loves him, or at least they did one time A G D He's a laid back country picker, with a laid back country mind