Tom: C
Dm Dm G
[Verse]
G Dm C Dm
Born and raised in the 'Bama clay
Dm C G Dm
Where my daddy's rock and roll took a hold of me
Dm C Dm
Skynyrd and Hank, they taught me
Dm C
How to bend a string and break a heart
F G
Southern way's just the way we are
[Chorus]
Dm G
I grew up in the country
G
With a 12 gauge shotgun
Dm G
I grew up in the country
G
Underneath that sweetgum
F
I'll chase it, rock and roll
G
Don't forget, nah everybody knows
Dm G
That I grew up in the country
G Dm
And the country grew up in me
[Instrumental]
Dm
[Verse]
Dm C Dm
Made my way, to Tennessee
C G Dm
With a band of Alabama boys like me
Dm
Found a space, to let us play
C
I crank back a shot, and turn it on
F G
Soon we have the whole damn crowd singin'...
[Chorus]
Dm G
I grew up in the country
G
With a 12 gauge shotgun
Dm
I grew up in the country
G
Underneath that sweetgum
F
I'll chase it, rock and roll
G
Don't forget, nah everybody knows
Dm G
That I grew up in the country
G Dm
And the country grew up in me
[Instrumental]
Dm
[Bridge]
F
Those two-for-ones under neon lights
F Dm
Don't hit me like my daddy's shine
F
From the muddy water to the Georgia pines
G Dm
Mississippi River to the Carolines
Dm
If you feel me go clap your hands
F
If you're country then you'll understand
G
Ain't from around hear, just pretend
G
Here we go, we gonna sing it again
[Chorus]
Dm G
I grew up in the country
G
With a 12 gauge shotgun
Dm
I grew up in the country
G
Underneath that sweetgum
F
I'll chase it, rock and roll
G
Don't forget, nah everybody knows
Dm G
That I grew up in the country
G Dm
And the country grew up in me
Dm G
I grew up in the country
G
With a 12 gauge shotgun
Dm
I grew up in the country
G
Underneath that sweetgum
F
I'll chase it, rock and roll
G
Don't forget, nah everybody knows
Dm G
That I grew up in the country
G Dm
And the country grew up in me
[Outro]
Dm Dm Dm
Oh yessirree
