Tom: G
G D7 G
[Verse]
G D7 G
I liked country better back when it was ugly
D7 G G7
Girls never threw panties at David Allen Coe
C G
Women never said Willie had a cute butt
C G
Waylon didn't have to hide a beer gut
C
And record execs told Johnny Paycheck
A D7
To shove his vide o
[Verse]
G D7 G
I liked country better back when it was dog- -ugly
D7 G G7
Nobody ever called Hank Jr. a pretty thang
C G
Back when Neal McCoy was still wettin' the bed
C G
And Conway Twitty had a helmet head
C
And the best lookin' man in Nashville
A D7
Was a fellow named K.D. Lang
[Verse]
G D7 G
I liked country better back when it was ugly
D7 G G7
Back when Lyle Lovett was con sidered a handsome man
C G
Back when all the great stars all dressed like hell
C G
Rhinestones runnin' on a Duracel
C A D7
Back when Tanya Tucker was a big Glen Campell fan
[Verse]
G D7 G
I liked country better back when it was highly unattractive
D7 G
Talkin' back in the George Jones, flat-top days
C G
When no body could compete with Dolly Parton's wig
C G
And her boobs weren't this damned big
C
And the boys in the band all looked like
A D7
They've been hit with the ugly bus
G D7 G C
I liked country better back when it looked like us
G G
I liked country better (No Chord) back when it looked like me
