Standard Tuning – Capo 3
Intro
[Am] [C] [D] [Am]
Verse:
[Am] Right outside of this one church town
There's a [C] gold, dirt road to a whole lot of nothin'
Got a [D] deed to the land but it ain't my ground
This is [Am] God's country
[Am] We pray for rain, thank him when it's fallin'
[C] 'Cause it brings a grain and a little bit of money
We [D] put it back in the plate I guess that's why
They call it [Am] God's country
Chorus:
[Am] I saw the light in the sunrise
Sittin' [C] back in the 40 on a muddy riverside
Gettin' [D] baptized in holy water and 'shine
With the [Am] dogs running
[Am] Saved by the sound of the been found
Dixie [C] whistled in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound
The [D] devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around
This is [Am] God's country
Verse:
[Am] We turned the dirt and worked until the week's done
[C] We take a break and break bread on Sunday
[D] And then do it all again 'cause we're proud to be
From [Am] God's country (Yeah, yeah)
Chorus:
[Am] I saw the light in the sunrise
Sittin' [C] back in the 40 on a muddy riverside
Gettin' [D] baptized in holy water and 'shine
With the [Am] dogs running
[Am] Saved by the sound of the been found
Dixie [C] whistled in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound
The [D] devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around
This is [Am] God's country (yeah)
Solo:
[Am] [C] [D] [Am]
Bridge:
[Am] I don't care what my headstone reads
And [C] what kind of pine wood box I end up in
[D] When it's my time, lay me six feet deep
In [Am] God's country (Yeah, yeah)
Chorus:
[Am] I saw the light in the sunrise
Sittin' [C] back in the 40 on a muddy riverside
Gettin' [D] baptized in holy water and 'shine
With the [Am] dogs running
[Am] Saved by the sound of the been found
Dixie [C] whistled in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound
The [D] devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around
This is [Am] God's country (God's country)
Chorus:
[Am] I saw the light in the sunrise
Sittin' [C] back in the 40 on a muddy riverside
Gettin' [D] baptized in holy water and 'shine
With the [Am] dogs running
[Am] Saved by the sound of the been found
Dixie [C] whistled in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound
The [D] devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around
This is [Am] God's country