"Country Bumpkin"... Cal Smith - 1974 Chords
Tempo:
91.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Dm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
He walked into the bar and parked his lanky [C] frame up on a [G] tall bar stool.
And [D] with a long soft southern drawl said I'll just have a glass of [G] anything that's [D] cool.
[G]
A bar room girl with hardened knowing eyes [C] slowly looked him [G] up and down.
And [D] she thought I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found [G] his way to town.
She said hello [C] country bumpkin.
[D] How's the frost out on [G] the pumpkin?
I've seen some sights but man [C] you're something.
[D] Where'd you [F#m] come from [G] country bumpkin?
It was just a short year later in a bed of joy [C] filled tears yet death [G] like pain.
[D] Into this wondrous world of many wonders one more [G] wonder came.
That same woman's face was wrapped up in a raptured look [C] of love and [G] tenderness.
[B] [D] As she marveled at the soft and warm and cuddly boy child feeding at [G] her breast.
And she said hello [C] country bumpkin.
[Am] [D] Precious frost out [G] on the pumpkin.
I've seen some [Dm] sights but [C] babe you're something.
[D] Mama loves her [G] country bumpkin.
Forty years of hard work later in [B] a simple [C] quiet and peaceful [G] country place.
The [D] heavy hand of time had not erased the raptured wonder from the [G] woman's face.
She was lying on her deathbed knowing [Dm] fully [C] well her race was [G] nearly run.
But [D] she softly smiled and looked into the sad eyes of her [G] husband and her son.
And she said so long [C] country bumpkin.
[Am] [D] The frost is gone now [G] from the pumpkin.
I've seen [Dm] some sights [C] and life's been something.
[D] See you later country [G] bumpkin.
And she said so long [C] country bumpkin.
[D] The frost is gone now from [G] the pumpkin.
I've seen some sights and life's [C] been something.
[D] [N]
He walked into the bar and parked his lanky [C] frame up on a [G] tall bar stool.
And [D] with a long soft southern drawl said I'll just have a glass of [G] anything that's [D] cool.
[G]
A bar room girl with hardened knowing eyes [C] slowly looked him [G] up and down.
And [D] she thought I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found [G] his way to town.
She said hello [C] country bumpkin.
[D] How's the frost out on [G] the pumpkin?
I've seen some sights but man [C] you're something.
[D] Where'd you [F#m] come from [G] country bumpkin?
It was just a short year later in a bed of joy [C] filled tears yet death [G] like pain.
[D] Into this wondrous world of many wonders one more [G] wonder came.
That same woman's face was wrapped up in a raptured look [C] of love and [G] tenderness.
[B] [D] As she marveled at the soft and warm and cuddly boy child feeding at [G] her breast.
And she said hello [C] country bumpkin.
[Am] [D] Precious frost out [G] on the pumpkin.
I've seen some [Dm] sights but [C] babe you're something.
[D] Mama loves her [G] country bumpkin.
Forty years of hard work later in [B] a simple [C] quiet and peaceful [G] country place.
The [D] heavy hand of time had not erased the raptured wonder from the [G] woman's face.
She was lying on her deathbed knowing [Dm] fully [C] well her race was [G] nearly run.
But [D] she softly smiled and looked into the sad eyes of her [G] husband and her son.
And she said so long [C] country bumpkin.
[Am] [D] The frost is gone now [G] from the pumpkin.
I've seen [Dm] some sights [C] and life's been something.
[D] See you later country [G] bumpkin.
And she said so long [C] country bumpkin.
[D] The frost is gone now from [G] the pumpkin.
I've seen some sights and life's [C] been something.
[D] [N]
Key:
G
D
C
Dm
B
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He walked into the bar and parked his lanky [C] frame up on a [G] tall bar stool. _ _ _ _
And [D] with a long soft southern drawl said I'll just have a glass of [G] anything that's [D] cool.
_ [G] _ _ _
A bar room girl with hardened knowing eyes [C] slowly looked him [G] up and down. _ _ _
And [D] she thought I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found [G] his way to town.
_ She said hello [C] country bumpkin.
_ _ [D] How's the frost out on [G] the pumpkin?
_ _ _ I've seen some sights but man [C] you're something.
_ _ [D] Where'd you [F#m] come from [G] country bumpkin?
_ _ _ _ It was just a short year later in a bed of joy [C] filled tears yet death [G] like pain. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Into this wondrous world of many wonders one more [G] wonder came. _ _ _
That same woman's face was wrapped up in a raptured look [C] of love and [G] tenderness. _ _ _ _
_ [B] [D] As she marveled at the soft and warm and cuddly boy child feeding at [G] her breast.
_ And she said hello [C] country bumpkin.
[Am] _ _ [D] Precious frost out [G] on the pumpkin.
_ _ I've seen some [Dm] sights but [C] babe you're something.
_ _ [D] _ Mama loves her [G] country bumpkin. _ _ _ _
Forty years of hard work later in [B] a simple [C] quiet and peaceful [G] country place. _ _ _
The [D] heavy hand of time had not erased the raptured wonder from the [G] woman's face. _ _ _ _
She was lying on her deathbed knowing [Dm] fully [C] well her race was [G] nearly run. _ _ _
_ But [D] she softly smiled and looked into the sad eyes of her [G] husband and her son.
_ And she said so long [C] country bumpkin.
_ [Am] _ [D] The frost is gone now [G] from the pumpkin.
_ _ I've seen [Dm] some sights [C] and life's been something.
_ _ [D] See you later country [G] bumpkin.
_ _ And she said so long [C] country bumpkin.
_ _ [D] The frost is gone now from [G] the pumpkin.
_ _ I've seen some sights and life's [C] been something.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He walked into the bar and parked his lanky [C] frame up on a [G] tall bar stool. _ _ _ _
And [D] with a long soft southern drawl said I'll just have a glass of [G] anything that's [D] cool.
_ [G] _ _ _
A bar room girl with hardened knowing eyes [C] slowly looked him [G] up and down. _ _ _
And [D] she thought I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found [G] his way to town.
_ She said hello [C] country bumpkin.
_ _ [D] How's the frost out on [G] the pumpkin?
_ _ _ I've seen some sights but man [C] you're something.
_ _ [D] Where'd you [F#m] come from [G] country bumpkin?
_ _ _ _ It was just a short year later in a bed of joy [C] filled tears yet death [G] like pain. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Into this wondrous world of many wonders one more [G] wonder came. _ _ _
That same woman's face was wrapped up in a raptured look [C] of love and [G] tenderness. _ _ _ _
_ [B] [D] As she marveled at the soft and warm and cuddly boy child feeding at [G] her breast.
_ And she said hello [C] country bumpkin.
[Am] _ _ [D] Precious frost out [G] on the pumpkin.
_ _ I've seen some [Dm] sights but [C] babe you're something.
_ _ [D] _ Mama loves her [G] country bumpkin. _ _ _ _
Forty years of hard work later in [B] a simple [C] quiet and peaceful [G] country place. _ _ _
The [D] heavy hand of time had not erased the raptured wonder from the [G] woman's face. _ _ _ _
She was lying on her deathbed knowing [Dm] fully [C] well her race was [G] nearly run. _ _ _
_ But [D] she softly smiled and looked into the sad eyes of her [G] husband and her son.
_ And she said so long [C] country bumpkin.
_ [Am] _ [D] The frost is gone now [G] from the pumpkin.
_ _ I've seen [Dm] some sights [C] and life's been something.
_ _ [D] See you later country [G] bumpkin.
_ _ And she said so long [C] country bumpkin.
_ _ [D] The frost is gone now from [G] the pumpkin.
_ _ I've seen some sights and life's [C] been something.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _