Chords for I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - (Duet With George Jones)

Tempo:
104.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - (Duet With George Jones) chords
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[C]
I remember [G] wearing [Em] straight leg [G] Levi's flannel shirts even when they [C] weren't in style
I [G] remember singing [Em] with Roy Rogers [G] at the movies when the West [C] was really wild
I [F] was listening to the Opry [G] when all of my friends were [C] digging rock and [E] rolling rhythm [Am] and blues
[F] I was country [G] when [Em] country [C] wasn't cool
I [G] remember circling the drive-in, pulling up and turning [C] down George Jones
I [G] remember when no one was looking, I was putting peanuts [C] in my Coke
I [F] was not a kiddin' [G] cause I never did fit in
[C] Now look at [E] everybody [Am] trying to be what [F] I was then
[Dm] I was country [G] when [Em] country [Dm] [C] wasn't cool
I [G] was country [Em] [G] when country [Em] [G] wasn't [C]
[Am] cool
[C] [Am] [G] I was country from my hat [Em] down to [D] my [C]
[Am] boots
[C] I [F] still act [G] and look the same, [C] what you see [E] ain't nothing [Am] new
[F] [Dm] I was country [G] when country [Em] wasn't [C] cool
They [G]
[C]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[F] call us country bumpkins [G] for sticking to our rules
I'm [C] just glad we're in a [E] country [Am] where we're all free [F] to choose
[Dm] I was country [G] when country [Em] wasn't [C] cool
Hey I [G] was country when country [C] wasn't cool
[Am] Yeah [C] and I [G] was country [Em] [G] from my hat [Em] down to [G] my [C]
boots
[Gm] I [F] still act [G] and look the same, [C] what you see [E] ain't nothing [Am] new
[F] Cause [Dm] I was country when [G] country [Em] [C] wasn't cool
Yeah [F] I was country [Dm] when [G] country [Em] [C] wasn't cool
[N] [D]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Barbara Mandrell, George Jones - (Duet With George Jones) I Was Country When Country Wasnt Cool chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, Em, C, G, C, E, Am, F, G and C in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 52 BPM and then match the original tempo of 105 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I remember [G] wearing [Em] straight leg [G] Levi's flannel shirts even when they [C] weren't in style
I _ [G] remember singing [Em] with Roy Rogers [G] at the movies when the West [C] was really wild
I _ [F] was listening to the Opry [G] when all of my friends were [C] digging rock and [E] rolling rhythm [Am] and blues
[F] _ I was country _ [G] when [Em] country [C] wasn't cool
_ _ I _ [G] remember circling the drive-in, pulling up and turning [C] down George Jones
_ I [G] remember when no one was looking, I was putting peanuts [C] in my Coke
I _ _ _ _ [F] was not a kiddin' [G] cause I never did fit in
[C] Now look at [E] everybody [Am] trying to be what [F] I was then
[Dm] I was country _ [G] when [Em] country [Dm] [C] wasn't cool
_ _ _ I [G] was country [Em] _ [G] when country [Em] [G] wasn't [C] _
[Am] cool
[C] _ _ _ [Am] [G] I was country from my hat [Em] down to [D] my [C] _
[Am] boots
[C] I _ _ _ [F] still act [G] and look the same, [C] what you see [E] ain't nothing [Am] new
[F] _ [Dm] I was country _ [G] when country [Em] wasn't [C] cool
_ _ They _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] call us country bumpkins [G] for sticking to our rules
I'm [C] just glad we're in a [E] country [Am] where we're all free [F] to choose
[Dm] I was country _ [G] when country [Em] wasn't [C] cool
_ _ Hey I [G] was country _ when country _ [C] wasn't cool
_ _ _ [Am] Yeah [C] and I [G] was country [Em] [G] from my hat [Em] down to [G] my [C] _
boots
_ [Gm] I _ _ [F] still act [G] and look the same, [C] what you see [E] ain't nothing [Am] new
[F] Cause [Dm] I was country when [G] country [Em] _ [C] wasn't cool
_ _ Yeah _ [F] I was country [Dm] when [G] country [Em] _ [C] wasn't cool
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Barbara Mandrell album.

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