Life In Coleman County Chords by Red Steagall
Tempo:
115.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[G] I got a call from baby brother [A] just this morning, [E]
[C] said daddy's [D] working hard, [G] crops are good.
He said that mama's black-eyed peas are about [C] the best she's ever [G] had.
He said that life in [Em] [D] Coleman County [C] ain't [G] so bad.
He said the boss at Wiley Gin had called [A] this morning, [C] he'd like to have [D] me help him if [G] I could.
He said the high school football team is great, [C] this year the best [G] we've had.
He said [C] that [Em] life in [D] Coleman County [C] ain't [G] so bad.
But [C] I laughed and said [D] that I'm too big [C] for any one [G]-horse town,
[A] where a man can't buy himself a beer [D] past nine.
And I [G] was really quick [C] to tell him that [D] I'm doing [G] awful good.
[C] I've told that lie [A] I guess a [D] thousand times,
[G] cause the bedrooms in this cheap hotel [A] ain't cozy,
and [C] the food here at [D] the Mission, it ain't [G] very good.
And tonight I've got the roughest case [C] of homesick I've [G] ever had.
I guess [C] that life [Em] in [D] Coleman County [C]
[G] ain't so bad.
[C] No, [Em] life in [D] Coleman County [C]
[G] ain't so bad.
[G] I got a call from baby brother [A] just this morning, [E]
[C] said daddy's [D] working hard, [G] crops are good.
He said that mama's black-eyed peas are about [C] the best she's ever [G] had.
He said that life in [Em] [D] Coleman County [C] ain't [G] so bad.
He said the boss at Wiley Gin had called [A] this morning, [C] he'd like to have [D] me help him if [G] I could.
He said the high school football team is great, [C] this year the best [G] we've had.
He said [C] that [Em] life in [D] Coleman County [C] ain't [G] so bad.
But [C] I laughed and said [D] that I'm too big [C] for any one [G]-horse town,
[A] where a man can't buy himself a beer [D] past nine.
And I [G] was really quick [C] to tell him that [D] I'm doing [G] awful good.
[C] I've told that lie [A] I guess a [D] thousand times,
[G] cause the bedrooms in this cheap hotel [A] ain't cozy,
and [C] the food here at [D] the Mission, it ain't [G] very good.
And tonight I've got the roughest case [C] of homesick I've [G] ever had.
I guess [C] that life [Em] in [D] Coleman County [C]
[G] ain't so bad.
[C] No, [Em] life in [D] Coleman County [C]
[G] ain't so bad.
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ I got a call from baby brother _ [A] just this morning, _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] said _ daddy's [D] working hard, _ [G] crops are good.
_ _ _ _ He said that mama's black-eyed peas are about [C] the best _ she's ever [G] had.
He said that life in [Em] [D] Coleman County [C] ain't [G] so bad.
_ _ _ _ He said the boss at Wiley Gin had called [A] this morning, _ _ _ _ _ [C] he'd like to have [D] me help him if [G] I could.
_ _ _ _ He said the high school football team is great, [C] this year the best [G] we've had.
He said [C] that [Em] life in [D] Coleman County [C] ain't [G] so bad.
_ _ _ _ But [C] I laughed and said [D] that I'm too big [C] for any one [G]-horse town, _
[A] where a man can't buy himself a beer [D] past nine.
_ _ _ _ And I [G] was really quick [C] to tell him that [D] I'm doing _ [G] awful good. _
[C] I've told that lie [A] I guess a [D] thousand times, _ _ _ _
[G] cause the bedrooms in this cheap hotel [A] ain't cozy,
_ _ _ _ and [C] the food here at [D] the Mission, it ain't [G] very good.
_ _ _ _ And tonight I've got the roughest case [C] of homesick I've [G] ever had.
I guess [C] that life [Em] in [D] Coleman County [C] _
[G] ain't so bad. _ _ _ _ _
[C] No, [Em] life in [D] Coleman County [C] _
[G] ain't so bad. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ I got a call from baby brother _ [A] just this morning, _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] said _ daddy's [D] working hard, _ [G] crops are good.
_ _ _ _ He said that mama's black-eyed peas are about [C] the best _ she's ever [G] had.
He said that life in [Em] [D] Coleman County [C] ain't [G] so bad.
_ _ _ _ He said the boss at Wiley Gin had called [A] this morning, _ _ _ _ _ [C] he'd like to have [D] me help him if [G] I could.
_ _ _ _ He said the high school football team is great, [C] this year the best [G] we've had.
He said [C] that [Em] life in [D] Coleman County [C] ain't [G] so bad.
_ _ _ _ But [C] I laughed and said [D] that I'm too big [C] for any one [G]-horse town, _
[A] where a man can't buy himself a beer [D] past nine.
_ _ _ _ And I [G] was really quick [C] to tell him that [D] I'm doing _ [G] awful good. _
[C] I've told that lie [A] I guess a [D] thousand times, _ _ _ _
[G] cause the bedrooms in this cheap hotel [A] ain't cozy,
_ _ _ _ and [C] the food here at [D] the Mission, it ain't [G] very good.
_ _ _ _ And tonight I've got the roughest case [C] of homesick I've [G] ever had.
I guess [C] that life [Em] in [D] Coleman County [C] _
[G] ain't so bad. _ _ _ _ _
[C] No, [Em] life in [D] Coleman County [C] _
[G] ain't so bad. _ _ _ _ _ _
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