Chords for Travis Tritt - "Country Ain't Country" - Fox Theater - Bakersfield, CA 1-30-15
Tempo:
115.5 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
[D] He was raised on a tractor [G] in a brown [D] boot.
Been to college and law school [G] since leaving his [D] roots.
Had a new home in the Lex [G] where he lived in [D] before.
[G] Country, [A] yeah, country, [D]
oh.
[G] [D] It's a rooty thing, [G] can't you give it [D]
time?
Sitting out a day, people [G] trade their first on [D] money.
But that ain't to be, [G] with a handshake [D] like before.
[G]
Country, [A] yeah, country, [B] oh.
[D] [G] Law comes, it [D] ain't country no more.
[G] Back home they were so, [D] remember the hard times?
And then [A] the sunlight, [D] the happy, the long, lonely nights.
[G] Houses went up, [D] trees cut down.
[A] And they
[D] finally stood, hunting men around.
[G] Lonely, everyone's locking their doors.
Cause country, [D] it ain't country no more.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] Now he's dancing some trotting, [G] looking around at the [D] change.
Watching the curbs turn mechanical, [G] the hens are [D] falling.
The road's long and dry, [G] it's turning to a [D] chore.
[G] Country, yeah, [A] country, [B] oh.
[D] Law [G] comes, it [A] ain't [D] country no more.
[Dm] Back home [G]
they were so, [D] remember the hard times?
And then the [A] sunlight, [D] the [G] happy, [D] the long, lonely nights.
[G] And the houses went up, [D] trees cut down.
[A] Lord, they're in [D] the finest chair.
And [G]
lonely, everyone's locking their doors.
Cause country, it [D] ain't country no more.
[G] You [D] turn the machine on, and [G] then you wonder, [D] what for?
Cause [G]
country, it [A] ain't country no [B] more.
[D] [G] Law comes, it ain't [A]
[D] country no more.
[G] [D] You leave.
[G] [Em]
[D] [N]
[D] He was raised on a tractor [G] in a brown [D] boot.
Been to college and law school [G] since leaving his [D] roots.
Had a new home in the Lex [G] where he lived in [D] before.
[G] Country, [A] yeah, country, [D]
oh.
[G] [D] It's a rooty thing, [G] can't you give it [D]
time?
Sitting out a day, people [G] trade their first on [D] money.
But that ain't to be, [G] with a handshake [D] like before.
[G]
Country, [A] yeah, country, [B] oh.
[D] [G] Law comes, it [D] ain't country no more.
[G] Back home they were so, [D] remember the hard times?
And then [A] the sunlight, [D] the happy, the long, lonely nights.
[G] Houses went up, [D] trees cut down.
[A] And they
[D] finally stood, hunting men around.
[G] Lonely, everyone's locking their doors.
Cause country, [D] it ain't country no more.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] Now he's dancing some trotting, [G] looking around at the [D] change.
Watching the curbs turn mechanical, [G] the hens are [D] falling.
The road's long and dry, [G] it's turning to a [D] chore.
[G] Country, yeah, [A] country, [B] oh.
[D] Law [G] comes, it [A] ain't [D] country no more.
[Dm] Back home [G]
they were so, [D] remember the hard times?
And then the [A] sunlight, [D] the [G] happy, [D] the long, lonely nights.
[G] And the houses went up, [D] trees cut down.
[A] Lord, they're in [D] the finest chair.
And [G]
lonely, everyone's locking their doors.
Cause country, it [D] ain't country no more.
[G] You [D] turn the machine on, and [G] then you wonder, [D] what for?
Cause [G]
country, it [A] ain't country no [B] more.
[D] [G] Law comes, it ain't [A]
[D] country no more.
[G] [D] You leave.
[G] [Em]
[D] [N]
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] He was raised on a tractor _ [G] in a brown [D] boot. _ _ _
Been to college and law school [G] since leaving his [D] roots. _ _ _ _
Had a new home in the Lex [G] where he lived in [D] before. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Country, [A] yeah, country, [D]
oh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] It's a rooty thing, [G] can't you give it [D] _
time?
_ _ _ Sitting out a day, people [G] trade their first on [D] money.
_ _ _ But that ain't to be, [G] with a handshake [D] like before.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
Country, [A] yeah, country, [B] oh. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Law comes, it [D] ain't country no more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Back home they were so, [D] remember the hard times?
And then [A] the sunlight, [D] the happy, the long, lonely nights. _
[G] _ Houses went up, [D] trees cut down.
[A] And they _
[D] finally stood, hunting men around.
[G] Lonely, _ everyone's locking their doors.
_ _ _ Cause country, [D] it ain't country _ no more. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Now he's dancing some trotting, [G] looking around at the [D] change.
_ _ _ Watching the curbs turn mechanical, _ [G] the hens are [D] falling.
_ _ _ _ _ The road's long and dry, [G] it's turning to a [D] chore.
_ _ _ _ [G] Country, yeah, [A] country, [B] oh. _ _ _
[D] _ Law [G] comes, it [A] ain't [D] country no _ _ more. _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Back home [G] _
they were so, [D] remember the hard times?
And then the [A] sunlight, [D] the [G] happy, [D] the long, _ lonely nights.
[G] And the houses went up, _ [D] trees cut down.
[A] Lord, they're in [D] the finest chair.
_ _ _ And [G]
lonely, _ everyone's locking their doors.
_ _ _ Cause country, it [D] ain't country no more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ You [D] turn the machine on, _ and [G] then you wonder, [D] what for?
_ Cause _ [G] _ _
country, it [A] ain't country no [B] more. _
[D] _ _ [G] Law comes, it ain't [A]
[D] country no more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] You leave.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] He was raised on a tractor _ [G] in a brown [D] boot. _ _ _
Been to college and law school [G] since leaving his [D] roots. _ _ _ _
Had a new home in the Lex [G] where he lived in [D] before. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Country, [A] yeah, country, [D]
oh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] It's a rooty thing, [G] can't you give it [D] _
time?
_ _ _ Sitting out a day, people [G] trade their first on [D] money.
_ _ _ But that ain't to be, [G] with a handshake [D] like before.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
Country, [A] yeah, country, [B] oh. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Law comes, it [D] ain't country no more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Back home they were so, [D] remember the hard times?
And then [A] the sunlight, [D] the happy, the long, lonely nights. _
[G] _ Houses went up, [D] trees cut down.
[A] And they _
[D] finally stood, hunting men around.
[G] Lonely, _ everyone's locking their doors.
_ _ _ Cause country, [D] it ain't country _ no more. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Now he's dancing some trotting, [G] looking around at the [D] change.
_ _ _ Watching the curbs turn mechanical, _ [G] the hens are [D] falling.
_ _ _ _ _ The road's long and dry, [G] it's turning to a [D] chore.
_ _ _ _ [G] Country, yeah, [A] country, [B] oh. _ _ _
[D] _ Law [G] comes, it [A] ain't [D] country no _ _ more. _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Back home [G] _
they were so, [D] remember the hard times?
And then the [A] sunlight, [D] the [G] happy, [D] the long, _ lonely nights.
[G] And the houses went up, _ [D] trees cut down.
[A] Lord, they're in [D] the finest chair.
_ _ _ And [G]
lonely, _ everyone's locking their doors.
_ _ _ Cause country, it [D] ain't country no more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ You [D] turn the machine on, _ and [G] then you wonder, [D] what for?
_ Cause _ [G] _ _
country, it [A] ain't country no [B] more. _
[D] _ _ [G] Law comes, it ain't [A]
[D] country no more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] You leave.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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