Lynyrd Skynyrd – Im A Country Boy (Guitar Tab)
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[Intro] Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| A|-0--0-----5--------3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3-----| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----| D|--------------------------|-------7-----------------| A|-7--7-----5--------3------|----------5----h7--------| E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------| Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------5h7-5--|----------------5qb------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------7~----| A|-0--0-----5---------------|-0--0-----5--------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------------7---------|-------------------------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------5-----| A|----------5---------------|----------5-----7--------| E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------|
[Verse 1A]
played 4x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| A|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----| D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----| A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------| E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------| "New York City is a thousand miles away" "And if you ask me, I'll tell you that's OK" "Now I'm not trying to put the big apple down" "Cause they don't need a man like me in town"
[Verse 1B]
played 2x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| D|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------6-----| G|-------7------------------|-------7-----------5-----| D|-0--0-----5-----7--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| "I pick cotton down on the Dixie line" "Work hard all day tryin' to make a dime"
[Verse 1 End]
played 2x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| A|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----|
D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------|
E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------|
"But that's alright, that's OK by me"
"Cause that's the way that it was meant to be"
[Chorus]
both guitars
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-7m-------7--------------|
D|-5m-------5---------------|-7m-------7--------------|
A|-5m-------5---------------|-5m-------5--------------|
E|-3m-------3---------------|-------------------------|
"Big city, hard times don't bother me -eee"Chorus End -
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|------------------------------|------| B|--------------------------|--------------/10-10-13p10-13-|-10~~-| G|--------------------------|------------------------------|------| D|-------7------------------|-------7----------------------|------| A|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-------------------|------| E|--------------------------|------------------------------|------|
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| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----|
D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------|
E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------|
"I'm a country boy, I'm as happy as I can be"[Verse 2]
played 4x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| A|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----| D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----| A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------| E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------| "I don't like smoke chokin' up my air" "And some of those city folks well they don't care" "I don't like cars buzzing around" "I don't even want a piece of concrete in my town"
[Verse 2B]
played 2x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| D|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------6-----| G|-------7------------------|-------7-----------5-----| D|-0--0-----5-----7--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| "I like sunshine, fresh clean air" "Makes me feel like you wouldn't care but"
[Verse 2 End]
played 2x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| A|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----|
D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------|
E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------|
"That's all right, each to his own"
"But one smell from the city and this country boy is gone"
[Chorus 2]
both guitars
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-7m-------7--------------|
D|-5m-------5---------------|-7m-------7--------------|
A|-5m-------5---------------|-5m-------5--------------|
E|-3m-------3---------------|-------------------------|
"Big city, hard times don't bother me -eee"Chorus 2 End -
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|--------------------------|--------------------------| G|--------------------------|------------------5h7h5~--| D|-------7------------------|-------7------------------| A|-0--0-----5-----7--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5---------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----|
D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------|
E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------|
"I'm a country boy, I'm as happy as I can be"
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|----------------5p2p0---------|
D|-------7------------------|-------7-------------5p2p0----|
A|-0--0-----5-----7--6~-----|-7--7-----5----------------3~-|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------||
| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------------| D|--------------------------|-------7--5--------------| A|----------5--------3------|-------------------------| E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------| "Well, I don't want to even read about it" [Bridge] Guitar 1 - splits into 2 parts below e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|------------------------------| G|-------------------7---5---------|-------------------7-5____\---| D|---7----4----5---7---5---5/7~----|---7----4----5---5------------| A|-0-7-----------------------------|-0-7--------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|------------------------------| G|-------------------7---5---------|------------------------------| D|---7----4----5---7---5---5/7~----|---7----4----5----------------| A|-0-7-----------------------------|-0-7--------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------2b4~~~~------|
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| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|--------7----8-------------------|--------7----8----------------| G|---9-----------------------------|---9--------------------------| D|-7----7----7---------------------|-7----7----7------------------| A|---------------------------------|------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|------------------------------| G|-------------------7---5---------|------------------------------| D|---7----4----5---7-------5/7~----|---7----4----5---7\5/7~-------| A|-0-7-----------------------------|-0-7--------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|--------7----8-------------------|--------7----8----------------| G|---9-----------------------------|---9--------------------------| D|-7----7----7---------------------|-7----7----7------------------| A|---------------------------------|------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------| Guitar 1 - starts solo at end e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|------------------------------| G|-------------------7---5---------|----------------4-5-6-7-8-9---| D|---7----4----5---7-------5/7~----|---7----4----5--------------7-| A|-0-7-----------------------------|-0-7--------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|--------7----8-------------------|--------7----8----------------| G|---9-----------------------------|---9--------------------------| D|-7----7----7---------------------|-7----7----7------------------| A|---------------------------------|------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-7--7~--------------------------|-7--7~-------------------------| G|----------9p7-9-----9-7-------7-|----------9p7-9-----/11--11-11-| D|----------------7h9---------9---|----------------7h9------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|------------------------------|-------------8p5------------------| B|------------------------------|-------8p5-------5--/10-10~--10~--| G|-9--9--7--7--5~------------5--|-7p5-------5----------------------| D|-----------------7p5-7~-------|-----7----------------------------| A|------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|------------------------------|----------------------------------| e|------------------------10----|-------------------------------| B|-10b12r10-8----8~~--8h10--10--|-------------------------------| G|------------------------------|-7~--------7~~--7\--/9~~-------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-8---8-8-8---8-------------------|------------------------------------| G|-9---9-9-9---9---7---7-7-7-5-----|--------/6-----------5p2p0----------| D|-----------------------------7p5-|-7~---7-----7\------------5p2p0-----| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------3~--| E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Verse 3A]
played 4x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| A|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----| D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----| A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------| E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------| "Let me tell you something, let me tell you true" "What's right for me might not be right for you" "Well, you live your way, I'll live mine" "And I hope that your happy all the time"
[Verse 2B]
played 2x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| D|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------6-----| G|-------7------------------|-------7-----------5-----| D|-0--0-----5-----7--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------| "I pick cotton down on the Dixie line" "Work hard all day tryin' to make a dime"
[Verse 2 End]
played 2x
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------| A|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----|
D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------|
E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5--------------------|
"But that's all right, that's OK by me"
"Cause that's the way that it was supposed to be"
[Chorus 3A]
both guitars
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-7m-------7--------------|
D|-5m-------5---------------|-7m-------7--------------|
A|-5m-------5---------------|-5m-------5--------------|
E|-3m-------3---------------|-------------------------|
"Big city, hard times don't bother me -eee"[Chorus 3B]
Guitar 1 e|--------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------5---5-| D|-------7------------------|-------7-------5h7---7---| A|-0--0-----5-----7--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5--------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------13--13-|
G|----------------7-----5---|--------------12h14--14---|
D|--------------------------|-------7------------------|
A|----------5--------3------|----------5---------------|
E|-5--5---------------------|-5--5---------------------|
"I'm a country boy, I'm as happy as I can be"
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------7------------------|-------7-----------------|
A|-0--0-----5-----x--3h5-3--|-0--0-----5-----7--3~----|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------||
| Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-14-------------7-----5---|-------------------5-----|
D|--------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
A|----------5--------3------|----------5-----7--------|
E|--------------------------|-5--5--------------------|
"Let me tell ya... I said"
[Chorus 3C]
both guitars
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-7m-------7\-------------|
D|-5m-------5---------------|-7m-------7\-------------|
A|-5m-------5---------------|-5m-------5\-------------|
E|-3m-------3---------------|-------------------------|
"Big city, hard times don't bother me -eee"[Outro Rhythm]
e|---------------------------|--------------------------| B|---------------------------|--------------------------| G|---------------------------|-------------------5------| D|-------7-------------------|-------7-----------5------| A|-0--0-----5-----7--3h5-3p0-|-0--0-----5-----7---------| E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
[Outro Leads]
at 3:44 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|------5----------| D|-/7-----7~~------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| starting at 3:45, quiet then volume rolls up - repeat this part similarly until fade-out e|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|----10---10p8~------------|-8---8---8h10~~~----------| G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
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