The Avett Brothers – Country Kid (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by The Avett Brothers
(2024 release)
[Verse 1]
G I was a country kid through and through C I got my bare feet bit by a wreckin' crew D7 G D7 Of fire ants on a mission for total domination of the font yard
[Verse 2]
G Three years old on a ramshackle farm C Winnie-the-Pooh in the crook of my arm D7 G D7 Brother and sister not meaning no harm, pickin' on me
[Verse 3]
G I was a country kid with a strong foundation C D7 Gettin' myself a whole second education in the back of the bus G D7 Kids kissin' and cussin' all around me
[Verse 4]
G One more pickup in the trailer park C Hand to mouth, livin'll break a young heart D7 G Beautiful girl with a hard, hard look in her eyes
[Chorus]
C Then I grew up and hit the city G But the skyscrapers never get me A7 I fly above 'em all the time, straight through cloud nine D7 Flowing fast like the Mississippi
[Verse 5]
G I was a country kid shootin' hoops in the dirt C Hidin' smokes in the pocket of a homemade shirt D7 G D7 Runnin' laps in the yard until my little legs hurt and then goin' again
[Verse 6]
G Six feet of air off a plywood ramp C Dad's welding machine parked where I would land D7 All I could taste was blood, all I could feel were the rocks G D7 In the palms of my hands
[Verse 7]
G I was a country kid throwin' parties in the woods C Draggin' my friends out of their neighborhoods D7 G D7 Jealous of their cable TV and their girls next door
[Verse 8]
G Slippin' off into the dark of night C The shape of a body traced by moonlight D7 G Interrupted by some other kid wantin' to fight over her
[Chorus]
C Then I grew up and hit the city G But the skyscrapers never get me A7 I fly above 'em all the time, straight through cloud nine D7 Flowing fast like the Mississippi
N.C.
Flowing fast like the Mississippi
N.C.
Woo!
[Fiddle Solo]
G B C C# G D G
B C G D G C G
A7 D N.C.
[Verse 9]
A I was a country kid D Now I'm grown, with a job and a wife and a son of my own E A E Navigatin' time zones, inspectin' the bones of the second half
[Verse 9]
A Talkin' to God a little more often D Less requests and more sayin', "Thank you" E A For every single town and every single acre in between
[Out-Chorus]
D 'Cause I grew up and hit the city A But that metropolis'll never get me B7 I fly above it all the time, straight through cloud nine E Flowing fast like the Mississippi D Yeah, I grew up and hit the city A But the skyscrapers never get me B7 I fly above 'em all the time, straight through cloud nine E Flowing fast like the Mississippi