Caught Up In The Country
Rodney Atkins (Harrington/Schmidt/Walker, 2018)
Basic rhythm
C G Em D
4/4 | D - D U - U D U | D - D U - U D U |
1 2 & & 4 & 1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [C] [G] | [Em] [D] |
| [C] [G] | [Em] [D] |
[C] Square bales, [G] flatbeds
[Em] Clothesline [D] sunsets
[C] Sky blue, [G] barn red [Em] [D]
[C] Wind chimes, [G] front porch
[Em] Good dogs, [D] wood floors
[C] Work boots, [G] open doors [Em] [D]
Pre-Chorus
And [C] miles and [G] miles of [Em] John Deere [D] green
[C] Freedom [G] far as [Em] I can see [D]
A [C] road to [G] run and [Em] room to [D] breathe
That's [C] who I [G] am and I'll [Em] always be...
Chorus
[D↑] Caught up in the [C↓] country [G↑]
[Em↓] .. The [D↑] only way I [C↓] wanna be [G↑]
[Em↓] .. [D↑] Somewhere where the [C↓] road ends
[G↑] Out there where the [Em↓] creek bends
[D↑] That's where you can [C↓] find me [G↑] [Em↓] [D↑]
With them [C] fields of gold and [G] cotton rows
That [Em] never ending [D] sky
I [C] take it slow and [G] easy roaming this [Em] life
[D] Caught up in the [C] country [G] [Em] [D]
Just [C] look at 'em stars [G]
Must [Em] be a billion of [D] 'em
Just [C] doing they thing [G]
[Em] Right where God [D] put 'em
If [C] this ain't [G] heaven it's [Em] halfway [D] there
[C] You can [G] feel it in the [Em] air
Chorus
[D↑] Caught up in the [C↓] country [G↑]
[Em↓] .. The [D↑] only way I [C↓] wanna be [G↑]
[Em↓] .. [D↑] Somewhere where the [C↓] road ends
[G↑] Out there where the [Em↓] creek bends
[D↑] That's where you can [C↓] find me [G↑] [Em↓] [D↑]
With them [C] fields of gold and [G] cotton rows
That [Em] never ending [D] sky
I [C] take it slow and [G] easy roaming this [Em] life
[D] Caught up in the [C] country
Bridge
[nc] I was brought up in it
[nc] Oh, and good Lord willing
[C] If I [G] had it my [Em] way, I'll [D] stay
[C] Caught up in it, [G] . caught up [Em↓] in it
Chorus
[D↑] Somewhere where the [C] road ends
[G] Out there where the [Em] creek bends
[D] That's where you can [C] find me [G] [Em] [D]
With them [nc] fields of gold and cotton rows
That [nc] never ending sky
I [nc] take it slow and easy roaming this [Em] life [D]
And [C] miles and [G] miles of [Em] John Deere [D] green
[C] Freedom [G] far as [Em] I can see [D]
A [C] road to [G] run and [Em] room to [D] breathe
That's [C] who I [G] am and I'll [Em] always be
[D] (Caught up in the [C↓] country) [G↑]
[nc] Caught up in the [Em↓] country [D↑]
[C↓] (Caught up in the [G↑] country)
[nc] Caught up in the country
#Play along with the original in this key.
#Last Updated 13/02/23 JJ
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Rodney Atkins (Harrington/Schmidt/Walker, 2018)
Basic rhythm
C G Em D
4/4 | D - D U - U D U | D - D U - U D U |
1 2 & & 4 & 1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [C] [G] | [Em] [D] |
| [C] [G] | [Em] [D] |
[C] Square bales, [G] flatbeds
[Em] Clothesline [D] sunsets
[C] Sky blue, [G] barn red [Em] [D]
[C] Wind chimes, [G] front porch
[Em] Good dogs, [D] wood floors
[C] Work boots, [G] open doors [Em] [D]
Pre-Chorus
And [C] miles and [G] miles of [Em] John Deere [D] green
[C] Freedom [G] far as [Em] I can see [D]
A [C] road to [G] run and [Em] room to [D] breathe
That's [C] who I [G] am and I'll [Em] always be...
Chorus
[D↑] Caught up in the [C↓] country [G↑]
[Em↓] .. The [D↑] only way I [C↓] wanna be [G↑]
[Em↓] .. [D↑] Somewhere where the [C↓] road ends
[G↑] Out there where the [Em↓] creek bends
[D↑] That's where you can [C↓] find me [G↑] [Em↓] [D↑]
With them [C] fields of gold and [G] cotton rows
That [Em] never ending [D] sky
I [C] take it slow and [G] easy roaming this [Em] life
[D] Caught up in the [C] country [G] [Em] [D]
Just [C] look at 'em stars [G]
Must [Em] be a billion of [D] 'em
Just [C] doing they thing [G]
[Em] Right where God [D] put 'em
If [C] this ain't [G] heaven it's [Em] halfway [D] there
[C] You can [G] feel it in the [Em] air
Chorus
[D↑] Caught up in the [C↓] country [G↑]
[Em↓] .. The [D↑] only way I [C↓] wanna be [G↑]
[Em↓] .. [D↑] Somewhere where the [C↓] road ends
[G↑] Out there where the [Em↓] creek bends
[D↑] That's where you can [C↓] find me [G↑] [Em↓] [D↑]
With them [C] fields of gold and [G] cotton rows
That [Em] never ending [D] sky
I [C] take it slow and [G] easy roaming this [Em] life
[D] Caught up in the [C] country
Bridge
[nc] I was brought up in it
[nc] Oh, and good Lord willing
[C] If I [G] had it my [Em] way, I'll [D] stay
[C] Caught up in it, [G] . caught up [Em↓] in it
Chorus
[D↑] Somewhere where the [C] road ends
[G] Out there where the [Em] creek bends
[D] That's where you can [C] find me [G] [Em] [D]
With them [nc] fields of gold and cotton rows
That [nc] never ending sky
I [nc] take it slow and easy roaming this [Em] life [D]
And [C] miles and [G] miles of [Em] John Deere [D] green
[C] Freedom [G] far as [Em] I can see [D]
A [C] road to [G] run and [Em] room to [D] breathe
That's [C] who I [G] am and I'll [Em] always be
[D] (Caught up in the [C↓] country) [G↑]
[nc] Caught up in the [Em↓] country [D↑]
[C↓] (Caught up in the [G↑] country)
[nc] Caught up in the country
#Play along with the original in this key.
#Last Updated 13/02/23 JJ
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