G G G G
[Verse 1]
G D
I was setting up for a gig in this little country bar
C D
This old boy in the corner watched me tune up my guitar
G D
He said, What kinda music do you play hoss, I play some myself
C D
He said, I sure hope it's country, these days it's hard for me to tell
[Chorus]
C D G
You can talk to me about tractors
C D G
Cowboy boots and pickup trucks
C D Em
Ol' cane poles and dirt roads
Am D
And spittin' Skoal in a Dixie cup
C D G
You can tell me about your Grandpa
C D Em
And how he turned you onto Hank
C D G C G C D
If you gotta tell me how country you are
G
You probably ain't
[Verse 2]
G D
He said, Country is a way of life that's almost gone
C D
It's more than the clothes you wear or how you sing a song
G D
It's about being honest and working hard
C D
Looking someone in the eye, being who you say you are
[Chorus]
C D G
You can talk to me about tractors
C D G
Cowboy boots and pickup trucks
C D Em
Ol' cane poles and dirt roads
Am D
And spittin' Skoal in a Dixie cup
C D G
You can tell me all about your Grandpa
C D Em
And how he turned you onto Hank
C D G C G C D
If you gotta tell me how country you are
G
You probably ain't
[Instrumental]
D G G C D G G C D Em Em Am Am D D
[Chorus]
C D G
You can tell me all about your Grandpa
C D Em
And how he turned you onto Hank
C D G C G C D
But if you gotta tell me how country you are
G
You probably ain't
[Tag]
C D G C G C
If you gotta tell me how country you are
D G G
You know what, you probably ain't hoss
