A    G  D

[Verse 1]
D                        G                  Em
Born in the country and I like that country smile
       A                             G            D
Of the little girls and boys, they remind me of a child
                  G          Em
That I knew and a big harvest moon
     A                          G          D
That shone by suppertime in the dusty afternoon

[Chorus]
              G
And I need to be there
                          D
When the autumn wind goes singing
                             A
Through the trestle we would climb
     D             G
Like brave mountaineers
                   D           Asus4  A7  A9
We never were much bothered by time

[Verse 2]
D                         G                 Em
Born in the country and I like that country song
   A                              G              D
We played for just a nickel every time we got to town
                   G            Em
And I bought you a dime diamond ring
       A                              G              D
In the hayloft we would play, we were princesses and kings

[Chorus]
              G
And I need to be there
                        D
When the world gets too heavy
                         A
And the shadows cross my mind
     D             G
Like brave mountaineers
                   D           Asus4  A7  A9
We never were much bothered by time

[Verse 3]
D                         G                 Em
Born in the country and I like that country way
        A                                G                     D
Of the uncles, aunts and cousins and the card games they would play
                     G         Em
While the young ones slept overhead
   A                                      G                    D
Beneath the quilts that mother made, when all the prayers were said

[Chorus]
              G
And I need to be there
                          D
When the autumn wind goes singing
                             A
Through the trestle we would climb
     D             G
Like brave mountaineers
                   D           Asus4  A7  A9
We never were much bothered by time

[Solo]
D  G  Em
A  G  D
D  G  Em
A  G  D

[Chorus]
              G
And I need to be there
                        D
When the world gets too heavy
                         A
And the shadows cross my mind
     D             G
Like brave mountaineers
                   D           Asus4  A7  A9
We never were much bothered by time

[Outro]
D  G  Em
A  G  D
D  G  Em
A  G  D