NOTE: The original tab I had posted here was done in a rush
about 10 years ago. I just re-visited the song and
made some corrections and additions. I have added my
interpretation of the first 2 fills. I believe all of
the fills are played over the D chord. There are about
15 fills in this song and I think there are 3 guitars,
a fiddle and a harmonica. At least one of the guitars
is in drop D tuning.
Chords Used
D Am7 G C
e-2----0----3---0-------|
B-3----1----3---1-------|
G-2----0----0---0-------|
D-0----2----0---2-------|
A-0----0----2---3-------|
D-0---------x-----------|
IntroDAm7FD {drum}{Intro Fill----} D
e-2-2-2-----0-----5-5-52---2-2-----------------------2--|
B-3-3-3-x-1-1-x-x-6-6-63-x-3-3-----------------------3--|
G-2-2-2-x-0-0-x-x-5-5-52-x-2-2-----------------------2--|
D-0-0--------2-----0-0---------0-------3p2p0-----------0--|
A-0-0--------0-----------------0-------------3p2p0-----0--|
D-0-0--------------------------0-------------------3h4-0--|
DAm7
The preacher man says its the end of time
GD
And the Mississippi River shes a goin dry
Fill 1
D
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D---------0--0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-----0-0-------------0|
A-3h5------------3h5------------3h5-----3p0-----3h5--|
D-------------------------------------------3p0(0)---|
DAm7
The interest is up and the stock markets down
GD
And you only get mugged if you go down town
Fill 2
D
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B-------3-----3--------3-----3---------3-----------------|
G------------------------2---------------2---------------|
D-----0---0----------0-----0---------0-----0-------------|
A-3h5------------3h5-------------3h5---------0-0h3p0-----|
D----------------------------------------------------3-0-|
DAm7
I live back in the woods you see
GD
My woman and the kids and the dogs and me
FillChorusDAm7
I got a shotgun a rifle and a four wheel drive
GAm7D
And a country boy can survive
CGD
Country folks can survive
FillDAm7
I can plow a field all day long
GD
I can cetch catfish from dusk till dawn
FillDAm7
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too
GD
Ain't too many things these ole boys can't do
FillDAm7
We grow good ole tomatas and homemade wine
GAm7D
And a country boy can survive
CGD
Country folks can survive___
BridgeGF
Because you cain't starve us out and you cain't make us run
CG
Cause when them ole boys raised on shotgun
GF
We say grace and we say ma'am
CG
If you ain't into that we don't give a damn
Repeat Intro FillDAm7
We came from the West Virginia coal mines
GD
And the Rocky Mountains and the Western Skies
FillChorusDAm7
And we can skin a buck we can run a trot line
GAm7D
And a country boy can survive
CGD
Country folks can survive
FillDAm7
I had a good friend in New York City
GD
He never called me by my name just HillBilly
FillDAm7
My GrandPa taught me to live off the land
GD
And his taught him to be a bus-i-ness man
FillDAm7
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway Nights
GD
And I'd send him some homemade wine
FillDAm7
But he was killed by a man with a switch blade knife
GD
For forty three dollars my friend lost his life
FillDAm7
I'd love to spit some Beechnut in that dudes eyes
GD
An shoot 'im with my ole forty-five
GAm7D
Cause a country boy can survive
CGD
Country folks can survive
Repeat BridgeDAm7
Were from North California and South Alabam
GD
And little towns all around this land
FillChorusDAm7
And we can skin a buck and run a trot line
GAm7D
And a country boy can survive
CGD
Country folks can survive
Am7GD
Country boy can survive
CGDAm7GGGGGD
Country folks can survi____________________ve
tabbed by: garywhite54703@yahoo.com