Song: Country Ain't Country
Author: ????
Performed by: Travis Tritt
Album: Strong Enough (release date Sept 24, 2002)
This song is played with a capo on the 1st fret
(making all of these chords sharps) but for the sake of
simplicity, it's presented here as if played open. The
Dsus2 and Gsus2 are included in the chord chart, but not
put into the body of the song. How and when to use them
is up to you. There is a simple bend, walk and pull-off on the A string, 4th
to 3rd fret to open during the intro, between verses, and after the choruses.
I'm not confident
on the chords for the 5th line of the chorus ('locking their doors'). If you
can figure it out, please send in the correction.
COUNTRY AIN'T COUNTRY - Travis Tritt
Intro: D
Verse 1:
DGD
He was raised on a tractor in overalls and boots.
GD
Been to college and then law school since leaving his roots.
GD
Came home in a Lexus. He left in a Ford.
GAD
Country ain?t country no more.
Verse 2:
DGD
He told his daddy, ?Catch up with the times.'
GD
He said, 'Now a?days people trade heifers online.'
GD
Dad ain?t sealing deals with a handshake like before.
GABm
And country ain?t country no more.
GAD
No, country ain?t country no more.
Chorus:
GD
The back forty was sold to make up for hard times
AD
And sold by the half acre lot overnight.
GD
The houses went up and the trees were cut down.
AD
There went the finest deer hunting around.
GBmA
Lord, everyone?s locking their doors.
GAD
?Cause country ain?t country no more.
Verse 3:
DGD
Now his dad sits in traffic looking ?round at the change
GD
Watching crews turn the county road into four lanes.
GD
The old Sunday drive has turned into a chore.
GABm
And country ain?t country no more.
GAD
Lord, country ain?t country no more.
CHORUS
Outro:
DGD
There?s no turning back and you just can?t ignore
GABm
That country ain?t country no more.
GAD
No, country ain?t country no more.