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[Verse]
G        Dm             C    Dm
Born and raised in the 'Bama clay
Dm       C                G                   Dm
Where my daddy's rock and roll took a hold of me
Dm                C           Dm
Skynyrd and Hank, they taught me
Dm     C
How to bend a string and break a heart
F                       G
Southern way's just the way we are

[Chorus]
Dm               G
I grew up in the country
G
With a 12 gauge shotgun
Dm               G
I grew up in the country
G
Underneath that sweetgum
F
I'll chase it, rock and roll
G
Don't forget, nah everybody knows
     Dm               G
That I grew up in the country
G                    Dm
And the country grew up in me

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
Dm              C     Dm
Made my way, to Tennessee
C                 G              Dm
With a band of Alabama boys like me
Dm
Found a space, to let us play
        C
I crank back a shot, and turn it on
F                      G
Soon we have the whole damn crowd singin'...

[Chorus]
Dm               G
I grew up in the country
G
With a 12 gauge shotgun
Dm
I grew up in the country
G
Underneath that sweetgum
F
I'll chase it, rock and roll
G
Don't forget, nah everybody knows
     Dm               G
That I grew up in the country
G                          Dm
And the country grew up in me

[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
F
Those two-for-ones under neon lights
F            Dm
Don't hit me like my daddy's shine
               F
From the muddy water to the Georgia pines
G           Dm
Mississippi River to the Carolines
Dm
If you feel me go clap your hands
          F
If you're country then you'll understand
G
Ain't from around hear, just pretend
G
Here we go, we gonna sing it again

[Chorus]
Dm               G
I grew up in the country
G
With a 12 gauge shotgun
Dm
I grew up in the country
G
Underneath that sweetgum
F
I'll chase it, rock and roll
G
Don't forget, nah everybody knows
     Dm               G
That I grew up in the country
G                          Dm
And the country grew up in me

Dm               G
I grew up in the country
G
With a 12 gauge shotgun
Dm
I grew up in the country
G
Underneath that sweetgum
F
I'll chase it, rock and roll
G
Don't forget, nah everybody knows
     Dm               G
That I grew up in the country
G                          Dm
And the country grew up in me

[Outro]
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