Cousin Hatfield – Country Girl Wild Rose

[Verse 1]
E
Never get too big, never get too heavy
E                                                  A
Never get too cool, you stop paying your dues, oh yeah
A                     E
What can a poor boy do?
E        B
Better go back to your mama
A                       E
Oh, she'll take care of you
 
[Verse 2]
E
Lost your wife, lost your son
E                                             A
Stay out drinking 'til the morning comes, oh yeah
A                   E
What can a poor boy do?
E          B
You better go back to your mama
A
Oh, she'll take care of you
 
[Chorus]
E
Country girl, take my hand
E        A
Lead me through this diseased land
A     E
I am tired, I am weak
E     B
I am worn
B      E
I have stole, I have sinned
E       A
Oh, my soul is unclean
A        E           B               E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on
 
[Verse 3]
E
Crazy woman, mess your head
E                                           A
Wake up drunk and bleeding in some strange bed, oh yeah
A                   E
What can a poor boy do?
E           B
You better go back to your mama
A                       E
Oh, she'll take care of you
 
[Chorus]
E
Country girl, take my hand
E       A
Lead me through this diseased land
A    E
I am tired, I am weak
E    B
I am worn
B      E
I have stole, I have sinned
E      A
Oh, my soul is unclean
A       E            B               E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on
 
[Bridge]
E       A             E
Gotta keep on keeping on
E       A             E
Gotta keep on keeping strong
E      A
Gotta keep on keeping on
E         A      B
When you got the right
B                 E
You got the right city blues, woo!
 
[Verse 4]
E
The thing I have to say before I go
E                                                               A
Be careful with your seed, you will reap just what you sow, oh yeah
A                   E
What can a poor boy do?
E            B
You better go back to your mama
B     A                 E
Oh, she'll take care of you, oh
 
[Chorus]
E
Country girl, take my hand
E        A
Lead me through this diseased land
A     E
I am tired, I am weak
E     B
I am worn
B      E
I have stole, I have sinned
E       A
Oh, my soul is unclean
A        E           B               E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on
 
[Chorus]
E
Country girl, take my hand
E        A
Lead me through this diseased land
A     E
I am tired, I am weak
E     B
I am worn
B      E
I have stole, I have sinned
E       A
Oh, my soul is unclean
A        E           B               E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on
 
[Outro]
A        E            B              E
Country girl, got to keep on keeping on