Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]
[G][D][A][D][Bm][G][A]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Well,
I grew [Bm]up wi[A]ld and f[D]ree
[G]Walkin' these [D]fields in [A]my [D]barefeet
There wasn't no [Bm]place [A]I couldn't g[D]o
With [G]a 2[D]2 rifle and a[A] fishin' pole
[D]Well, I live

[Verse 2]
[G]in the[D] city but don[A]'t fit in[D]
You [Bm]know it's [G]a pity
[A]the shape I'm [D]in
Well, I [G]got no [D]home and I [A]got no [D]choice
Oh, [Bm]Lord, have [G]mercy on [A]a country
[D]boy
[G][D][A][D][Bm][G]

[Verse 3]
[A][D]
When I was [Bm]young I re[A]member [D]well
I'd [G]hunt the wild [D]turkey
[A]and bob[D]white quail
The river was [Bm]clear and [A]deep back [D]then
Had [G]fishin' [D]lines tied to [A]the willow limb
[D]Well, I live

[Verse 4]
[G]in the[D] city but don[A]'t fit in[D]
You [Bm]know it's [G]a pity
[A]the shape I'm [D]in
Well, I [G]got no [D]home and I [A]got no [D]choice
Oh, [Bm]Lord, have [G]mercy on [A]a country[D][A]
[D]boy

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][A][D][Bm][A][D]
[G][D][A][D]

[Verse 5]
Well, they [D]damned the river,
[Bm]they damne[A]d the [D]stream
They [G]cut down [D]the Cyprus and
[A]the Sweet[D]gum trees
There's [Bm]a laundromat and
a [D]barbershop
And [G]now the whole [D]meadow
is [A]a parking lot
[D]Well, I

[Verse 6]
[G]live in [D]the city but [A]don't fit [D]in
You [Bm]know it's a [G]pity
[A]the shape I'm [D]in
Well, I [G]got no [D]home and I [A]got no [D]choice
Oh, [Bm]Lord, have [G]mercy on [A]a country [D]boy

[Verse 7]
Well, I [G]live in [D]the city but [A]don't fit [D]in
You [Bm]know it's a [G]pity
[A]the shape I'm [D]in
Well, I [G]got no [D]home and I [A]got no [D]choice
Oh, [Bm]Lord, have [G]mercy on a [A]country [D]boy
Oh, [Bm]Lord, have [G]mercy on a
[A]country [G]boy[D]
[A][D][Bm][G][A]