I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool

I remember wearing straight legged Levi's flannel shirts even when they weren't in style I remember singin' with Roy Rogers at the movies when the west was really wild I was listenin to the Opry when all of my friends were diggin' rock and roll and rythem and blues I was country when country wasn't cool I remember sittin' in the drive-in pullin' up and turnin' down George Jones I remember when no one was lookin' I was puttin' peanuts in my coke I took a lot of kiddin' cause I never did fit in now look at everybody tryin' to be what I was then I was country when country wasn't cool Oooh, I was country when country wasn't cool I was country from my hat down to my boots I still act and look the same what ya see ain't nothin' new I was country when country wasn't cool *Guitar Solo* E---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---|---------------------------------------------------------------10------12--10--12--10-- G---|----------------------------------9---------------------9--12------12------------------ D---|----------10--12--12--12--10--12-----12--10--12--12--12-------------------------------- A---|--10--12------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---|---------------------------------------------------------------10------12--10---------- G---|----------------------------------9---------------------9--12------12------------------ D---|----------10--12--12--12--10--12-----12--10--12--12--12-------------------------------- A---|--10--12------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They called us country bumkins for stickin' to our roots I'm just glad we're in a country where we're all free to choose I was country when country wasn't cool *Chorus (w/ George Jones) Hey, I was country when country wasn't cool yeah and I was country from my hat down to oh my boots I still act and look the same what ya see ain't nothin' new Cause I was country when country wasn't cool Yeah, I was country when country wasn't cool