God's Country
Blake Shelton
CountryMedium for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
E
BDiagram coming soon
G
D
A
Bm
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
hide this tab Intro E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-6-8/13-13-13-13-13h15-13/11-8-8-8-8-8h11-8-8/6-6-6-6-6h8-6/4-1--| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: Bm Right outside of this one church town D There's a gold, dirt road to a whole lot of nothin' A Got a deed to the land but it ain't my ground Bm This is God's country Bm We pray for rain, thankin' when it fallen D 'Cause it brings a grain and a little bit of money A We put it back in the play Bm I guess that's why they call it God's country Bm I saw the light in the sunrise D Sittin' back in a 40 in a muddy riverside A Gettin' baptised in holy water and 'shine Bm With the dogs running Bm Saved by the sound of the been found D Mixin' whistle in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound A The devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around Bm This is God's country Verse 2: Bm We turned the dirt and worked until the week's done D We take a break and break bread on sun A And then do it all again Bm 'Cause we're proud to be from God's country (Yeah, yeah) Bm I saw the light in the sunrise D Sittin' back in a 40 in a muddy riverside A Gettin' baptised in holy water and 'shine Bm With the dogs running Bm Saved by the sound of the been found D Mixin' whistle in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound A The devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around Bm This is God's country (yeah) Interlude Bm D A Bm (This is God's country) God's country Bridge Bm I don't care what my headstone reads D And what kind of pine wood box I end up in A When it's my time, lay me six feet deep Bm In God's country (Yeah, yeah) Bm I saw the light in the sunrise D Sittin' back in a 40 in a muddy riverside A Gettin' baptised in holy water and 'shine Bm With the dogs running Bm Saved by the sound of the been found D Mixin' whistle in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound A The devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around Bm This is God's country (God's country) Bm I saw the light in the sunrise D Sittin' back in a 40 in a muddy riverside A Gettin' baptised in holy water and 'shine Bm With the dogs running Bm Saved by the sound of the been found D Mixin' whistle in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound A The devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around Bm This is God's country
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Chord set
E · B · G · D · A · Bm
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.