Well they say that I’m too country the way I look and sound
E
They wanna to make me over just a little more uptown
A D
Say I need to change my image now tell me what that means
A E D A
Don’t they know I’ve got country in my genes
A
Well I can’t help the way I talk I wouldn’t change it if I could
E
Sophisticated ain’t my style but country fits me good
A D
I ain’t ashamed to wear what’s been handed down to me
A E D A
Lord I’ve got country in my genes
D
I’ve got country in my genes country in my blood
A
It goes back generations it’s something I’m proud of
D
It’s something I was born with what you get is what you see
B7 E7
I’m just an old hilly-billy with a country song to sing
A E D A
Lord I’ve got country in my genes
A
If country’s hit the big time me I’m still the same
E
I ain’t above my raisin’ and I ain’t about to change
A D
I wouldn’t trade my Wranglers for the finest gabardine
A E D A
Lord I’ve got country in my genes
A
Well I can’t help the way I talk I wouldn’t change it if I could
E
Sophisticated ain’t my style but country fits me good
A D
I ain’t ashamed to wear what’s been handed down to me
A E D A
Lord I’ve got country in my genes
D
I’ve got country in my genes country in my blood
A
It goes back generations it’s something I’m proud of
D
It’s something I was born with what you get is what you see
B7 E7
I’m just an old hilly-billy with a country song to sing
A E D A
Lord I’ve got country in my genes
A E A
Lord I’ve got country in my genes
