Olivia Newton-John - Country Girl

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                             COUNTRY GIRL - Olivia Newton-John
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Sung by: Olivia Newton-John
Written by: Alan Hawkshaw & Peter Gosling
Album: Long Live Love (1974)
Key: G



[Verse 1]

G                             
I was born in the country, I was raised with the sun
     G                               C             D
The flowers were my pillow when the day's work was done
G
Down in the valley shone the bright neon signs
    C           Bm              Am              G
The call of the city life kept going through my mind
             C          Bm              Am            G
Oh yeah, the days of my childhood would soon be left behind

[Verse 2]

G                             
It was a Saturday morning when the snow lay on the ground
G                               C               D
Pa said, the time had come when I could move to town
     G
So I kissed goodbye to mama, held on tight to papa's hand
  C             Bm              Am           G
I saw a tear in mama's eye but I did not understand
             C        Bm                Am               C  Bm  Am  G 
'Cause I was just a country girl being brought up on the land

[Chorus]

G       C            D
Goodbye mama, let me see your smile
D              B7                Em
Wipe away that teardrop from your eye
  C         A7            Dsus
I won't forget that I'm a country girl
         Dsus7     D              C  Bm  Am  G 
I got to go but I hate to say goodbye

G        C             D
So long, papa, I'll be seeing you
D                  B7            Em
But I'll be coming home again someday
       C       A7              Dsus
No, I won't forget that I'm a country girl
          Dsus7       D               C  Bm  Am  G 
A country girl, you know, I'll always stay

[Verse 3]

G                             
I was born in the country, I was raised with the sun
     G                               C             D
The flowers were my pillow when the day's work was done
G
Down in the valley shone the bright neon signs
C                 Bm          Am              G
Yet, I know where I belong, I got my peace of mind
         C             Bm              Am                C  Bm  Am  G 
Oh yeah, I was born a country girl and that just suits me fine

[Chorus]

G       C            D
Goodbye mama, let me see your smile
D              B7                Em
Wipe away that teardrop from your eye
  C       A7              Dsus
I won't forget that I'm a country girl
         Dsus7     D              C  Bm  Am  G 
I got to go but I hate to say goodbye

G        C             D
So long, papa, I'll be seeing you
D                  B7            Em
But I'll be coming home again someday
       C       A7              Dsus
No, I won't forget that I'm a country girl
B7                 Em
I'll come back to you, believe me
  C       A7              Dsus
I won't forget that I'm a country girl
          Dsus7    D                  C  Bm  Am  G 
A country girl, you know, I'll always stay