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[Verse 1]

      G                           D
I was setting up for a gig in this little country bar
     C                                D
This old boy in the corner watched me tune up my guitar
G                                          D
He said, What kinda music do you play hoss, I play some myself
         C                                         D
He said, I sure hope it's country, these days it's hard for me to tell


[Chorus]

C       D                G
You can talk to me about tractors
C      D                G
Cowboy boots and pickup trucks
C    D             Em
Ol' cane poles and dirt roads
Am                            D
And spittin' Skoal in a Dixie cup
C       D                  G
You can tell me about your Grandpa
C          D               Em
And how he turned you onto Hank
C            D           G           C     G C D
If you gotta tell me how country you are
             G
You probably ain't


[Verse 2]

         G                       D
He said, Country is a way of life that's almost gone
C                                      D
It's more than the clothes you wear or how you sing a song
G                      D
It's about being honest and working hard
        C                         D
Looking someone in the eye, being who you say you are


[Chorus]

C       D                G
You can talk to me about tractors
C      D                G
Cowboy boots and pickup trucks
C    D             Em
Ol' cane poles and dirt roads
Am                            D
And spittin' Skoal in a Dixie cup
C       D                      G
You can tell me all about your Grandpa
C          D               Em
And how he turned you onto Hank
C            D           G           C     G C D
If you gotta tell me how country you are
             G
You probably ain't


[Instrumental]

D G G C D G G C D Em Em Am Am D D


[Chorus]
C       D                      G
You can tell me all about your Grandpa
C          D               Em
And how he turned you onto Hank
    C            D           G           C     G C D
But if you gotta tell me how country you are
            G
You probably ain't


[Tag]
C            D           G           C     G C
If you gotta tell me how country you are
              D                        G G
You know what, you probably ain't hoss