A               D                   E                          A
In days gone by but not forgotten I plowed in the fields and I pulled in the cotton
D                                                  E
Things you'd never think I've done when you see me now
A                        D                    E                         A   
I pick and sing and they call me a star but every time I look down at my old guitar
           D                 E                      A
I know I'm just six strings away from that same ol' plow


Chorus 1:
          D           
I drive a new Royce Rolls, buy them tailor made clothes 
A
How long will good times stay
A                   D 
A poor boy ways and hard time days 
    E                 A 
Are just six strings away

A                   D             E                           A
I met a girl bout a year ago in a little country town where I played a show
D                                                    E
And though I love her I still wonder just what she'd do
A              D                E                  A
If I laid that old guitar down, how long would she hang around
          D                E                 A
Or is she just six strings away from someone new


Chorus 2:
          D
Well them six little strings buy rings and good things 
E                      A
But how long will she stay
A                                 D 
If she knew poor boy ways and and hard time days 
     E                A
Were just six strings away