Intro
[G]
[C] [G] [D] [Em7]
[C] [G] [D]
Verse 1
[C] [G]
Every weekend that I could
[D] [Em7]
I'd take a trip out to the country
[C] [G]
Just to get away from all the chaos
[D]
I lived in, in the city
[C] [G]
And the quiet empty woods
[D] [Em7]
Always made me feel at home
[C] [G]
And the smell of charcoal burning
[D]
And the freedom just to roam
Chorus
[C] [G]
I grew up in the city
[D] [Em7]
But my heart belonged to the country
[C] [G] [D]
I moved away when I was 17, young and free
[C] [G]
Now sometimes on the weekend
[D] [Em7]
I might make a little trip in
[C] [G]
But since it's part of my roots
[D]
I will always be
N.C. [C] [G] [D]
A country lovin' city boy, city boy, city boy
Verse 2
[C] [G]
Now looking up at the stars
[D] [Em7]
Was always better when I could see them
[C] [G]
Just hanging out by a fire
[D]
Talking about way back when
Chorus
[C] [G]
I grew up in the city
[D] [Em7]
But my heart belonged to the country
[C] [G] [D]
I moved away when I was 17, young and free
[C] [G]
Now sometimes on the weekend
[D] [Em7]
I might make a little trip in
[C] [G]
But since it's part of my roots
[D]
I will always be
[Am]
A country lovin' city boy
Solo
[Am] [G] [Em] [D]
[Am] [G] [D]
Verse 3
[C]
I like the different seasons
[Em7] [D]
So I can look forward to the sunshine
[C]
Here in Upstate New York
[Em7] [D]
I got my own little gold mine
[C] [Em7] [D] N.C.
Hanging by the lakeside
Chorus
[C] [G]
I grew up in the city
[D] [Em7]
But my heart belonged to the country
[C] [G] [D]
I moved away when I was 17
[C] [G]
Now sometimes on the weekend
[D] [Em7]
I might make a little trip in
[C] [G]
But since it's part of my roots
[D]
I will always be
[C] [G] [D]
A country lovin' city boy
Outro
[Em7] [C] [G] [D]
A country lovin' city boy
[C]
It'll always be in my roots
[G] [D]
It was always in my heart
[Em7] [C] N.C. [G] N.C. [D] N.C.
A country lovin' city boy, city boy, city boy
