Cal Smith - Country Bumpkin guitar chord

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Date: 7/17/98; 8:37:46 PM

From: tipper11@juno.com (Thomas P Rivers)

Subject: Country Bumpkin; recorded by Cal Smith

Mike Davis asked for this one. This is one of those great "story songs"

so typical of country music.

COUNTRY BUMPKIN

Recorded by CAL SMITH

HE WALKED INTO THE BAR AND PLACED HIS LANKY FRAME UPON A TALL BAR STOOL

AND WITH A LONG SOFT SOUTHERN DRAWL HE SAID I'LL TAKE A GLASS OF ANYTHING

THAT'S COOL

A BAR-ROOM GIRL WITH WISE AND KNOWING EYES SLOWLY LOOKED HIM UP AND DOWN

AND SHE THOUGHT I WONDER HOW ON EARTH THIS COUNTRY BUMPKIN FOUND HIS WAY

TO TOWN

(CHORUS 1)

SHE SAID HELLO COUNTRY BUMPKIN. HOW'S THE FROST OUT ON THE PUMPKIN

I'VE SEEN SOME SIGHTS BUT MAN YOU'RE SOMETHIN'

WHERE'D YOU COME FROM COUNTRY BUMPKIN

(VERSE 2)

IT WAS JUST A SHORT YEAR LATER, IN A SWEAT-DRENCHED BED OF JOYFUL TEARS

AND DEATH-LIKE PAIN

INTO THIS WONDROUS WORLD OF MANY WONDERS, ONE MORE WONDER CAME

THAT SAME WOMAN'S FACE WAS WRAPPED UP IN A RAPTURED LOOK OF LOVE AND

TENDERNESS

AS SHE MARVELLED AT THE SOFT AND WARM AND CUDDLY BOY-CHILD FEEDING AT HER

BREAST

(CHORUS 2)

SHE SAID SHE SAID HELLO COUNTRY BUMPKIN. FRESH AS FROST OUT ON THE

PUMPKIN

I'VE SEEN SOME SIGHTS BUT BABE YOU'RE SOMETHIN'

MAMA LOVES HER COUNTRY BUMPKIN

(VERSE 3)

FORTY YEARS OF HARD WORK LATER, IN A SIMPLE QUIET AND PEACEFUL COUNTRY

PLACE

THE HEAVY HAND OF TIME HAD NOT ERASED THE RAPTURED WONDER FROM THE

WOMAN'S FACE

SHE WAS LYING ON HER DEATH BED KNOWING FULLY WELL HER RACE WAS NEARLY RUN

BUT SHE SOFTLY SMILED AND LOOKED INTO THE SAD EYES OF HER HUSBAND AND HER

SON

(CHORUS 3)

AND SHE SAID SO LONG COUNTRY BUMPKIN. THE FROST IS GONE NOW FROM THE

PUMPKIN

I'VE SEEN SOME SIGHTS AND LIFE'S BEEN SOMETHIN'

SEE YOU LATER COUNTRY BUMPKIN

4/4, with some 2/4 measures

(VERSE)

1 [2/4] 1 [4/4] 4 1

5 5 1 5

1 [2/4] 1 [4/4] 4 1

5 5 1 17

(CHORUS)

4 5 1 17

4 5 1 1

Tom Rivers

Tom Caine

tipper11@juno.com