Country Star

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Capo on 1) 

Intro.:  | (A) | (G) (D) | (A) | (A) | (A) | (G) (D) | (A) | (A) 

                  E      D    E               A 
She opened up the letter from Nashville, Ten- nessee 
                            D      E                             A 
He said, "Hon, they like my music, the songs I wrote for you and me" 
                           D                                             A 
The boys and me just cut a record and it could hit the charts before too long 
                   E                          A    G D A 
So it's gonna be a while 'til I can come back home 

Chorus 

                    D                                      A 
Yes, I'm gonna be a country star and everyone will know my name 
                          E                                     A    G D A 
Ah, you know I love those bright lights when I step on stage to sing 
                            D                            A 
I'll be travlin' 'round the country with a big bus and a band 
                            E 
So just keep the home fires burnin' while I'm gone 
                              A   D A 
And I'll get back home when I can 

                            E       D        E              A 
She said, "Hun, I hear your record, aw, they play it every- day 
                     D         E                       A 
And everybody really likes it, so I guess your on your way 
                        D                              A 
But darling, please re- member we all need you here at home 
                            E                       A         G D A 
And the kids all miss their daddy, so don't be gone too long" 


Chorus 

                       D                                     A 
Yes I know that your a country star and everybody knows your name 
                          E                                       A    G D A 
And I know you love those bright lights when you step on stage to sing 
                     D                                     A 
Just remember we all love you and don't get blinded by the light 
                               E 
We'll just keep the home fires burnin' while you're gone 
                              A     G D A Bb Ab Eb Bb 
You know we pray for you each night 

                         F      Eb          F                           Bb 
After six long months of goin', I guess the road just finally took it's toll 
                              Eb      F                     Bb 
'Cause his songs has lost all meaning and he felt so all a- lone 
                  Eb                               Bb 
Then one night in Jackson, he went out on stage to play 
                        F                                Bb  Ab Eb Bb 
And the crowd stared at disbelief at the words he had to say 


Chorus 

                     Eb                                            Bb 
I don't want to be a country star, it ain't the way I thought it'd be 
                        F                                            Bb Ab Eb Bb 
Well, it took me such a long time to know that it ain't the life for me 
                           Eb                               Bb 
'Cause the days can get so lonely and the nights can get so long 
                      F                                 Bb   Eb Bb 
Lord, I think it's a- bout time, this country star went home 

                          F                                     Bb   Ab Eb Bb 
Yes, I think that it's a- bout time, this country boy went back home -----