Written by Gordon Lightfoot
Intro: G F C verse 1: F C Dm Born in the country and I like that country smile G F C Of the little girls and boys, they remind me of a child F C Dm That I knew and a big harvest moon G F C That shone by suppertime in the dusty afternoonverse 2: C F C Dm Born in the country and I like that country song G F C We played for just a nickel every time we got to town F C Dm And I bought you a dime diamond ring G F C In the hayloft we would play, we were princesses and kingsF And I need to be there C When the autumn wind goes singing G Through the trestle we would climb C F Like brave mountaineers C G We never were much bothered by timeverse 3: C F C Dm Born in the country and I like that country way G F C Of the uncles, aunts and cousins and the card games they would play F C Dm While the young ones slept overhead G F C Beneath the quilts that mother made, when all the prayers were saidF And I need to be there C When the world gets too heavy G And the shadows cross my mind C F Like brave mountaineers C G We never were much bothered by timeInstrumental: C F C Dm G F C F C Dm G F CF And I need to be there C When the autumn wind goes singing G Through the trestle we would climb C F Like brave mountaineers C G We never were much bothered by timeOUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##) C F C Dm G F CF And I need to be there C When the world gets too heavy G And the shadows cross my mind C F Like brave mountaineers C G We never were much bothered by time
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