Written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin
Intro: C C/Bb F G Verse: 1 C F F Am/E Dm Soon the pines will be falling everywhere Dm F G Village children always fighting for a share C F F Am/E Dm And the six-o-nine goes roaring down the creek Dm G C As Parson Lee prepares his service for next week Verse: 2 C F F Am/E Dm I saw Grandma yesterday down at the store Dm F G Well she's really looking fine for eighty-four C F F Am/E Dm And she asked me if sometime I'd fix the barn Dm G C C7 Poor old girl, she needs a man down on the farmInstrumental: F G C F G C F G C Bb Ab Dm7 G C Verse: 3 C F F Am/E Dm Down at the mill they've got a new machine Dm F G Foreman says it cuts manpower by fifteen C F F Am/E Dm Oh, but that ain't natural, Old Man Clayson says Dm G C Cause he's a horse-drawn man until his dying daysF G C And it's good old country comforts in my bones F G C Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known F G C Bb Ab Just that old fashioned feeling in my bones Dm7 G C Country comforts and the road that's going homeOutro: D#m7 G# C# Country comforts and the road that's going home D#m7 G# C# Country comforts and the road that's going home D#m7 G# C# Country comforts and the road that's going homeF G C And it's good old country comforts in my bones F G C Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known F G C Bb Ab Just that old fashioned feeling in my bones Dm7 G C Country comforts and the road that's going home F G C And it's good old country comforts in my bones F G C Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known F G C Bb Ab Just that old fashioned feeling in my bones Dm7 G C Country comforts and the road that's going home (For the finish, the song modulates up a half-step to the key of C#) G# C# F# G# C# ... And it's good old country comforts in my bones F# G# C# Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known F# G# C# B A Just that old fashioned feeling in my bones D#m7 G# C# Country comforts and the road that's going home