Written by Wilson/Simpson
Intro: (G) (D7) (G) I liked (G) country better (D7) back when it was (G) ugly Girls never threw panties at (D7) David Allen (G) Coe (G7) Women (C) never said Willie had a (G) cute butt (C) Waylon didn't have to hide a (G) beer gut And (C) record execs told Johnny Paycheck To (A) shove his vide(D7)o I liked (G) country better (D7) back when it was dog-(G)-ugly Nobody ever called Hank (D7) Jr. a pretty (G) thang (G7) Back when (C) Neal McCoy was still (G) wettin' the bed And (C) Conway Twitty had a (G) helmet head And the (C) best lookin' man in Nashville Was a (A) fellow named K.D. (D7) Lang I liked (G) country better (D7) back when it was (G) ugly Back when Lyle Lovett was con(D7)sidered a handsome (G) man (G7) Back when (C) all the great stars all (G) dressed like hell (C) Rhinestones runnin' on a (G) Duracel (C) Back when Tanya Tucker was a (A) big Glen Campell (D7) fan I liked (G) country better (D7) back when it was highly (G) unattractive Talkin' back in the George (D7) Jones, flat-top (G) days When no(C)body could compete with Dolly (G) Parton's wig (C) And her boobs weren't (G) this damned big And the (C) boys in the band all looked like They've been (A) hit with the ugly (D7) bus I liked (G) country better (D7) back when it looked like (G) us (C) I liked (G) country better (No Chord) back when it looked like (G) me Spoken: "and that is butt-ugly" NOTE: I totally agree with this song!!!!!!!!