G A
1. Through the long grass, past the tall trees,
D
there's a cabin nestlin’ in the pines,
G A
and my sweetheart’s catchin’ small fish
D
with a cane and a bent pin on a line.
G
A Bm
So if you’re passing close by, please,
D A D
come and join us, join our company.
G A
2. There's my daddy on the front porch,
D
with a lazy hound lying by his feet,
G A
and my mama's in the kitchen,
D
with the table all ready set to eat.
G A Bm
So if you’re passing close by, please,
D A D A G
come and join us, join our company.
D G
Oh oh oh, oh, just want to be there,
A G D - A - G
underneath the sun and beneath the deep,blue sky.
D G
Oh oh oh, oh, just want to be there,
A G D - A - G
even when it rains and it pours, it’s a paradise.
+ D - G - A (2x) - D
Doo doo….
G A
3. Cousin Norman comes a courting
D
with the same girl every single day,
G A
he’s got a stammer, like a hammer
D
you can't understand a word that he s-says.
G A Bm
So if you’re passing close by, please,
D A D - A - G
come and join us, join our company.
D G
Oh oh oh, oh, just want to be there,
A G D - A - G
underneath the sun and beneath the deep,blue sky.
D G
Oh oh oh, oh, just want to be there,
A G D- A - G
even when it rains and it pours, it’s a paradise.
.
+ repeat CHORUS …
