Acid Country
By: Tim Wilson
Verse 1:
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Mama made us listen to Pink Floyd and Floyd Kramer.
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We had three square meals of mushrooms and cornbread.
G C
Mama's kitchen smelled a lot like inscents and cathead biscuits.
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We'd watch Porter and Dolly and throw on the Grateful Dead.
Chorus 1:
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Born and raised on, Acid Country
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Eatin' turnip greens and a handful of Nembutal
G
Yeah daddy couldn't take it he had to go
C
You can't play Hendrix on a banjo
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Mama "walked the floor" and laid "another brick in the wall"
Verse 2:
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Our heroes were Roy Acuff and Abby Hoffman
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We grew up outside of Woodstock Tennessee
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Listenin' to Farron Young and a side of Inna Godda Davida
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Mama made a well rounded outcast out of me
Chorus 2:
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Born and raised on acid country
G D
Eatin' cold ham hocks and a handful of Placidyl
G
Yeah daddy couldn't take it he had to go
C
Playin Alice Cooper on a dobro
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Wearin' leather hip huggers and workin in the cotton mills
Bridge:
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And "if you don't eat your meat you can't have any pudding"
D
And son your "walkin' on the Fightin' side of me"
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Yeah "excuse me while I kiss the sky", "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die"
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And Chet Adkins playin' the guitar on the MTV
Ohh Ooo Ohh
Chorus 3:
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Born and raised on, Acid Country
G D
Makin' "smoke on the water" sound a lot like "Uncle Pen"
G
And daddy couldn't take it he had to go
C
You can't mix Deep Purple with Bill Monroe
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And "sunshine of your love" while yodeling.
