Key: C
Bm
Right outside of this one church town
D2
There's a gold dirt road to a whole lot of nothin'
E
Got a deed to the land, but it ain't my ground
Bm
This is God's country
Bm
We pray for rain, and thank Him when it's fallen
D2
'Cause it brings a grain and a little bit of money
E
We put it back in the plate
Bm
I guess that's why they call it God's country
Bm
I saw the light in the sunrise
D2
Sittin' back in the 40 on the muddy riverside
E
Gettin' baptized in holy water and shine
Bm
With the dogs runnin'
Bm
Saved by the sound of the been found
D2
Dixie whistled in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound
E
The devil went down to Georgia, but he didn't stick around
Bm
This is God's country
Bm
We turned the dirt and worked until the week's done
D2
We take a break and break bread on Sunday
E
And then do it all again
Bm
'Cause we're proud to be from God's country (Yeah, yeah)
Bm
I saw the light in the sunrise
D2
Sittin' back in the 40 on the muddy riverside
E
Gettin' baptized in holy water and shine
Bm
With the dogs runnin'
Bm
Saved by the sound of the been found
D2
Dixie whistled in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound
E
The devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around
Bm
This is God's country (Yeah)
Bm
D2
E
(This is God's country)
Bm
God's country
Bm
I don't care what my headstone reads
D2
Or what kind of pine wood box I end up in
E
When it's my time, lay me six feet deep
Bm
In God's country (Yeah, yeah)
Bm
I saw the light in the sunrise
D2
Sittin' back in the 40 on the muddy riverside
E
Gettin' baptized in holy water and shine
Bm
With the dogs runnin'
Bm
Saved by the sound of the been found
D2
Dixie whistled in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound
E
The devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around
Bm
This is God's country (God's country)
Bm
Yeah, I saw the light in the sunrise
D2
Sittin' back in the 40 on the muddy riverside
E
Gettin' baptized in holy water and shine
Bm
With the dogs runnin'
Bm
Saved by the sound of the been found
D2
Dixie whistled in the wind, that'll get you Heaven bound
E
The devil went down to Georgia but he didn't stick around
Bm
This is God's country