^C7When I look back boy I must have been ^Cgreen ^FBopping in the country, fishing in a stream ^C7Looking for an answer ^Ctrying to find a sign ^FUntil I saw your city lights honey I was blind

They said ^A7get back honky cat Better get back to the woods Well I ^D7quit those days and my redneck ways ^C7mmmmmm ^Coh the change is gonna do me ^Fgood

You better ^A7get back honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like ^D7trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like ^C7trying to drink whisky, ^Coh, from a bottle of ^Fwine

Well I ^C7read some books and I ^Cread some magazines About those ^Fhigh class ladies down in New Orleans And all the ^C7folks back home well, said I was a fool They said ^Foh, believe in the Lord is the golden rule

They said ^A7get back honky cat Better get back to the woods Well I ^D7quit those days and my redneck ways ^C7mmmmmm ^Coh the change is gonna do me ^Fgood

They said ^A7get back honky cat Better get back to the woods Well I ^D7quit those days and my redneck ways ^C7mmmmmm ^Coh the change is gonna do me ^Fgood

They said ^C7stay at home boy, you gotta tend the farm ^FLiving in the city boy, is going to break your heart But ^C7how can you stay, when your heart says no? ^FHow can you stop when your feet say go?

They said ^A7get back honky cat Better get back to the woods Well I ^D7quit those days and my redneck ways ^C7mmmmmm ^Coh the change is gonna do me ^Fgood

You better ^A7get back honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like ^D7trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like ^C7trying to drink whisky, ^Coh, from a bottle of ^Fwine