^D7When I look back, boy, I must have been^D green ^GBopping in the country, fishing in a stream ^D7Looking for an answer,^D trying to find a sign ^GUntil I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind

They said^B7, get back, honky cat ^B7Better get back to the woods Well, I^E7 quit those days and my redneck ways ^D7And, ^Doh, change is gonna do me^G good You better^B7 get back, honky cat ^B7Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like^E7 trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like^E7 trying to drink whisky, ^Doh, from a bottle ^Gof wine

Well, I^D7 read some books and I^D read some magazines About those ^Ghigh-class ladies down in New Orleans And all the^D7 folks back home, well, said I was a fool They said, ^Goh, "Believe in the Lord" is the golden rule

They sa^B7id, get back, honky cat ^B7Better get back to the woods But I^E7 quit those days and my redneck ways ^D7And, ooh,^D oh, change is gonna do me^G good

They s^B7aid, get back, honky cat ^B7Better get back to the woods Well, I^E7 quit those days and my redneck ways ^D7And, oh, ^Doh, change is gonna do ^Gme good

They said, ^D7stay at home, boy, you gotta tend the farm ^GLiving in the city, boy, is, is gonna break your heart But h^D7ow can you stay when your heart says no ^GHa, how can you stop when your feet say go

You bet^B7ter get back, honky cat ^B7Better get back to the woods Well, I q^E7uit those days and my redneck ways A^D7nd, ooh, o^Dh, the change is gonna do me good You b^B7etter get back, honky cat

It's like^E7 trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like^D7 trying to drink whisky, ^Doh, from a bottle ^Gof wine

Oh ^D7yeah, get^D back, hon^Gky cat Get^D7 back, ho^Dnky cat, g^Get back, whoo Get^D7 back, ho^Dnky cat Get^D7 back, ho^Dnky cat, g^Get back, whoo Oh,^D7 get back, ho^Dnky cat, get^G back Get^D7 back, hon^Dky cat, whoo Oh ^D7yeah, re^Ddneck ways a^Gnd W^Ghoo