Larry Sparks - City Folks Call Us Poor lyrics

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Capo 3rd Fret

Intro: Follow pattern of first two lines*

*(G) Moonlight shining (B7) on the grassy (C) meadow

*(G) Looks like diamonds (D) shining in the (G) night

Whippoorwills (B7) singing in the (C) white oak

(G) Coon dogs barkin' (D) in the bright moon-(G)-light

Chorus

(C) Honeysuckle smells just like (G) sweet perfume

(C) Old dogs lyin' over by the (G) door

(C) Watermelon rinds momma (G) puts up in a jar

And the city folks, (C) they call us (G) poor

Instrumental: Follow pattern of any verse

(G) Singin' Rock Of (B7) Ages on the (C) front porch

(G) Watchin' fireflies (D) light up the mountain (G) dew

Listenin' to Bill Mon-(B7)-roe on the (C) Opry

(G) Singin' somethin' (D) 'bout his Uncle (G) Penn

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental: Follow pattern of any verse

(G) God he paints a (B7) picture in the (C) evenin' sky

(G) Blue and purple, (D) orange and shades of (G) red

He knows we can't af-(B7)-ford no fancy (C) paintings

So (G) we look at the (D) real thing in-(G)-stead

Repeat Chorus

Oh, the city folk, (C) they call us (G) poor

Instrumental ending: Follow same pattern as Intro*