D 
Just a skinny little Mississippi railroad man  
G 
That loved to sing and play  
A 
He brought his music from the cotton fields  
           D 
To the the hillbilly hall of fame  
 
Thank God for Jimmie Rodgers  
           G 
Chisel his name in the cornerstone  
A 
I just wish he could've lived to see the day  
     G       A        D 
When country took the throne  
D 
Now a million songs have come and gone  
G 
Since we made that humble start  
A 
About neon nights, everyday life  
                D 
Love and broken hearts  
 
And more and more folks  
            G 
Kept tuning in and turning on  
A 
Now I can proudly say that I saw the day  
G    A                D 
When country took the throne  
 
G                                D 
Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York  
           A 
They can't get enough of this country stuff  
            G             D 
And they're screaming for more  
 
We painted the town with that grand old sound  
        A                G 
And the whole world sang along  
D 
Yes, I was there the day  
     A                D 
When country took the throne  
 
D 
Now, no one knows what the future holds  
G 
But I bet my best guitar  
A 
There'll be a jukebox jumping on Jupiter  
      D 
And a honky-tonk on Mars  
 
In the last frontier they'll stand and cheer  
         G 
The best music ever known  
A 
They'll celebrate that age old day  
     G       A        D 
When country took the throne 
 
G                                D 
Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York  
           A 
They can't get enough of this country stuff  
            G             D 
And they're screaming for more  
 
We painted the town with that grand old sound  
        A                G 
And the whole world sang along  
D 
Yes, I was there the day  
     A                D 
When country took the throne  
 
G 
I said I was there the day  
     A                D 
When country took the throne