Intro: D    Am    C    G   (x3) 

D                        Am 
I remember long ago when I was just a boy 
C                               G 
Raised in the country that have old country stores 
D                        Am 
Chasing shadows down the road I remember well 
      C                            G 
Every story that my mama told in a house near the well 


[Refrão]
 
        D           Am              C           G 
So I'll stay in the country, that's where I was born 
        D                Am           C           G 
Live my life by in Caro- lina, that's where I be- long 

D                         Am 
I remember Sunday evening sitting outside 
C                         G 
With all my uncles and my daddy by my side 
D                                 Am 
We played those old songs too, we brought the night in 
       C                        G 
At the house in the country air I remember then 


[Refrão]
 
        D           Am              C           G 
So I'll stay in the country, that's where I was born 
        D                Am           C           G 
Live my life by in Caro- lina, that's where I be- long 

Solo   
D    Am    C    G    x 4 times 


[Refrão]
 
        D           Am              C           G 
So I'll stay in the country, that's where I was born 
        D                Am           C           G 
Live my life by in Caro- lina, that's where I be- long 

        D           Am              C           G 
So I'll stay in the country, that's where I was born 
        D                Am           C           G 
Live my life by in Caro- lina, that's where I be- long 

Outro.:     
D    Am    C    G    D    Am    C    G             
D Stay in the    Am country ----- to fade