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George Jones - A Place in the Country Lyrics
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[edit]Song title: A Place in the Country
[edit]Artist name: George Jones
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[edit]Lyrics language: English
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G C D D7
For thirty some odd years he facedenter deleted
a grinder in the city, city
G C D D7
hustlin'
Hustlin' day in day out just tryin' to survive, survive
C G
he
He bought his wife the finer things,and
things and sent his kids to collage, collage
C Am D
that
That always took what little bitenter deleted
he tried to put aside, aside

G C D D7
But thru through it all he had one thing thatenter deleted
seemed to keep him going, going
G C D D7
a
A dream that someday he couldenter deleted
leave this city life behind,
C G
behind
I watched his hair turn thin and gray,enter deleted
but his dream never faded, faded
C D G
he
He told me all about it it, at least a thousand times. times
(chorus)
G G7 C

He always wanted, a place out in the country, country
G G7 Am D
where
Where the birds sing, in the morning,and
morning and the grass is emerald green, green
G C
a
A place where, he could feel the mornin' sunshine, sunshine
G D G
and
And sit out in the evenin', where theenter deleted
air is, is fresh and clean. clean

It took lots of overtime to keep hisenter deleted
wife up with the jonses, Jonses
and
And more to get his son out ofenter deleted
his run-ins with the law, law
the
The more it took the more he gave,enter deleted
never once complaining, complaining
I don't know how he ever stood the pressure of it all. all

I never thought he'd make it, butenter deleted
he finally left the city, city
and
And now he's got that specialenter deleted
little place to call his own, own
today
Today I took a ride out in theenter deleted
country just to see him, him
it
It wasn't hard to find because hisenter deleted
name was on the stone. stone
(repeat chorus)x 2

He always wanted, a place out in the country
Where the birds sing, in the morning and the grass is emerald green
A place where, he could feel the mornin' sunshine
And sit out in the evenin', where the air is fresh and clean

He always wanted, a place out in the country
Oh where the birds sing, in the morning and the grass is emerald green
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George Jones biography

Superstar country singer, George Glenn Jones, born September 12, 1931, in Saratoga, Texas, is known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice, and his bad behavior.

Throughout his long career, Jones made headlines often as much for the tales of his drinking, stormy relationships with women, and violent rages, as for his prolific career of making records and touring. Jones had more than 150 hits during his career, both as a solo artist and in duets with other artists.

Early life: Jones, raised in Vidor, Texas, along with his brother and five sisters (another sister died young before George was born), was exposed to music from an early age through his parents record collection and from listening to the gospel music he heard in church.

When George was seven the Jones family bought a radio which introduced George to the country music that would become his life. When he was nine, his father bought him his first guitar. Soon, his father had J.....MORE.....(full George Jones biography)

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