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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
D7 | D7 | G | G

Verse 1: 0:12
D7
  When I look back, boy, I must have been green,
G
  Boppin' in the country, fishin' in a stream.
0:24
D7
  Lookin' for an answer tryin' to find a sign,
G
  Until I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind.

Chorus 1: 0:34
          B7
They said,   get back, honky cat,
 B7
Better get back to the woods,
        E7
Well, I    quit those days and my redneck ways
      D7
And-a,   hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm-hmm,
                               G  | G
Oh, the change is gonna do me good.

Chorus 2: 0:57
           B7
You better    get back, honky cat,
 B7
Livin' in the city ain't where it's at,
          E7
It's like    try'n' to find gold in a silver mine,
          D7
It's like    try'n' to drink whisky,
                      G  | G
Oh, from a bottle of wine.

Verse 2: 1:20
        D7
Well, I    read some books and I read some magazines
            G
About those   high class ladies down in New Orleans,
1:30
            D7
And all the    folks back home well, said I was a fool.
          G
They said,  oh, believe in the Lord is the golden rule.

Chorus 3: 1:42
          B7
They said,   get back, honky cat,
 B7
Better get back to the woods.
        E7
Well, I    quit those days and my redneck ways
      D7
And-a,   oo, oo, oo, oo-oo,
                               G  | G
Oh, the change is gonna do me good.

Instrumental: 2:05
D7 | D7 | G | G  - x2

Chorus 4: 2:27
          B7
They said,   get back, honky cat,
 B7
Better get back to the woods.
        E7
Well, I    quit those days and my redneck ways
      D7
And-a,   oo, oo, oo, oo-oo,
                               G  | G
Oh, the change is gonna do me good.

Verse 3: 2:49
          D7
They said    stay at home, boy, you gotta tend the farm
G
  Livin' in the city, boy, is, is gonna break your heart.
3:00
    D7
But    how can you stay, when your heart says no, ah, ah,
G
  How can you stop, when your feet say go?

Chorus 5: 3:11
          B7
They said,   get back, honky cat,
 B7
Better get back to the woods.
        E7
Well, I    quit those days and my redneck ways
      D7
And-a,   oo, oo, oo, oo-oo,
                               G  | G
Oh, the change is gonna do me good.

Chorus 6: 3:34
           B7
You better    get back, honky cat,
 B7
Livin' in the city ain't where it's at,
          E7
It's like    try'n' to find gold in a silver mine,
          D7
It's like    try'n' to drink whisky,
                      G  | G
Oh, from a bottle of wine.

Refrain: (x2) 3:56
D7
  Get back, honky cat,
     D7
Get back, honky cat, get back,
 G | G
Woo.

Instrumental: 4:18
D7 | D7 | G | G  - x3

Refrain: 4:50
    D7
Ooh,   get back, honky cat,
    D7
Get    back, get back, honky cat,
 G | G
Woo.

Coda: 5:02
D7 | D7 |  G | G...
          Woo.

Key

key
G
original
key
G
G# F#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

London, 1972
Rio, Brazil 1995
Madison Square Garden, 2007

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