IntroAGD (x2)
Verse 1ADG
Back in the day it was a six gun, and a six string
D
Man, that was country
ADG
And that's the way country still out to be
AD
It was lived, not taught, it was earned not bought
G
Had to put in the work to get to the top
ADG
Let me tell you, what I thinks really gone wrong
Pre-ChorusED
These days its all wannabes singing someone else's songs
E
Everybody's doing the same damn thing
G
Where have the rebels gone?
ChorusA
Cause we don't need
DG
Another pretty boy, singing pretty songs
ADG
Fake country boys, doing country all wrong
AD
We need another Haggard, or a Johnny Cash
G
Somebody chewing tobacco, and whipping ass
AD
I need preacher, I need a savior
G
How about y'all?
DA
Can I get an outlaw?
Verse 2ADG
It don't have to be honkytonks, boots, and wrangler jeans
AD
It ain't the banjo or the fiddle, no
G
It's the words and what they mean
AD
If you gonna talk the talk, you better walk the walk
G
And brother that's the truth
ADG
So honestly, what would Waylon do?
Pre-Chorus 2ED
I can guarantee that if he was alive today
E
He'd ask us one more time:
G
"Are you sure Hank done it this way?"
ChorusA
Cause we don't need
DG
Another pretty boy, singing pretty songs
ADG
Fake country boys, doing country all wrong
AD
We need another Haggard, or a Johnny Cash
G
Somebody chewing tobacco, and whipping ass
AD
I need preacher, I need a savior
G
How about y'all?
DA
Can I get an outlaw?
BridgeE
Are the good times really gone for good?
D
Or did we get back to our roots?
E
It's about that time we raise the bar
G
So raise a glass if you feel like I do
ChorusA
Cause we don't need
DG
Another pretty boy, singing pretty songs
ADG
Fake country boys, doing country all wrong
AD
We need another Haggard, or a Johnny Cash
G
Somebody chewing tobacco, and whipping ass
AD
I need preacher, I need a savior
G
How about y'all?
AGD
I pray country answers my call
N.C.
Can I get an outlaw?
AD
Oh, can I get an outlaw?
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