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Let There Be Country

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Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.

Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice

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LET THERE BE COUNTRY

[Intro]
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C G C
Tom T Hall is forty now and so is Bobby Bare
C G C
Willie Nelson's gettin' grey and Faron Young don't care
F C
But the young ones keep on coming on the old are slow to go
G C
Let there be country and let the country grow
F C
Let there be country let the music roll along
G C
Let there be country and let me share the song

C G C
No one picks like Bill Monroe and don't George Jones sing great
C G C
I can tell that the people care by the people at my gate
F C
Webb Pierce invites the tourists in and Ray keeps them away
G C
Let there be country and let the country play
F C
Let there be country let the music roll along
G C
Let there be country and let me share the song

C G C
Ernest Tubb's got all of the soul he's had for all these years
G C
Porter Wagoner's recitation still bring me to tears
F C
And when they do play Kitty Wells you know she's still the Queen
G C
Let there be country and keep the country green
F C
Let there be country let the music roll along
G C
Let there be country and let me share the song

C G C
Little Jimmy Dickens still sends shivers through the crowd
G C
Mother Maybelle whispers now but the heart comes through real loud
F C
Gene Autry don't sing no more good old Tex Ritter's gone

C G
And somewhere downtown Nashville a young man just got off the bus
C G C
With a guitar in his hands a pocket full of songs
C G C
A lot of talent and a heart full of hope
G C
And he's gonna be the next big country star and the country wheels roll on

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[Outro]
F C
Let there be country let the music roll along
G C
Let there be country and let me share the song
F C
Let there be country let the music roll along
G C
Let there be country and let me share the song