John Denver (Roswell, Nuevo México, 31 de diciembre de 1943 - Pacific Grove, California, 12 de octubre de 1997), nacido como Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. en Roswell, Nuevo México. Murió con 53 años de edad en la costa de Monterey, California cuando pilotaba un Rutan Long-EZ, un avión experimental de fibra de vidrio. Fue tal vez el principal exponente de la música country de EEUU. Dedicó su vida a cantarle a la naturaleza, las relaciones y los valores humanos y a la preservacion de la vida.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
GCGF Well life on the farm is kinda laid back Ain’t much a country boy like me can’t D hack GCGDG It’s early to rise early in the sack thank God I’m a country boy GCGF A simple kind of life never did me no harm raisin’ me a family and livin’ on the D farm, GCGDG My days are all filled with an easy country charm thank God I’m a country boy
Chorus: DG Well I got me a fine wife I got my old fiddle DG When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle CGDG Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle thank God I’m a country boy
GCG When the work’s all done and the sun’s settin’ low I pull out my fiddle and FD rosin up the bow GCGDG But the kids are a-sleep so I keep it kinda low thank God I’m a country boy GCG I’d play “Sally Goodin” all day if I could but the wife and my family wouldn’t FG take it very good GCGDG So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should thank God I’m a country boy
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GCG Well I wouldn’t trade my life for diamonds or jewels I never was one of those FG money hungry fools GCGDG I’d rather have my fiddle and my farmin’ tools thank God I’m a country boy GCGF Yeah city folks drivin’ in a black lim-ou-sine a lotta sad people think that’s G mighty keen GCGDG Well folks let me tell you ex-act-ly what I mean thank God I’m a country boy
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GCG Well my fiddle was my daddy’s till the day he died and took me by the hand and FG held me close to his side GCG He said “Live a good life play my fiddle with pride and thank God you’re a DG country boy GCG My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle he taught me how to work FG and play a tune of the fiddle GCGD He taught me how to love and how to give just a little thank God I’m a country G boy.