Intro
| (D) (Em) | (G) (A) | (x2)
Verse
D Em
Jesus turned the water into wine
G A
So it seems to me it shouldn't be a crime
D Bm
But there's a way of thinkin' 'round here
G A
That as- tounds me
D Em
You can work all day in the summer sweat
G A
And go down to the store to get your whistle wet
Bm A
But a Dr. Pepper's all you're gonna get
Em A D
Sorry, it's a dry county
D C#m Bm A Em A
But if I take a ride up 35, just across the county line
D C#m Bm A Em A
There's a neon sign and a cute little waitress smilin' at me
D C#m Bm A
If I stay and hang around here
Em A
Keep beggin' my buddies for bootleg beer
Bm A Em
My dreams might whither up and die around me
A D Em G A
It's a dry county
Verse
D Em
It ain't rained around here in so damn long
G A
You can see it when an old timer tells a joke
D Bm
You don't smile you just keep playn' dominoes
Em A
And drink your coffee
D Em
Thirty miles to the east takes a lot more green
G A
And they got more green for the football team
D Bm Em
And 'round here, we ain't seen a winnin' streak since the 80's
A D
It's a dry county
D C#m Bm A Em A
But if I take a ride up 35, just across the county line
D C#m Bm A Em A
There's a neon sign and a cute little waitress smilin' at me
D C#m Bm A
If I stay and hang around here
Em A
Keep beggin' my buddies for bootleg beer
Bm A Em
My dreams might whither up and die around me
A D Em G A D Em G
It's a dry county
Bridge
Em A
Last time I took Becky to the drive-in
F# Bm
I couldn't even talk her into a little kiss
Em F# A
You couldn't loosen her up with a whole can of WD- 40
D C#m Bm A Em A
But if I take a ride up 35, just across the county line
D C#m Bm A Em A
There's a neon sign and a cute little waitress smilin' at me
D C#m Bm A
I can stay and hang around here
Em A
Waste away the best of my years
Bm A Em F#
So good bye yall, promise I'll call, I've had about all
A D Em
Of this dry county
Tag
G A D Em G A D
It's a dry county