C G C G C From Herte, Mississippi to Tupelo G D G C Then I caught an eastbound freight G C G C With sky high hopes opened eyed scopes G D G And earth all over my face [Chorus] C G C G New York City is a bad place to be C G When you're out of your head C G C G C D G Country style, running wild country style [Verse 2] C G C The new wears off and time wears off G D G And my roots are showin' through G C G C But nobody cares about from where you came G D C But what they can get out of you [Chorus] C G C G New York City is a bad place to be C G When you're out of your head C G C G C D G Country style, running wild country style [Verse 3] C G What would mom and dad say C G If they saw me this way C D G Would they pray for me? Yes, they would C G C G But nobody's heard about rainy day women C D G In a Herte, Mississippi neighborhood [Chorus] C G C G New York City is a bad place to be C G When you're out of your head C G C G C D G Country style, running wild country style [Chorus] C G C G New York City is a bad place to be C G When you're out of your head C G C G C D G Country style, running wild country style