Alabama - Born Country Tabs

“Born Country” by Alabama


This is a lesser known Alabama song, but I think it’s a great one.

capo on the 2nd fret


Intro

Guitar I
e    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
B   - - - - 3 - - - 3 - - x - - 3 - -x - 3- -x - 3- - - - 
G   - - - - 0 - h- -2 - - x - - 2- - x - 2 - x - 2 - - -  Repeat several times
D   - - - - 0 - - - 0 - - x - - 0- - x - 0 - x - 0 - - - 
A   - - - - 0- - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Guitar II (towards the end of Guitar I’s 2nd run through, you’ll hear it)
e  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
B  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
G  - - - - - - - - - - - 0- - - - - - -0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
D  - - - - - - - - -0 - - - - - - 0- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
A  - - - - - - -2 - - - - - - 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E  - - - - -3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 



Verse 1:

[D]				         [G]			  [D]
Clear creeks and cool mountain mornin's, honest work out in the fields

				                [G]
Cornbread in my momma's kitchen, daddy saying ‘grace’ before the meal

[A]                           [G]
Family ties run deep in this land, 

[A]				[G]  [A]
And I’m never very far from what I aaaaam


*During the verse, if sounds good for one guitar to play the 
chords and the other to continue playing the part of Guitar I*

Chorus:

      [G]  [D]                 [A]              [D]
I was born country, and that's what I'll always be

          [G]              [D]             [A]
Like the rivers and the woodlands wild and free

          [G]            [D]                           [Bm]
I got a hundred years of down home, running through my blood

      [G]    [D]               [A]             [D]
I was born country, and this country's what I love


Verse 2:

  [D]
Moonlight, and you here beside me

  [G]                       [D]
Crickets serenadin' in the yard


What more could two people ask for

 [G]
Laying here in love beneath the stars

[A]                                [G]
Now this is where I wanna raise my kids

[A]                           [G] [A]
Just the way my mom and daddy diiiiid


Repeat Chorus 2x

             [D]
I was born country...


When fading to end, Guitar I repeatedly slow-strums:


e  - - 0 h- 2 - - - 
B  - - 3- - 3- - - 
G  - - 2- - 2- - - 
D  - - 0- - 0- - - 
A  - - 0- - 0- - - 
E  - - x- - x - - - 

End

I hope everyone finds my first tab helpful, enjoy!

~Graham