[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C
Long live Patsy Cline, "Strawberry Wine"
G C
Fiddles and a steel guitar
G C
Long live needle drops in a jukebox
G C
In a hole-in-the-wall dive bar
D
Long live late-night drives in a short-bed Chevy
Em
Holdin' that pretty girl close
C
Listenin' to the radio
[Chorus]
G C G C
Long live country music
G C D C
Long live longnecks, bar stools, neon Saturday nights
G C G C
Oh, long live country music
Em D C
May that three-chord dirt-road soundtrack to our lives
G C G C
Never die
[Verse 2]
G C
Long live rodeos, dusty boot soles
G C
Two-steppin' on a hardwood floor
G C
Long live the cover band rollin' in a white van
G C
Kickin' off swingin' doors
D
Here's to that teenage kid learnin' B&D songs
Em
On an old pawn shop six-string
C
With a head full of honky tonk dreams
[Chorus]
G C G C
Long live country music
G C D C
Long live longnecks, bar stools, neon Saturday nights
G C G C
Oh, long live country music
Em D C
May that three-chord dirt-road soundtrack to our lives
G
Never die
[Instrumental]
C G C Em D C
[Bridge]
D
Here's to the troubadours that tip their hats
C
To the Hanks that came before them
D C
May that Grand Ole Opry circle be unbroken
[Chorus]
G C G C
Long live country music
G C D C
Long live cowboys, cowgirls, neon Saturday nights
G C G C
Oh, long live country music
Em D C
May that three-chord dirt-road soundtrack to our lives
G
Never die
[Outro]
C G C
(Long live country music)
G C G C G
(Long, live country music)
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