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[Verse 1]
D                                     G
South bound out of Shreveport heading hell bent for his grave
A                                G                                   D
he reads a sign on the barn door that says the good lord Jesus saves
D                                          G
But I don't think Jesus knows him cause he ain't the Jesus kind
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He's a laid back country picker with a laid back country mind

[Verse 2]
D                                    G
He gave the folks a good show at the shreveport coliseum
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They all heard he's dying, so they all come out to see
D                                               G
Friends and neighbors make him happy, lord them snuff queens treat him kind
A                               G                             D
He's a laid back country picker with a laid back country mind

[Chorus]
G                               D
Uppers, downers, turn arounders picked him up and laid him down
E                                 A
his old troubles keep on swimming cause their to damn mean to drown
D                              G
He keeps looking for an answer I know he's never gonna find
A                               G                             D
He's a laid back country picker with a laid back country mind

[Instrumental]
D     G    A   G    D  (play twice)

[Verse 3]
D                                    G
Big Bertha back in Beaumont, says he really turns her on
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she hits the floor a dancing, when the DJ plays his song
D                                     G
You can see somebody loves him, or at least they did one time
A                                G                             D
He's a laid back country picker, with a laid back country mind