A               D                   E           
In days gone by but not forgotten I plowed in the 
               A
fields and I pulled in the cotton
D                                                  E
Things you'd never think I've done when you see me now
A                        D                    E      
I pick and sing and they call me a star but every 
                   A
time I look down at my old guitar
           D                 E                      
I know I'm just six strings away from that same ol' 
A
plow

Chorus 1:
          D
I drive a new Royce Rolls, buy them tailor made clothes
A
How long will good times stay
A                   D
A poor boy ways and hard time days
    E                 A
Are just six strings away

A                   D             E                  
I met a girl bout a year ago in a little country town
         A
 where I played a show
D                                                    E
And though I love her I still wonder just what she'd do
A              D                E                  A
If I laid that old guitar down, how long would she hang
 around
          D                E                 A
Or is she just six strings away from someone new

Chorus 2:
          D
Well them six little strings buy rings and good things
E                      A
But how long will she stay
A                                 D
If she knew poor boy ways and and hard time days
     E                A
Were just six strings away