1st Verse
[G]Billy Joe McAllister [C]junior showed [G]up at the reunion[C]
[G]Clean cut shaved decked [C]out in Armani's [G]best[C]
In p[G]erfect spoken [C]English he said [G]nowadays I go by [C]William
And he [G]talked about his new life and [C]money he'd made out [G]West[C]
Pre Chorus:
And he tri[Am]ed his hardest not to [G]be that [C]old boy we all [G]knew
'Til he pulle[Am]d out that Earnhardt [G]wallet on that [C]chain
(NC)
hooked to his belt loop
CHORUS:
You can't hide [G]redneck [C]
Beneath a three piece [G]suit[C]
No starched white [G]collar is gonna [C]keep it from bleeding through[G][C]
You might as well forget i[G]t[C]
it's gonna find it's way [G]out[C]
You can't hide redneck[Am7] [--][D]
(NC) G C G C
Might as well be proud
2nd Verse
Well the last we'd all seen of Sandy
she'd moved up to Boston
Law school paid off made her a Federal judge
Oh and Scotty had to go and ask her
if she still hates John since she lost him
She said 'John who, oh yeah, no I don't hold a grudge'
Pre Chorus:
And her [Am]honor stayed as [G]professional as [C]long as she [G]could
And she t[Am]ied one on she lit [G]into John
just [C]like we all knew she would
CHORUS:
You can't hide [G]redneck [C]
Behind a big old [G]job[C]
A big old [G]cherry wood desk [C]sure ain't no camouflage[G][C]
You might as well [G]forget it[C]
it's gonna find it's way [G]out[C]
You can't hide redneck[Am7] [--][D]
(NC) G C G C
Might as well be proud
You can't hide redneck
In a big old crowd
You're gonna blow our cover can't keep us from getting loud
Yeah You might as well forget it it's gonna find it's way out
You can't hide redneck you might as well be proud
Might as well be proud
[G]Billy Joe McAllister [C]junior showed [G]up at the reunion[C]
[G]Clean cut shaved decked [C]out in Armani's [G]best[C]
In p[G]erfect spoken [C]English he said [G]nowadays I go by [C]William
And he [G]talked about his new life and [C]money he'd made out [G]West[C]
Pre Chorus:
And he tri[Am]ed his hardest not to [G]be that [C]old boy we all [G]knew
'Til he pulle[Am]d out that Earnhardt [G]wallet on that [C]chain
(NC)
hooked to his belt loop
CHORUS:
You can't hide [G]redneck [C]
Beneath a three piece [G]suit[C]
No starched white [G]collar is gonna [C]keep it from bleeding through[G][C]
You might as well forget i[G]t[C]
it's gonna find it's way [G]out[C]
You can't hide redneck[Am7] [--][D]
(NC) G C G C
Might as well be proud
2nd Verse
Well the last we'd all seen of Sandy
she'd moved up to Boston
Law school paid off made her a Federal judge
Oh and Scotty had to go and ask her
if she still hates John since she lost him
She said 'John who, oh yeah, no I don't hold a grudge'
Pre Chorus:
And her [Am]honor stayed as [G]professional as [C]long as she [G]could
And she t[Am]ied one on she lit [G]into John
just [C]like we all knew she would
CHORUS:
You can't hide [G]redneck [C]
Behind a big old [G]job[C]
A big old [G]cherry wood desk [C]sure ain't no camouflage[G][C]
You might as well [G]forget it[C]
it's gonna find it's way [G]out[C]
You can't hide redneck[Am7] [--][D]
(NC) G C G C
Might as well be proud
You can't hide redneck
In a big old crowd
You're gonna blow our cover can't keep us from getting loud
Yeah You might as well forget it it's gonna find it's way out
You can't hide redneck you might as well be proud
Might as well be proud
