Biography:
John Bright "Johnny" Russell (January 23, 1940 – July 3, 2001) was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian famous for his song Act Naturally, which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965.
Born in Moorhead, Mississippi, he moved with his family at age 11 to Fresno, California, where he began writing songs and entering talent contests while still in high school, graduating in 1958. He had his first song published that year
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Red Necks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer
by Johnny Russell
VERSE 1:
E A E
There's no place that I'd rather be than right here
B E
With my red neck, white socks and blue ribbon beer
A E
The bar-maid is mad 'cause some guy made a pass
B
The juke box is play-in' there stands the glass
A E
And the cig-a-rette smoke kind-a hangs in the air
B E
Red-necks, white socks and blue rib-bon beer
VERSE 2:
E A E
Well a cow-boy is cus-in' the pin-ball ma-chine
B
A drunk at the bar is get-tin' nois-y and mean
E A E
some guy on the phone says ill be home soon dear
B E
Red-necks white socks and blue rib-bion beer
CHORUS:
B E
No we don't fit in with that white col-lar crowd
B A E
We're a lit-tle too row-dy and a little too loud
A E
There's no place that I'd rath-er be than right here
B E
With my red-neck white socks and blue rib-bon beer
VERSE 3:
A E
Well the sem-is are pass-ing on the high-way out-side
B
four thir-ty crowd is a-bout to ar-rive
E A E
The sun's go-in' down and we'll all soon be here
B E
Red-necks, white socks and blue rib-bon beer
CHORUS:
B E
No we don't fit in with that white col-lar crowd
B A E
We're a lit-tle too row-dy and a little too loud
A E
There's no place that I'd rath-er be than right here
B E
With my red-neck white socks and blue rib-bon beer
TAG:
E B
There's no place that I'd rather be than right here
E B E
With my red-neck, white socks and blue rib-bon beer
by Johnny Russell
VERSE 1:
E A E
There's no place that I'd rather be than right here
B E
With my red neck, white socks and blue ribbon beer
A E
The bar-maid is mad 'cause some guy made a pass
B
The juke box is play-in' there stands the glass
A E
And the cig-a-rette smoke kind-a hangs in the air
B E
Red-necks, white socks and blue rib-bon beer
VERSE 2:
E A E
Well a cow-boy is cus-in' the pin-ball ma-chine
B
A drunk at the bar is get-tin' nois-y and mean
E A E
some guy on the phone says ill be home soon dear
B E
Red-necks white socks and blue rib-bion beer
CHORUS:
B E
No we don't fit in with that white col-lar crowd
B A E
We're a lit-tle too row-dy and a little too loud
A E
There's no place that I'd rath-er be than right here
B E
With my red-neck white socks and blue rib-bon beer
VERSE 3:
A E
Well the sem-is are pass-ing on the high-way out-side
B
four thir-ty crowd is a-bout to ar-rive
E A E
The sun's go-in' down and we'll all soon be here
B E
Red-necks, white socks and blue rib-bon beer
CHORUS:
B E
No we don't fit in with that white col-lar crowd
B A E
We're a lit-tle too row-dy and a little too loud
A E
There's no place that I'd rath-er be than right here
B E
With my red-neck white socks and blue rib-bon beer
TAG:
E B
There's no place that I'd rather be than right here
E B E
With my red-neck, white socks and blue rib-bon beer
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