Biography:
Birthday: December 25th, 1948
First #1 Hit: The Midnight Oil (1973)
From 1980 to 1981, she and her two sisters hosted the last successful variety show, "Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters", on NBC.
In 1984, she and her two children were involved in a severe automobile accident, leaving her with serious injuries. All three were taken to Baptist Hospital in Nashville.
After giving her final concert performance at the Grand Old Opry House on October 23rd
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Barbara Mandrell- I Was Country, When Country Wasn't Cool- 1981
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I remember wearing straight leg Levis and flannel shirts
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Even when they weren't in style
C G
I remember singing with Roy Rogers at the movies
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When the West was really wild
C F
And I was listening to Opry
G
When all of my friends were digging
C Em Am C6 C Cmaj7 C6
Rock 'n Roll and Rhythm & Blues
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Cause I was country, when country wasn't cool.
[Verse 2]
G
I remember circling the drive-in, pulling up
Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6
And turning down George Jones
C G
I remember when no one was looking
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I was putting peanuts in my Coke
C F
I took a lot of kidding
G
Cause I never did fit in
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Now look at everybody trying to be what I was then
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
I was country, when country wasn't cool. Oooh
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
I was country, when country wasn't cool yeah
[Bridge 1]
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
I was Country, from my hat down to my boots
F C
I still act, and look the same
F C Bm7
What you see ain't nothing new
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Cause I was country, when country wasn't cool.
[Chorus 1]
F
They called us country bumpkins
C
For sticking to our roots
F C
I'm just glad we're in a country
F C Bm7
Where we're all free to choose
[Bridge 2]
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Cause I was country, when country wasn't cool.
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Oooh, I was country, when country wasn't cool
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
I was Country, from my hat down to my boots
F C
I still act, and look the same
F C Bm7
What you see ain't nothing new
[Coda]
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Cause I was country, when country wasn't cool.
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Yeah, I was Country when Country wasn't cool.
[Intro]
Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6 C
[Verse 1]
G
I remember wearing straight leg Levis and flannel shirts
Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6
Even when they weren't in style
C G
I remember singing with Roy Rogers at the movies
Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6
When the West was really wild
C F
And I was listening to Opry
G
When all of my friends were digging
C Em Am C6 C Cmaj7 C6
Rock 'n Roll and Rhythm & Blues
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Cause I was country, when country wasn't cool.
[Verse 2]
G
I remember circling the drive-in, pulling up
Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6
And turning down George Jones
C G
I remember when no one was looking
Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6
I was putting peanuts in my Coke
C F
I took a lot of kidding
G
Cause I never did fit in
C Em Am C6 C Cmaj7 C6
Now look at everybody trying to be what I was then
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
I was country, when country wasn't cool. Oooh
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
I was country, when country wasn't cool yeah
[Bridge 1]
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
I was Country, from my hat down to my boots
F C
I still act, and look the same
F C Bm7
What you see ain't nothing new
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Cause I was country, when country wasn't cool.
[Chorus 1]
F
They called us country bumpkins
C
For sticking to our roots
F C
I'm just glad we're in a country
F C Bm7
Where we're all free to choose
[Bridge 2]
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Cause I was country, when country wasn't cool.
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Oooh, I was country, when country wasn't cool
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
I was Country, from my hat down to my boots
F C
I still act, and look the same
F C Bm7
What you see ain't nothing new
[Coda]
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Cause I was country, when country wasn't cool.
Dm C C6 Cmaj7 C6
Yeah, I was Country when Country wasn't cool.
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