Written by Gordon Lightfoot
Intro: G F C
verse 1:
F C Dm
Born in the country and I like that country smile
G F C
Of the little girls and boys, they remind me of a child
F C Dm
That I knew and a big harvest moon
G F C
That shone by suppertime in the dusty afternoon
F
And I need to be there
C
When the autumn wind goes singing
G
Through the trestle we would climb
C F
Like brave mountaineers
C G
We never were much bothered by time 
verse 2:
C F C Dm
Born in the country and I like that country song
G F C
We played for just a nickel every time we got to town
F C Dm
And I bought you a dime diamond ring
G F C
In the hayloft we would play, we were princesses and kings
F
And I need to be there
C
When the world gets too heavy
G
And the shadows cross my mind
C F
Like brave mountaineers
C G
We never were much bothered by time
verse 3:
C F C Dm
Born in the country and I like that country way
G F C
Of the uncles, aunts and cousins and the card games they would play
F C Dm
While the young ones slept overhead
G F C
Beneath the quilts that mother made, when all the prayers were said
F
And I need to be there
C
When the autumn wind goes singing
G
Through the trestle we would climb
C F
Like brave mountaineers
C G
We never were much bothered by time
Instrumental: C F C Dm G F C F C Dm G F C
F
And I need to be there
C
When the world gets too heavy
G
And the shadows cross my mind
C F
Like brave mountaineers
C G
We never were much bothered by time
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
C F C Dm G F C
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