Livin' In God's Country Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
Livin' In God's Country
Recorded by Loretta Lynn
Written by Teddy Wilburn, Doyle Wilburn, Don Helms
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God's Country God's Country
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let's keep it that
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Come next Sunday mornin' if you
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want the day to be right
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Start it off with Sunday School and
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then to church that night
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Take the entire family it'll
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be a brighter day
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God's country
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let's keep it that
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way
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God's church and God's people
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prayin' together 'neath His steeple
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There's no place in His house for the
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devil to play (why don't you)
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Invite a friend you can't
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deny it when you say
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God's country
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let's keep it that
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There's no price on religion free to
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all who wanna believe
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Holy Bible tells us to
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ask and we'll receive
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more could we ask for the
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Almighty one to give
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God's Country
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as long as we
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live
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Someday without warning this ole
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world will cease to be
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I'm a gonna be ready to
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meet
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Before the trumpet sounds fall
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to your knees and pray
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God's country
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let's keep it that
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way
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Livin' In God's Country?
- The song Livin' In God's Country was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
