Ballad Of A Southern Man Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | G |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author russreynolds [a] 145. 4 contributors total, last edit on Dec 6, 2020
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[Verse 1]
G D Cadd9 G
My first rifle was a .243
Em D Cadd9 G
That Papa gave Daddy and Daddy gave to me
G D Cadd9 Em
and-they taught me how to shoot with a steady hand
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand
G D Cadd9 G
Now, I grew up on a prison farm
Em D Cadd9 G
sneakin' pulls-of-shine from a mason jar
G D Cadd9 Em
used to go fishing out Pickle Creek dam
Em D Cadd9 G
but I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Grandma's in the kitchen
Cadd9 G D
Papa done passed on
Cadd9 G
We sit out on the front porch
Em D Cadd9
Just a pickin’ on a song
Cadd9 G
and there's blood on the table
Cadd9 G D
'cause we work for what we have
Em D Cadd9
and I was raised in this land
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand.
[Verse 2]
G D Cadd9 G
And I still fly that southern flag
Em7 D Cadd9 G
whistling Dixieland enough to brag,
G D Cadd9 Em
and I know all the words to "Simple Man"
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s something you don't understand.
G D Cadd9 G
I pledge my allegiance the original way
Em D Cadd9 G
I say, "Merry Christmas," not "Happy Holidays"
G D Cadd9 Em
They can’t change my ways, I know who I am
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand.
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Grandma's in the kitchen
Cadd9 G D
Papa done passed on
Cadd9 G
We sit out on the front porch
Em D Cadd9
Just a pickin’ on a song
Cadd9 G
and there's blood on the table
Cadd9 G D
'cause we work for what we have
Em D Cadd9
I was raised in this land
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand
[Bridge]
Bb F
They'll grind us up in a big machine
C G
They'll feed us all on the same beliefs
Bb F C
Holy dollar and a credit card
Bb F
but we got a way of doing things
C G
and no bankers gonna steal from me
D
they wanna tear it all apart
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Grandma's in the kitchen
Cadd9 G D
Papa done passed on
Cadd9 G
We sit out on the front porch
Em D Cadd9
Just a pickin’ on a song
Cadd9 G
and there's a bible on the table
Cadd9 G D
'cause he bled for what we have
Em D Cadd9
and that's the ballad of southern man
Em D Cadd9 G
but I guess that’s something you don't understand
[Outro]
G D Cadd9 Em
My first rifle was a .243
Em D Cadd9 G
Papa gave Daddy and Daddy gave to me
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Ballad Of A Southern Man – Whiskey Myers
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25 comments
Em7 should be Em.... and Cripple Creek Damn... not Pickle....Good job
+3
In the last chorus it's "Bible on the table cause he bled for what we have" followed by "and that’s the ballad of a southern man", different lyrics than first two times. Other than that, great job.
+2
i stand corrected sid...my bad pickle creek is right
+1