{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":637776,"song":"Small Town Southern Man","artist":"Alan Jackson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11575845-small-town-southern-man-chords-by-alan-jackson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/637776?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":340,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                   \r\nBorn the middle son of a farmer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike his daddy's daddy before him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 \r\nBrought up workin' on the land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                            \r\nFell in love with a small town woman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd they married up and settled down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNatural way of life if you're lucky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFirst there came four pretty daughters[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor this small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen a few years later came another[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              \r\nA boy, he wasn't planned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSeven people livin' all together[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn a house built with his own hands[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLittle words with love and understandin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he bowed his head to Jesus[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he stood for Uncle Sam[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nAnd he only loved one woman[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]       \r\nHe) was always proud of what he had[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nHe said his greatest contribution[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs the ones you leave behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nRaised on the ways and gentle kindness[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCallous hands told the story[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor this small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]                \r\nHe gave it all to keep it all together[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                     \r\nAnd keep his family on his land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike his daddy, years wore out his body[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMade it hard just to walk and stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                \r\nYou can break the back[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                \r\nBut you can't break the spirit[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he bowed his head to Jesus[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he stood for Uncle Sam[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nAnd he only loved one woman[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]       \r\nHe) was always proud of what he had[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nHe said his greatest contribution[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs the ones you leave behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nRaised on the ways and gentle kindness[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFinally death came callin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor this small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said it's alright 'cause I see angels[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they got me by the hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't you cry, and don't you worry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]       \r\nI'm blessed, and I know I am[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause God has a place in Heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he bowed his head to Jesus[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he stood for Uncle Sam[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nAnd he only loved one woman[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]       \r\nHe) was always proud of what he had[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nHe said his greatest contribution[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs the ones you leave behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nRaised on the ways and gentle kindness[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nRaised on the ways and gentle kindness[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf a small town Southern man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nD G D G D G D A G D \n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG D A G D\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG D G D G D A G D \n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nG D A G 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