{"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":790509,"song":"Small Town Southern Man","artist":"Alan Jackson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/790509-small-town-southern-man-chords-by-alan-jackson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/790509?type=chord","rating":4.71773,"votes":57,"content":"Drop D Tuning and Capo 1st Fret\r\n\r\n(Keep in mind, the frets on this tab are numbered with taking in concideration \r\nthat a capo is on the 1st fret.)\r\n\r\n/ Slide\r\nP Pull Off\r\nH Hammer On\r\n\r\nChords: G, D, A\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  (Intro)\r\n   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0----0------0----2/4/2-0----0----------|\r\nA|---------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0-----|\r\nD|-------------------0---------------------------------------------0---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nE|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|\r\nD|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0-|\r\nA|-------------------2-0---|\r\nD|-------------------------|[/tab]\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[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[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\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0----|\r\nA|---------0H2---2P0------------------------2-0------|\r\nD|-------------------0-------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\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[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\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0----0------0----2/4/2-0----0----------|\r\nA|---------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0-----|\r\nD|-------------------0---------------------------------------------0---|[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nE|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|\r\nD|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0-|\r\nA|-------------------2-0---|\r\nD|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\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[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\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nE|--------------------------2-|\r\nB|--------------------------3-|\r\nG|--------------------------2-|\r\nD|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0--------O-|\r\nA|-------------------2-0------|\r\nD|----------------------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"Drop D Tuning and Capo 1st Fret\n\n(Keep in mind, the frets on this tab are numbered with taking in concideration \nthat a capo is on the 1st fret.)\n\n/ Slide\nP Pull Off\nH Hammer On\n\nChords: G, D, A","chords":["D","G","A","E","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}