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Title: Southbound
Album: In the Time of the Great Remembering
Artist: Ben Caplan
| Am. . . | Dm. . . | x4
AmWaking up in a sea of enmity
DmCould this be my last recourse
AmWill these men conspire to end me
DmMust I mount this feeble horse 
AmRide into the southern distance
DmLeave behind this life I've led
AmShall I risk my own existence
DmO'er these words that must be said
        DmSouthbound as the wind blows past me
        AmTo the town I've left behind
        DmWill this plague of hate outlast me
        EWill I find some CpeaG5ce of Ammind
| Am. . . | Dm. . . | x2
AmOnwards cross the scorching sands
DmMy sole companion left as dead
AmNow on foot in foreign lands
DmAnd still that price upon my head
AmThe weeks cocoon, fly off as years
DmAnd still I wander wondering
AmHas my life been worth the tears
DmAnd will my last breath mean a thing
        DmSouthbound as the wind blows past me
        AmTo the town I've left behind
        DmWill this plague of hate outlast me
        EWill I find some CpeG5ace of Ammind
| Am. . . | Dm. . . | x2
| E. . .  | Am. . . | x4
| E. . .  | C.  .  E|
        DmSouthbound as the wind blows past me
        AmTo the town I've left behind
        DmWill this plague of hate outlast me
                        E   C       G5     Am/b /c /e /f /c E *
        Will I find some peace of mind
* = |Am-0-----------E0-|
    |-1---------1-0-|
    |-2-----------1-|
    |-2-----2-3---2-|
    |-0-2-3-------2-|
    |-x-----------0-|

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Southbound

by Ben Caplan

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Title: Southbound

Album: In the Time of the Great Remembering

Artist: Ben Caplan

Am Dm

| . . . | . . . | x4

Waking up in a sea of enmity

Could this be my last recourse

Will these men conspire to end me

Must I mount this feeble horse

Ride into the southern distance

Leave behind this life I've led

Shall I risk my own existence

O'er these words that must be said

Southbound as the wind blows past me

To the town I've left behind

Will this plague of hate outlast me

E C G5 Am

Will I find some peace of mind

Am Dm

| . . . | . . . | x2

Onwards cross the scorching sands

My sole companion left as dead

Now on foot in foreign lands

And still that price upon my head

The weeks cocoon, fly off as years

And still I wander wondering

Has my life been worth the tears

And will my last breath mean a thing

Southbound as the wind blows past me

To the town I've left behind

Will this plague of hate outlast me

E C G5 Am

Will I find some peace of mind

Am Dm

| . . . | . . . | x2

E Am

| . . . | . . . | x4

E C E

| . . . | . . |

Southbound as the wind blows past me

To the town I've left behind

Will this plague of hate outlast me

E C G5 Am

/b /c /e /f /c E *

Will I find some peace of mind

Am E

* = |-0-----------0-|

|-1---------1-0-|

|-2-----------1-|

|-2-----2-3---2-|

|-0-2-3-------2-|

|-x-----------0-|

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