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CHot afternoon sometime in June
Sitting on the front porch Fwaiting on the moon
Talking to my neighbor next Cdoor ain’t never ever G7very much fun
CGo get my car and my guitar ride through town with the Ftop down
Maybe I could buy me some Cbeer run out and look at the G7farms
And they call it the Fsouth  G7it’s the land of the Cfree
It lost the G7only war it ever fought in histoCry
But I love the Fsouth  G7it’s the land of the Cfree
It’s the land of Fhush your mouth and G7Joe South
And that’s home to Cme
She was born in ’52 she finished in a MissisFsippi school
And something about her Csmile that turns you G7on
She’s Cdifferent like another world
And you can tell she’s not a FNew York girl
And something about her Ckiss that takes you G7home
But she was born in the Fsouth  G7Memphis TennesCsee
She was G7rich in looks from a poor Memphis Cfamily
But she will stay in the Fsouth  G7it’s the land of the Cfree
It’s the land of Fhush your mouth and G7Joe South
And that’s home to Cme
California I love you your hills are high and your Foceans blue
In LA there’s always Csomething to do and you’re G7never alone
But CI like fall and I like spring I love snow and I Flove rain
And there’s something about CLA I can’t call G7home
I guess I’ll stay in the Fsouth  G7it’s the land of the Cfree
It lost the G7only war it ever fought in histoCry
But I love the Fsouth  G7it’s the land of the Cfree
It’s the land of Fhush your mouth G7Joe South
And that’s home to Cme
And they call it the Fsouth  G7it’s the land of the Cfree
It lost the G7only war it ever fought in histoCry

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South

by Roger Miller

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Hot afternoon sometime in June

Sitting on the front porch waiting on the moon

C G7

Talking to my neighbor next door ain’t never ever very much fun

C F

Go get my car and my guitar ride through town with the top down

C G7

Maybe I could buy me some beer run out and look at the farms

F G7 C

And they call it the south it’s the land of the free

G7 C

It lost the only war it ever fought in history

F G7 C

But I love the south it’s the land of the free

F G7

It’s the land of hush your mouth and Joe South

And that’s home to me

She was born in ’52 she finished in a Mississippi school

C G7

And something about her smile that turns you on

She’s different like another world

And you can tell she’s not a New York girl

C G7

And something about her kiss that takes you home

F G7 C

But she was born in the south Memphis Tennessee

G7 C

She was rich in looks from a poor Memphis family

F G7 C

But she will stay in the south it’s the land of the free

F G7

It’s the land of hush your mouth and Joe South

And that’s home to me

California I love you your hills are high and your oceans blue

C G7

In LA there’s always something to do and you’re never alone

C F

But I like fall and I like spring I love snow and I love rain

C G7

And there’s something about LA I can’t call home

F G7 C

I guess I’ll stay in the south it’s the land of the free

G7 C

It lost the only war it ever fought in history

F G7 C

But I love the south it’s the land of the free

F G7

It’s the land of hush your mouth Joe South

And that’s home to me

F G7 C

And they call it the south it’s the land of the free

G7 C

It lost the only war it ever fought in history

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