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Southbound Train

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 DSang an old gospel song  Gstoned on Blue Ribbon Dbeer
DPeople don’t get Me wrong, God knows I’m stone siAncere
 DLet the neighbors talk, ask the PGreacher Man to Dpray
When I Ddie just gather My family,  Asing Amazing DGrace
Oh when GI die, lay My soul on a southbound Dtrain
Don’t You Acry Mamma, Jesus kept the pDain
You can bury My Gbody in Detroit City in the early morning Drain
Oh when I Adie, lay My soul on a southbound Dtrain
Got My oDld flat top Gibson on the bGack porch playin' Dblues
It’s Dtoo cool to go barefoot, but I ain’t wearin no Ashoes
Just Dmellowing out and rolling down the Gback roads of My Dmind
Past them Dold churchyards and honkytonksA, bullet riddled Droad signs
Oh when I Gdie, lay My soul on a southbound Dtrain
Don’t You Acry Mamma, Jesus kept the pDain
You can bury My Gbody in Detroit City in the morning Drain
When I Adie, just lay My soul on a southbound Dtrain
When I dGie, lay My soul on a southbound tDrain
Don’t You Acry, Jesus kept the pDain
Bury My bGody in Detroit City in the morning rDain
When I dAie, lay My soul on a southbound tDrain
Oh when I Adie, just lay My soul on a southbound Gtrain
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Southbound Train

by Roger Alan Wade

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Chords in this song · guitar

D G D

Sang an old gospel song stoned on Blue Ribbon beer

D A

People don’t get Me wrong, God knows I’m stone sincere

D G D

Let the neighbors talk, ask the Preacher Man to pray

D A D

When I die just gather My family, sing Amazing Grace

G D

Oh when I die, lay My soul on a southbound train

A D

Don’t You cry Mamma, Jesus kept the pain

G D

You can bury My body in Detroit City in the early morning rain

A D

Oh when I die, lay My soul on a southbound train

D G D

Got My old flat top Gibson on the back porch playin' blues

D A

It’s too cool to go barefoot, but I ain’t wearin no shoes

D G D

Just mellowing out and rolling down the back roads of My mind

D A D

Past them old churchyards and honkytonks, bullet riddled road signs

G D

Oh when I die, lay My soul on a southbound train

A D

Don’t You cry Mamma, Jesus kept the pain

G D

You can bury My body in Detroit City in the morning rain

A D

When I die, just lay My soul on a southbound train

G D

When I die, lay My soul on a southbound train

A D

Don’t You cry, Jesus kept the pain

G D

Bury My body in Detroit City in the morning rain

A D

When I die, lay My soul on a southbound train

A G

Oh when I die, just lay My soul on a southbound train

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