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Small Town Southern Man

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[Intro]
D G D G D G D A G D
[Verse]
GBorn the middle sDon of a farmer
AAnd a small town SDouthern man
GLike his daddy's dDaddy before him
ABrought up workin' on the land
GFell in love with a Dsmall town woman
AAnd they married up and sDettled down
GNatural way of life iDf you're lucky
AFor a small town SoutGhern manD  
GFirst there came four prDetty daughters
FoAr this small town SoutDhern man
GThen a few years later camDe another
AA boy, he wasn't planned
GSeven people livin' aDll together
AIn a house built with his owDn hands
GLittle words with love aDnd understandin'
AFrom a small town GSouthern Dman
[Chorus]
GAnd he bowed his head to DJesus
GAnd he stood for Uncle SaDm
And Ghe only loved one womDan
He) was Aalways proud of what he had
He said hiGs greatest contributionD  
Is Gthe ones you leave Dbehind
RaGised on the ways anDd gentle kindness
Of Aa small toGwn Southern Dman
G D A G D
[Verse]
CGallous hands told tDhe story
For Athis small town SouthDern man
He Ggave it all to keep it aDll together
AnAd keep his family on his land
GLike his daddy, years wore oDut his body
MaAde it hard just to walk and Dstand
GYou can break the back
BuDt you can't break the spirit
AOf a smalGl town SoutherDn man
[Chorus]
GAnd he bowed his head to DJesus
GAnd he stood for Uncle SaDm
And Ghe only loved one womDan
He) was Aalways proud of what he had
He said hiGs greatest contributionD  
Is Gthe ones you leave Dbehind
RaGised on the ways anDd gentle kindness
Of Aa small toGwn Southern Dman
G D G D G D A G D
[Verse]
FiGnally death came Dcallin'
AFor this small town SoutDhern man
He Gsaid it's alright 'cause I Dsee angels
AAnd they got me by the hand
GDon't you cry, and dDon't you worry
AI'm blessed, and I Dknow I am
'CaGuse God has a placDe in Heaven
For Aa small towGn Southern Dman
[Chorus]
GAnd he bowed his head to DJesus
GAnd he stood for Uncle SaDm
And Ghe only loved one womDan
He) was Aalways proud of what he had
He said hiGs greatest contributionD  
Is Gthe ones you leave Dbehind
RaGised on the ways anDd gentle kindness
Of Aa small toGwn Southern Dman
RGaised on the ways aDnd gentle kindness
Of Aa small toGwn Southern Dman
[Outro]
G D A G D

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Small Town Southern Man

by Alan Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G D G D G D A G D

[Verse]

G D

Born the middle son of a farmer

A D

And a small town Southern man

G D

Like his daddy's daddy before him

Brought up workin' on the land

G D

Fell in love with a small town woman

A D

And they married up and settled down

G D

Natural way of life if you're lucky

A G D

For a small town Southern man

G D

First there came four pretty daughters

A D

For this small town Southern man

G D

Then a few years later came another

A boy, he wasn't planned

G D

Seven people livin' all together

A D

In a house built with his own hands

G D

Little words with love and understandin'

A G D

From a small town Southern man

[Chorus]

G D

And he bowed his head to Jesus

G D

And he stood for Uncle Sam

G D

And he only loved one woman

He) was always proud of what he had

G D

He said his greatest contribution

G D

Is the ones you leave behind

G D

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness

A G D

Of a small town Southern man

G D A G D

[Verse]

G D

Callous hands told the story

A D

For this small town Southern man

G D

He gave it all to keep it all together

And keep his family on his land

G D

Like his daddy, years wore out his body

A D

Made it hard just to walk and stand

You can break the back

But you can't break the spirit

A G D

Of a small town Southern man

[Chorus]

G D

And he bowed his head to Jesus

G D

And he stood for Uncle Sam

G D

And he only loved one woman

He) was always proud of what he had

G D

He said his greatest contribution

G D

Is the ones you leave behind

G D

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness

A G D

Of a small town Southern man

G D G D G D A G D

[Verse]

G D

Finally death came callin'

A D

For this small town Southern man

G D

He said it's alright 'cause I see angels

And they got me by the hand

G D

Don't you cry, and don't you worry

A D

I'm blessed, and I know I am

G D

'Cause God has a place in Heaven

A G D

For a small town Southern man

[Chorus]

G D

And he bowed his head to Jesus

G D

And he stood for Uncle Sam

G D

And he only loved one woman

He) was always proud of what he had

G D

He said his greatest contribution

G D

Is the ones you leave behind

G D

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness

A G D

Of a small town Southern man

G D

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness

A G D

Of a small town Southern man

[Outro]

G D A G D

About Small Town Southern Man Chords by Alan Jackson

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