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                 SOUTHERN BELLS
           LANGHORNE SLIM and THE LAW
CAPO: 1st FRET
INTRO:
C  Am    C  Am
VERSE:
ItC's been a while since I've been alrAmight
CI try to smile but it just don't come off rAmight
UndernCeath the stFars
Of the soCuthern niFght
I went a lCittle too far and I crossed the lAmine
I went a lCittle too far and I crossed the lAmine, come on
OCoh Amooh
Ooh ooh oCoh  Ooh ooh Amooh ooh
VERSE:
I see ghCosts in the night and I hear voices in my hAmead
I got iCnto a fight, now that poor boy's dAmead
UndernCeath the stFars C  
CIn a southern cFell
I never kCnew how steep the cliff was till I fAmell
I never kCnew how steep the cliff was till I fAmell, I said
OCoh Amooh
Ooh ooh oCoh  Ooh ooh Amooh ooh
CHORUS:
And we aFll fAmall dGown
And we aFll fAmall dGown
LFord said it would be easy
Lord warned me that it'd be this strGange
NFow I pray for someone to release me
Or for something to help settle my brGainG  
OCoh Amooh
Ooh ooh oCoh  Ooh ooh Amooh ooh
OCoh Amooh
Ooh ooh oCoh  Ooh ooh Amooh ooh
VERSE:
ItC's been a while since I've been alrAmight
CI try to smile but it just don't come off rAmight
To tCell me that this is the only thing I can tAmell
Every mCorning I wake to the sound of southern bAmells
Every mCorning I wake to the sound of southern beFlls
Every mCorning I wake to the sound of southern beFlls
CHORUS:
And we aFll fAmall dGown
And we aFll fAmall dGown
And we aFll fAmall dGown
And we aFll fAmall dGown
And we aFll fAmall dGown (Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells)
And we aFll fAmall dGown (Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells)
And we aFll fAmall dGown (Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells)
And we aFll fAmall dGown (Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells)
OUTRO:
LFord said it would be easy
LFord warned me that it'd be this strGangeG  
OCoh Amooh
Ooh ooh oCoh  Ooh ooh Amooh ooh
OCoh ooh oFoh
Ooh ooh oCoh  Ooh ooh Amooh ooh
YCeah!

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Southern Bells

by Langhorne Slim

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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SOUTHERN BELLS

LANGHORNE SLIM and THE LAW

CAPO: 1st FRET

INTRO:

C Am C Am

VERSE:

C Am

It's been a while since I've been alright

C Am

I try to smile but it just don't come off right

C F

Underneath the stars

C F

Of the southern night

C Am

I went a little too far and I crossed the line

C Am

I went a little too far and I crossed the line, come on

C Am

Ooh ooh

C Am

Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

VERSE:

C Am

I see ghosts in the night and I hear voices in my head

C Am

I got into a fight, now that poor boy's dead

C F C

Underneath the stars

C F

In a southern cell

C Am

I never knew how steep the cliff was till I fell

C Am

I never knew how steep the cliff was till I fell, I said

C Am

Ooh ooh

C Am

Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

CHORUS:

F Am G

And we all fall down

F Am G

And we all fall down

Lord said it would be easy

Lord warned me that it'd be this strange

Now I pray for someone to release me

G G

Or for something to help settle my brain

C Am

Ooh ooh

C Am

Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

C Am

Ooh ooh

C Am

Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

VERSE:

C Am

It's been a while since I've been alright

C Am

I try to smile but it just don't come off right

C Am

To tell me that this is the only thing I can tell

C Am

Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells

C F

Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells

C F

Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells

CHORUS:

F Am G

And we all fall down

F Am G

And we all fall down

F Am G

And we all fall down

F Am G

And we all fall down

F Am G

And we all fall down (Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells)

F Am G

And we all fall down (Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells)

F Am G

And we all fall down (Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells)

F Am G

And we all fall down (Every morning I wake to the sound of southern bells)

OUTRO:

Lord said it would be easy

F G G

Lord warned me that it'd be this strange

C Am

Ooh ooh

C Am

Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

C F

Ooh ooh ooh

C Am

Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

Yeah!

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