Drop D Tuning and Capo 1st Fret
(Keep in mind, the frets on this tab are numbered with taking in concideration
that a capo is on the 1st fret.)
/ Slide
P Pull Off
H Hammer On
Chords: G, D, A
(Intro)
D G D G D G D
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0----0------0----2/4/2-0----0----------|
A|---------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0-----|
D|-------------------0---------------------------------------------0---|
D A D
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0-|
A|-------------------2-0---|
D|-------------------------|
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
A
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
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
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
A
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
D G D A D
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0----|
A|---------0H2---2P0------------------------2-0------|
D|-------------------0-------------------------------|
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
A
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
G
You can break the back
D
But you can't break the spirit
A G D
Of a small town Southern man
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
A
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
D G D G D G D
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0----0------0----2/4/2-0----0----------|
A|---------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0-----|
D|-------------------0---------------------------------------------0---|
D A D
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0-|
A|-------------------2-0---|
D|-------------------------|
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
A
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
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
A
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
D A D
E|--------------------------2-|
B|--------------------------3-|
G|--------------------------2-|
D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0--------O-|
A|-------------------2-0------|
D|----------------------------|Small Town Southern Man chords and lyrics
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Drop D Tuning and Capo 1st Fret (Keep in mind, the frets on this tab are numbered with taking in concideration that a capo is on the 1st fret.) / Slide P Pull Off H Hammer On Chords: G, D, A
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