Southern Man For Acoustic Guitar chords by Neil Young

Chords with lyrics

Southern Man chords (for acoustic guitar)
Neil Young 1970

Capo III

B minorBm G+G E minorEm 2x

B minorBm
Southern man
    Dmaj7*
better keep your head
G+G
Don't forget
     E7E7
what your good book said
B minorBm
Southern change
   Dmaj7Dmaj7
gonna come at last
G+G
Now your crosses
  E7E7
are burning fast;
B minorBm     G+G E minorEm B minorBm G+G E minorEm
Southern man

B minorBm
I saw cotton
  G+G   E minorEm
and I saw black
B minorBm
Tall white mansions
  G+G   E minorEm
and little shacks.
B minorBm
Southern man

when will you
G+G    E minorEm
pay them back?
F#F#
I heard screaming

and bullwhips cracking

How long? How long?

B minorBm G+G E minorEm 2x B minorBm G+G E minorEm . . . .

B minorBm
Southern man
    Dmaj7Dmaj7
better keep your head
G+G
Don't forget
     E7E7
what your good book said
B minorBm
Southern change
   Dmaj7Dmaj7
gonna come at last
G+G
Now your crosses
  E7E7
are burning fast;
B minorBm     G+G E minorEm B minorBm G+G E minorEm
Southern man

B minorBm
Lily Belle,
       G+G   E minorEm
your hair is golden brown
B minorBm
I've seen your black man
G+G   E minorEm
coming round
B minorBm
Swear by God
     G+G    E minorEm
I'm gonna cut him down!
F#F#
I heard screaming

and bullwhips cracking

How long? How long?

B minorBm G+G E minorEm 2x B minorBm G+G E minorEm . . . .


* Dmaj7Dmaj7 is barred high E, B, G+G and (optional D MajorD strings), 2nd fret


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