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Beginner
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Key: C
β« Intro:
C F C F
β« Verse 1:
C F
Crossing over county lines
C F
Sunlight breaking through the pines
C F
Bible quotes on billboard signs
C F
Don't change your mind
β« Verse 2:
C F
There's a reason I don't come back here
C F
Except a couple times a year
C F
Where familiarity and fear
C F
Intertwine
β« Chorus:
F C
If there's one thing I've found
G Am
You can't change the way you sound
F C G
You can only change the words that you choose
F C
So I'm putting in the work
G Am
And I'm digging in the dirt
F G C F C F
And I'm replanting my southern roots
β« Verse 3:
C F
Haunted by the history
C F
Tangled in my family tree
C F
Hate disguised as reverie
C F
As if by design
β« Verse 4:
C F
Oh, those boys back home are much too proud
C F
Of this god-forsaken battleground
C F
And that flag that they still won't take down
C F
After all this time
β« Chorus:
F C
And if there's one thing I've found
G Am
You can't change the way you sound
F C G
You can only change the words that you choose
F C
So I'm putting in the work
G Am
And I'm digging in the dirt
F G C F C F
And I'm replanting my southern roots
β« Interlude:
C F C F
β« Verse 5:
C F
There's a great responsibility
C F
That comes with this geography
C F
So right here, I'll plant a brand-new seed
C F
And watch it grow
β« Chorus:
F C
And if there's one thing I've found
G Am
You can't change the way you sound
F C G
You can only change the words that you choose
F C
So I'm putting in the work
G Am
And I'm digging in the dirt
F G C
And I'm replanting my southern roots
β« Outro:
F C F C
F C F C
F C F C
F C F C
F C F C
Song History
Published: July 29, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025