Southside Of The World chords by Bonnie Prince Billy

Am                G            Am                        G                Am
   Where were the rapists when I was a child?           (Southside of the world)
(Am)            G                  Am                    G                F
   They were my neighbours, that's why I'm so wild      (Southside of the world)
(F)               C              F                       C
   Where were the drunkards that shot with their guns?  (Ah...)
F                     C        F                         G
   & closed the shops early so we could have fun?       (Ah...)


Am                G         Am                           G                Am
   Where were the women who spread the disease?         (Southside of the world)
(Am)                  G        Am                        G                F
   Who spread love so freely & so spread their knees?   (Southside of the world)
(F)                 C            F                       C                F
   They went to the southside to make their own laws    (Southside of the world)
(F)              C          F                            G                Am
   Away from the knowing of innocent jaws               (Southside of the world)

(Am)                      G           Am                 G                Am
   Lord, they went to the southside & we must go too    (Southside of the world)
(Am)              G             Am                       G                F
   If we want our freedom, it's what we must do         (Southside of the world)
(F)                  C             F                     C                F
   If we want happy families, it's what we must do      (Southside of the world)


(F)                   G
   Give me donkey ears!
F                     G
   Give me honkey tears!
F                     G
   Give me black blood!
F                  G
   & that of queers!
(G)               Am
   To mix with my own


(Am)                   G               Am                    G                Am
   Come with me to the southside where we'll make our home  (Southside of the world)
(Am)                   G               Am                    G                Am
   Come with me to the southside where we'll make our home  (Southside of the world)


 G                Am          G                Am
(Southside of the world,      Southside of the world)

G    Am
G    Am
G    Am
G    Am



Enjoy the Chords!
~ettawhy