B F# I was dyin in that small town, dreamed of headin southbound Ab/G# E So I hitched down I-65 B F# I climbed into her trans am, an hour below of Burmingham Ab/G# E She was headin home and I was there for the ride B F# Started talkin nonsense an' she was laughin at my accent Ab/G# -Wound up on the Alabama shore B F# There was magic in the night air an' a gulf breeze in her blonde hair Ab/G# That's what my soul's searchin for
Chorus: B F# Southern moonlight, southern daughter B E5 She led me down to the water B F# As we lay on that cool, white sand E B I was born again in Dixieland Guitar: B G# F# E F# G# B B F# We drank from a mason jar, underneath a blanket of stars Ab/G# E And I said 'do you believe this is meant-to-be? ' B An' she told me 'well I believe the front porch swings F# -The song that the cricket sings- Ab/G# And I believe you belong down here with me Chorus: B F# Southern moonlight, southern daughter B E5 She led me down to the water B F# As we lay on that cool, white sand E B I was born again in Dixieland C#m G#m We watched the twilight fade, there by the ocean waves E F# And it made me feel at home C#m D#M An' I knew I'd found my place, lost in her embrace E F#sus4 F# I was baptized in her arms - Chorus: B F# Southern moonlight, southern daughter B E5 She led me down to the water B F# As we lay on that cool, white sand E I was born again Chorus: B F# Southern moonlight, southern daughter B E5 She led me down to the water B F# As we lay on that cool, white sand E B I was born again in Dixieland B G# F# E F# G# B x2 In Dixieland (Dixieland)
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