Southern Man chords by Kashus Culpepper

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: Am


Intro:

N.C.                                                   Am G D Am
I don't think they make 'em down here like that no more
Am   D Am    Em D Am


Verse 1:
              G              D       Am
Well, you can dress me up in diamonds
        G                D  Am
You can give me all your gold
         G               D          Am
But I'ma still need that water, baby
        G                D   Am  Em
For the roots down in my soul

Pre-Chorus:
                      D
Ain't nothing you can give me, baby
       Em                       D
That I ain't already got deep inside


Chorus:
             Am          G       D          Am
'Cause I'm a Southern man, and I know who I am
                     G       D          Am
Yeah, I'm a lover man, I got dirt on my hands
                         G
Came up from the holler, ain't got a dollar
D              Am
Blood on these strings
                      G         D              Am G D Am  G D Am
And I'm a Southern man, and I'm always gonna be


Verse 2:
          G              D      Am
I've been clouded in the options
               G              D   Am
They tryin' to tell me how it is
            G                 D     Am
I got these teachings from my mother
               G             D   Am  Em
And that's the way I'm gonna live


Pre-Chorus:
                             D
'Cause ain't nothing you can givе me, baby
       Em                       D
That I ain't already got deep inside


Chorus:
             Am          G       D          Am
'Cause I'm a Southern man, and I know who I am
                     G       D          Am
Yeah, I'm a lover man, I got dirt on my hands
                         G
Came up from the holler, ain't got a dollar
D              Am
Blood on these strings
                      G         D            Em
And I'm a Southern man, and I'm always gonna be


Guitar Solo:
D  Em  D  Am G D Am
G D Am F


Bridge:
                         Am  G
I've been trying to tell ya
                    Am    F
I'm a long way from home
                            Am
Must be something 'bout the weather, baby
G
That makes me feel so alone


Chorus:
             Am          G       D          Am
'Cause I'm a Southern man, and I know who I am
                     G       D          Am
Yeah, I'm a lover man, I got dirt on my hands
                         G
Came up from the holler, ain't got a dollar
D              Am
Blood on these strings
                      G         D            Em
And I'm a Southern man, and I'm always gonna be
  Am          G       D          Am
A Southern man, and I know who I am
                      G                               D          Am
Yeah, I'm a lover man (Natural-born lover man), I got dirt on my hands
                         G
Came up from the holler, ain't got a dollar
D              Am
Blood on these strings
                       G        D            Am
And I'm a Southern man, and I'm always gonna be


Outro:
  D Am
Mmm
         D
Oh, yeah
     Am
Ah, ooh, hahaha