Southbound chords by Sammy Kershaw

Intro:
(A)   (D)   (A)   (D)

A             E
Grease in our hair
D                 E
Hands in our pock ets
A            E
We stood and stared
   D
At cars goin' past
F#m           Bm7
We placed our bets
D               A
Where they were headed
    F#m           Bm7
And held our ciga rettes
     D           E
Like movie stars

A             E
Grandmother's hands
D                 E
Hard from the gar den
A         E
She had a plan
    D
For me to preach one day
F#m            Bm7
She prayed for rain
    D               A
She watched and she waited
    F#m        Bm7
And never comp lained
        D            E
When it did not fall

F#m   E  A
South bo und
        Dmaj9 D6
Breezes blow ing
F#m  E  A           Bm7
This to wn ain't my home
A/C# D       F#m        E  A
You can slow me do wn
        E  D
But I'm go ing
F#m      Bm7       A           E
If I can turn this road I'm on
A
Southbound

Bb        F
Stories I tell
Eb
Reek of nostalgia
    Bb                 F
And those that know me well
     Eb
Have heard 'em all before
Gm           Cm7
How far I've come
Bb/D       Bb
Mostly I'm proud of
    Gm               Cm7
But where I'm comin' from
   F
Is calling me

Gm    F  Bb
South bo und
        Ebmaj9 Eb6
Breezes blow ing
Gm   F  Bb          Cm7
This to wn ain't my home
Bb/D Eb      Gm         F  Bb
You can slow me do wn
        F  Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm       Cm7       Bb          F
If I can turn this road I'm on

         Bb
Southbou nd

Solo:
(Emaj9)  (Eb6)  (Gm)  (F)  (Bb)  (Cm7)  (Bb/D) (Eb)

        Gm         F  Bb
You can slow me do wn
        F  Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm       Cm7       Bb          F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Gm       Cm7       Bb       F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Bb
Southbound

Gm    F  Bb
South bo und
        Ebmaj9 Eb6
Breezes blow ing
Gm   F  Bb          Cm7
This to wn ain't my home
Bb/D Eb      Gm         F  Bb
You can slow me do wn
        F  Eb
But I'm go ing
   Gm    Cm7       Bb          F
If I can turn this road I'm on