Back Down South chords by Larkin Poe

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G minorGm

🎸 Intro:

G minorGm Gm G minorGm C majorC (x2)


🎸 Verse 1:
G minorGm
The trees down in Georgia
Gm7Gm7
Grow as tall as a cross
       C/GC/G
Where Little Richard was singing
        C majorC
Where rock and roll learned to walk
G minorGm
Country blues in a bottle
Gm7Gm7
Get those tubes running hot
     C/GC/G
'Til the serpents start hissing
       C majorC
Y'all let me out of this box

🎸 Chorus:
Eb MajorEb
Streets of gold
C majorC
Ain't that red dirt clay
G minorGm           Csus4Csus4     Bb majorBb
Leave some peaches in a basket by the pearly gates
Eb MajorEb
When my race is run
FF
Hear that angel sound
C majorC
May the good Lord show me mercy
Bb majorBb        G minorGm
Send me back down south
G minorGm           C majorC Bb majorBb
Send me back down south

🎸 Verse 2:
G minorGm
Sweet Carolina
Gm7Gm7
From the north to the south
      C/GC/G
Where those reapers be hot
          C majorC
And they put those tears in your mouth
G minorGm
Papa's got a new bag
Gm7Gm7
He gave it to Mr. Brown
     C/GC/G
And Charlie got him a fiddle
      C majorC
Before the devil went down

🎸 Chorus:
Eb MajorEb
Streets of gold
C majorC
Ain't that red dirt clay
G minorGm           Csus4Csus4     Bb majorBb
Leave some peaches in a basket by the pearly gates
Eb MajorEb
When my race is run
FF
Hear that angel sound
C majorC
May the good Lord show me mercy
Bb majorBb        G minorGm
Send me back down south
G minorGm           C majorC Bb majorBb
Send me back down south

🎸 Verse 3:
G minorGm
Way down in Macon
Gm7Gm7
Put your ear to the ground
      C/GC/G
Where the brothers are sleeping
       C majorC
And you can still hear the sound
G minorGm
Of a band that was singin'
Gm7Gm7
About a sky that was blue
   C/GC/G
They sang it for me
       C majorC
And now I'll sing it for you

🎸 Chorus:
Eb MajorEb
Streets of gold
C majorC
Ain't that red dirt clay
G minorGm             C majorC     Bb majorBb
Leave some peaches in a basket by the pearly gates
Eb MajorEb
When my race is run
FF
Hear that angel sound
C majorC             Bb majorBb
May the good Lord show me mercy
          C majorC
Send me back down south

🎸 Solo:
G minorGm Gm G minorGm C7C7
Gm7Gm7 Gm7 Gm7Gm7 C majorC

🎸 Verse 4:
G minorGm
Way down in Macon
Gm7Gm7
Put your ear to the ground
      C/GC/G
Where the brothers are sleeping
       C majorC
And you can still hear the sound
G minorGm
Of a band that was singin'
Gm7Gm7
About a sky that was blue
   C/GC/G
They sang it for me
       C majorC
And now I'll sing it for you

🎸 Chorus:
Eb MajorEb
Those streets of gold
C majorC
Ain't that red dirt clay
G minorGm             C majorC     Bb majorBb
Leave some peaches in a basket by the pearly gates
Eb MajorEb
When my race is run
FF
Hear that angel sound
C majorC             Bb majorBb
May the good Lord show me mercy
          C majorC
Send me back down south
C majorC             Bb majorBb
May the good Lord show me mercy
          C majorC
Send me back down south
C majorC             Bb majorBb
May the good Lord show me mercy
          C majorC
Send me back down south

🎸 Outro:
Gsus4Gsus4      C majorC  G7G7 Fsus2Fsus2 G+G
Back down south, mm