Back Down South chords by Larkin Poe

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Gm

🎸 Intro:

Gm Gm Gm C (x2)



🎸 Verse 1:
Gm
The trees down in Georgia
Gm7
Grow as tall as a cross
             C/G
Where Little Richard was singing
                C
Where rock and roll learned to walk
Gm
Country blues in a bottle
Gm7
Get those tubes running hot
          C/G
'Til the serpents start hissing
              C
Y'all let me out of this box

🎸 Chorus:
Eb
Streets of gold
C
Ain't that red dirt clay
Gm                      Csus4          Bb
Leave some peaches in a basket by the pearly gates
Eb
When my race is run
F
Hear that angel sound
C
May the good Lord show me mercy
Bb                Gm
Send me back down south
Gm                      C Bb
Send me back down south

🎸 Verse 2:
Gm
Sweet Carolina
Gm7
From the north to the south
            C/G
Where those reapers be hot
                   C
And they put those tears in your mouth
Gm
Papa's got a new bag
Gm7
He gave it to Mr. Brown
         C/G
And Charlie got him a fiddle
            C
Before the devil went down

🎸 Chorus:
Eb
Streets of gold
C
Ain't that red dirt clay
Gm                      Csus4          Bb
Leave some peaches in a basket by the pearly gates
Eb
When my race is run
F
Hear that angel sound
C
May the good Lord show me mercy
Bb                Gm
Send me back down south
Gm                      C Bb
Send me back down south

🎸 Verse 3:
Gm
Way down in Macon
Gm7
Put your ear to the ground
           C/G
Where the brothers are sleeping
             C
And you can still hear the sound
Gm
Of a band that was singin'
Gm7
About a sky that was blue
      C/G
They sang it for me
             C
And now I'll sing it for you

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

🎸 Solo:
Gm Gm Gm C7
Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 C

🎸 Verse 4:
Gm
Way down in Macon
Gm7
Put your ear to the ground
           C/G
Where the brothers are sleeping
             C
And you can still hear the sound
Gm
Of a band that was singin'
Gm7
About a sky that was blue
      C/G
They sang it for me
             C
And now I'll sing it for you

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

🎸 Outro:
Gsus4            C   G7 Fsus2 G
Back down south, mm