Difficulty
Beginner 👶
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Am Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: Am Em Whoa, Am Em F G whoa Verse 1: Am Em Blackbird on the old church steeple Am Em F Spanish moss hangin' in the settin' sun G Am Every house's got a Bible and a loaded gun Em We got preachers and politicians Am Em F 'Round here it's kinda hard to tell which one G Am Is gonna do more talking with a crooked tongue
Pre-chorus: Am Em Am This town's got the good Lord shakin' his head Em F Lookin' down thinking we ain't heard a word he said (G) A word he said Chorus: C G Baptized in Southern Gothic Am F In the garden of good and evil C G Devil right here, who woulda thought it? Am F In a town full of God fearin' people C G Dogs and deadbolts guard the night Am F Nothing left to do but kneel and pray C G We got a church on every corner Am F Am So why does heaven feel so far away? (Ooh) Em Am Far away Verse 2: Am Em Must be something in the muddy water Am Em F Turns the whisky 'bout as sweet as sin G Am Every drunk in town can sing a brown bag hymn Em Good fences make good neighbours Am Em F But good neighbours make good lovers too G Am When your man ain't home, any man will do Pre-chorus: Em Am This town's got the good Lord shakin' his head (shaking his head) Em F Lookin' down thinking we ain't heard a word he said A word he said G Word he said Chorus: C G Baptized in Southern Gothic Am F In the garden of good and evil (good and evil) C G Devil right here, who woulda thought it? Am F In a town full of God fearin' people C G Dogs and deadbolts guard the night Am F Nothing left to do but kneel and pray (kneel and pray) C G We got a church on every corner Am F Am Em So why does heaven feel so far away? Am Em Far away Bridge: Am High on homegrown Em Smokin' that brimstone Am Momma ain't stoppin' Em Poppin' that codon F No happy ever after G Waitin' on the rapture now Chorus: C G Baptized in Southern Gothic Am F In the garden of good and evil (good and evil) C G Devil right here, who woulda thought it? Am F In a town full of God fearin' people C G Dogs and deadbolts guard the night Am F Nothing left to do but kneel and pray (kneel and pray) C G We got a church on every corner Am F Am Em So why does heaven feel so far away? Am Em Am Far away Outro: Em Am Southern Gothic Em Am Southern Gothic Em Am Southern Gothic
Southern Gothic Chords Info
Published:
Last Updated:
Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Chords: Am, E, A, D, G, B, Em, F, C