Small Town Southern Man
Alan Jackson
CountryMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
G
E
BDiagram coming soon
A
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 1st fret (º casa - aumente 1/2 tom) hide this tab / Slide P Pull Off H Hammer On (intro) D G D G D G D E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0----0------0----2/4/2-0----0----------| A|---------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0-----| D|-------------------0---------------------------------------------0---| D A D E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0-| A|-------------------2-0---| D|-------------------------| G D Born the middle son of a farmer A D And a small town Southern man G D Like his daddy's daddy before him A Brought up workin' on the land G D Fell in love with a small town woman A D And they married up and settled down G D Natural way of life if you're lucky A G D For a small town Southern man G D First there came four pretty daughters A D For this small town Southern man G D Then a few years later came another A A boy, he wasn't planned G D Seven people livin' all together A D In a house built with his own hands G D Little words with love and understandin' A G D From a small town Southern man G D And he bowed his head to Jesus G D And he stood for Uncle Sam G D And he only loved one woman A He was always proud of what he had G D He said his greatest contribution G D Is the ones you leave behind G D Raised on the ways and gentle kindness A G D Of a small town Southern man hide this tab D G D A D E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0----| A|---------0H2---2P0------------------------2-0------| D|-------------------0-------------------------------| G D Callous hands told the story A D For this small town Southern man G D He gave it all to keep it all together A And keep his family on his land G D Like his daddy, years wore out his body A D Made it hard just to walk and stand G You can break the back D But you can't break the spirit A G D Of a small town Southern man G D And he bowed his head to Jesus G D And he stood for Uncle Sam G D And he only loved one woman A He was always proud of what he had G D He said his greatest contribution G D Is the ones you leave behind G D Raised on the ways and gentle kindness A G D Of a small town Southern man hide this tab D G D G D G D E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0----0------0----2/4/2-0----0----------| A|---------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0-----| D|-------------------0---------------------------------------------0---| D A D E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0-| A|-------------------2-0---| D|-------------------------| G D Finally death came callin' A D For this small town Southern man G D He said it's alright 'cause I see angels A And they got me by the hand G D Don't you cry, and don't you worry A D I'm blessed, and I know I am G D 'Cause God has a place in Heaven A G D For a small town Southern man G D And he bowed his head to Jesus G D And he stood for Uncle Sam G D And he only loved one woman A He was always proud of what he had G D He said his greatest contribution G D Is the ones you leave behind G D Raised on the ways and gentle kindness A G D Of a small town Southern man hide this tab D A D E|--------------------------2-| B|--------------------------3-| G|--------------------------2-| D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0--------O-| A|-------------------2-0------| D|----------------------------|
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Chord set
D · G · E · B · A
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.