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Southern Man chords (for acoustic guitar)
Neil Young 1970

Capo III

Bm G Em 2x

BmSouthern (x24432@1)man
       Dmaj7*
better keep your head
GDon't (320003@1)forget
          E7what (020130@1)your good book said
BmSouthern (x24432@1)change
      Dmaj7gonna (xx0222@1)come at last
G (320003@1)Now your crosses
    E7are (020130@1)burning fast;
Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em  Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_320003@1">G EmSouthern (022000@1)man

BmI (x24432@1)saw cotton
    G (320003@1)   Emand (022000@1)I saw black
BmTall (x24432@1)white mansions
    G (320003@1)    Emand (022000@1)little shacks.
BmSouthern (x24432@1)man

when will you
G (320003@1)      Empay (022000@1)them back?
F#I (244322@1)heard screaming

and bullwhips cracking

How long? How long?

Bm G Em 2x Bm G Em . . . .

BmSouthern (x24432@1)man
       Dmaj7better (xx0222@1)keep your head
GDon't (320003@1)forget
          E7what (020130@1)your good book said
BmSouthern (x24432@1)change
      Dmaj7gonna (xx0222@1)come at last
G (320003@1)Now your crosses
    E7are (020130@1)burning fast;
Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em  Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_320003@1">G EmSouthern (022000@1)man

BmLily (x24432@1)Belle,
             G (320003@1)    Emyour (022000@1)hair is golden brown
BmI've (x24432@1)seen your black man
G (320003@1)    Emcoming (022000@1)round
BmSwear (x24432@1)by God
          G (320003@1)     EmI'm (022000@1)gonna cut him down!
F#I (244322@1)heard screaming

and bullwhips cracking

How long? How long?

Bm G Em 2x Bm G Em . . . .

* Dmaj7 is barred high E, B, G and (optional D strings), 2nd fret

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