Tom: G5 G5 D5 Just off of the beaten path C5 D5 A little dot on a state road map C5 D5 G5 That's where I was born & where I'll die G5 D5 Things move at a slower pace C5 D5 Nobody's in a rat race C5 D5 G5 And these days that's a special way to fly Chorus: C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home where they know you by name and treat you like family C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home a man's good word & a handshake are all you need C5 E5 C5 A5 Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G5 C5 D5 G5 Those of us raised up Down Home G5 D5 In the corner of a hardware store C5 D5 Gathered round a checker board C5 D5 G5 Old men telling lies & crowning kings G5 D5 Kids drivin round the old town square C5 D5 Tops rolled down in the cool night air C5 D5 G5 Go & see what's shakin at the Dairy Queen **Chorus C5 D5 G5 C5 When I was a boy I couldn't wait to leave this place D5 C5 D5 But now I wanna see my children raised C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home C5 E5 C5 A5 Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G5 C5 D5 G5 Those of us raised up Down Home C5 D5 Where they know you by name and treat you like family C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home a man's good word & a handshake are all you need C5 E5 C5 A5 Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G5 C5 D5 G5 Those of us raised up Down Home C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home C5 G5 C5 D5 Way Down Home C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home C5 G5 C5 D5 Way Down Home C5 G5 C5 D5 Down Home