Son of the New south Travis Tritt Stnd Tuning D5 C5 Raised a child of farmer folks down in the Southern land G5 C5 G5 D5 I worked all day in the summer sun 'til my back was leather tan C5 Now I've been called hillbilly, I've been called a redneck too G5 C5 G5 D5 But I ain't backwards, dumb or poor, I'm just red, white and blue [Chorus] G5 D5 Son of the New South, step-child to Uncle Sam C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 Baptized in 100 proof and saved by the blood of the lamb G5 D5 This is the New South, still drink our tea from a Mason jar C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 We're the backbone of this country and we're proud of who we are C5 G5 D5 From Richmond to Montgomery From San Antone to Caroline There's a brand new spirit sweepin' in Like wind through Georgia pines I hold on to some old ways I ain't scared to try the new But what it comes to what I change I'll be the one to choose [Repeat Chorus] Solo: G5 D5 C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 (basically the first two lines of the chorus) G5 Well the times are a changin' D5 And the South has come of age G5 We've put the past behind us A5 It's time to turn the page Repeat Chorus x2 C5 G5 D5 x2