Down Home By Alabama Date: December 11, 2002 By: Charles Brooks, aerobrooks@hotmail.com G D Just off of the beaten path C D A little dot on a state road map C D G That's where I was born & where I'll die G D Things move at a slower pace C D Nobody's in a rat race C D G And these days that's a special way to fly Chorus C G C D Down Home where they know you by name and treat you like family C G C D Down Home a man's good word & a handshake are all you need C Em C A Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G C D G Those of us raised up Down Home G D In the corner of a hardware store C D Gathered round a checker board C D G Old men telling lies & crowning kings G D Kids drivin round the old town square C D Tops rolled down in the cool nite air C D G Go & see what's shakin at the Dairy Queen Chorus C D G C When I was a boy I couldn't wait to leave this place D C D But now I wanna see my children raised C G C D Down Home C G C D Down Home C Em C A Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G C D G Those of us raised up Down Home C D Where they know you by name and treat you like family C G C D Down Home a man's good word & a handshake are all you need C Em C A Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G C D G Those of us raised up Down Home C G C D Down Home Way Down Home Down Home Down Home Way Down Home Down Home
