This is my favorite song both to listen to and play on the Guitar!

Boys From the South
No Capo



Intro (x4)
D,G

DMaybe (xx0232@1)he's in Texas, maybe this town
GMaybe (320003@1)Oklahoma plowin' up some ground
DSouthern (xx0232@1)Carolina, somewhere on the coast,
G (320003@1)                                   EmMaybe (022000@1)Alabama drivin' thru Montgomery right now.
G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)            GThere's (320003@1)somethin' 'bout a boy from the South.

D,G

DMaybe (xx0232@1)he's in Florida, somewhere in the pines,
GMaybe (320003@1)on the delta throwin' out a line,
DMaybe (xx0232@1)he's in Georgia, starin' at the stars,
G (320003@1)                                 EmMaybe (022000@1)Tennessee pickin' on a guitar right now.
G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)            GThere's (320003@1)somethin' 'bout a boy from the south.

D,G

GYea, (320003@1)the first time I felt it I was only 16,
     DAnd (xx0232@1)he kissed me underneath the chinaberry tree.
  GSaid (320003@1)"Goodnight darlin'," with a sweet southern drawl.
        Em (022000@1)                               GMan, (320003@1)I think I might just have to love them all -
D (xx0232@1)              GMy (320003@1)boys from the South.

D,G

DMaybe (xx0232@1)in Kentucky, workin' in the mine.
GMaybe (320003@1)down in Little Rock, just to pass the time.
DMaybe (xx0232@1)he's somewhere in New Orleans,
G (320003@1)                         EmLivin' (022000@1)it up in the Big Easy right now.
G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)            GThere's (320003@1)somethin' 'bout a boy from the South.

D,G

GYea, (320003@1)the first time I felt it I was only 16,
   DAnd (xx0232@1)he kissed me underneath the chinaberry tree.
GSaid (320003@1)"Goodnight darlin'," with a sweet southern drawl.
       Em (022000@1)                               GMan, (320003@1)I think I might just have to love them all -
D (xx0232@1)             GMy (320003@1)boys from the South.

D (xx0232@1)                             GMaybe (320003@1)he's in Texas, maybe this town.
D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)   
My boys from the South.

D,G (x4)

For anyone who is skipping the intro and end and just playing with the lyrics:
At the end of the song I like to do one E chord just for a finished feel.
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