...TUPELO HONEY... by Van Morrison (1971)
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*TUPELO HONEY*
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>1. WILD NIGHT
>2. (STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEART) LIKE A CANNONBALL
>3. OLD OLD WOODSTOCK
>4. STARTING A NEW LIFE
>5. YOU'RE MY WOMAN
>6. TUPELO HONEY
>7. I WANNA ROO YOU
>8. WHEN THAT EVENING SUN GOES DOWN
>9. MOONSHINE WHISKEY
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1...WILD NIGHT... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
Intro:
Em Em* G
e|--7--7--7---12--12--12---3--|
B|--8--8--8---12--12--12---0--|
G|--9--9--9---12--12--12---0--|
D|--9--9--9---14--14--14---0--|
A|--7--7--7---14--14--14---2--|
E|------------12--12--12---3--|
Verse 1:
Em G
As you brush your shoes, and stand before the mirror.
Em G
And you comb your hair, and grab your coat and hat.
Em G
And you walk, wet streets, tryin' to re-member.
C D G
All the wild night breezes in your mem'ry, ever.
Bridge 1:
Em C
And ev'ry-thing looks so comp-lete,
Em C
When you're walkin' out on the street.
Em C D
And the wind catches your feet; and sends you flyin', cryin'.
Chorus 1:
Em D G
Ooh..ooh...ooh-wee, the wild night is calling.
Em D G
Ooh..ooh...ooh-wee, the wild night is calling.
Verse 2:
Em G
And all the girls walk by, dressed up for each other.
Em G
And the boys do the Boogie-Woogie, on the corner of the street.
Em G
And the people passin' by, just stare in wild wonder.
C D G
And inside the juke-box roars out, just like thunder.
Bridge 2:
Em C
And ev'ry-thing looks so comp-lete,
Em C
When you're walkin' out on the street.
Em C
And the wind catches your feet;
D
And sends you flyin', cryin'.
Chorus 2:
Em D G
Ooh..ooh...ooh-wee, the wild night is calling.
Em D G
Ooh..ooh...ooh-wee, the wild night is calling.
Break:
Em G
Come on out and dance, come on out and make ro-mance.
Em G
Come on out and dance, come on out and make ro-mance.
Coda:
Em D G
The wild...night is calling,
Em D G
The wild...night is calling.
Em D G
The wild...night is calling,
Em D G
The wild...night is calling.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em G C D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
2...STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEART LIKE A CANNONBALL... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
A G D G D
Well, you know, some-times, it gets so hard.
A G D G D
And everything, don't seem to rhyme.
A G D Bm
I take a walk out in my backyard, and go;
Em A7 Em7 A7
Do do loo do do, do do loo do do,
G A D G D
Waiting for the sun to shine.
Verse 2:
A G D G D
Well, you know, some-times, it gets so painful.
A G D G D
Just like talking, to your-self.
A G
When everything don't seem to have,
D Bm
No rhyme or reason, we all go;
Em A7 Em7 A7
Do do loo do do, do do loo do do,
G A D G D
Waiting for the sun to shine.
Chorus 1:
Em A Em A
We move a-long, keep singing our song;
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Em A Em A
La la ti da, la la ti da,
Em A D
La la, la la la, la ti da.
Bridge 1:
G D G D
Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo.
G D G D
Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo.
G D Bm
Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo.
Em A7 Em7 A7
Do do loo do do, do do loo do do,
G A D G D
Waiting for the sun to shine.
Verse 3:
A G
Well, you know, every-day,
D G D
We hear it through the grapevine.
A
That's why I'm so tired of hearing it,
G D G D
Through the grapevine any-more.
A G
Because you hear it through the grapevine,
D Bm
It's just a dirty rotten, waste of time, we go;
Em A7 Em7 A7
Do do loo do do, do do loo do do,
G A D G D
Waiting for the sun to shine.
Chorus 2:
Em A Em A
We move a-long, keep singing our song;
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Em A Em A
La la ti da, la la ti da,
Em A D
La la, la la la, la ti da.
Chorus 3:
Em A Em A
We move a-long, keep singing our song;
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Em A Em A
We move a-long, keep singing our song;
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Em A Em A
We move a-long, keep singing our song;
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Em A Em A
We move a-long, keep singing our song;
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Coda:
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
Em A D
Straight to your heart, like a cannonball.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D A G Bm Em A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
3...OLD OLD WOODSTOCK... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Intro:
G D/F# Em D, G D/F# D
G D/F# Em D, G, D
Verse 1:
G D/F# Em D G D/F# D
Oh, don't it get you, get you when you're through?
G D/F# Em D G D
Feel the breezes blow-ing, all around your coat.
Verse 2:
G D/F# Em D G D/F# D
Oh, don't it get you, when you gotta roam?
G D/F# Em D G D
Hear the children sing-ing; "daddy's coming home".
Chorus 1:
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D/F# D
Feel the cool night breeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D
Going down to give my baby a squeeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D/F# D
Feel the cool night breeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D
Way behind the shady trees.
Verse 3:
G D/F# Em D G D/F# D
Here I come a swagger-ing, way on over the ridge.
G D/F# Em D G D
See the water flow-ing, way beneath the bridge.
Verse 4:
G D/F# Em D G D/F# D
And my woman's wait-ing, by the kitchen door.
G D/F# Em D G D
I'm driving a-long, in my old beat up car.
Chorus 2:
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D/F# D
Feel the cool night breeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D
Going down to give my baby a squeeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D/F# D
Feel the cool night breeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D
Way behind the shady trees.
Interlude:
G D/F# Em D, G D/F# D
G D/F# Em D, G, D
(x2)
Verse 5:
G D/F# Em D G D/F# D
Oh, don't it get you, get you when you're through?
G D/F# Em D G D
Feel the breezes blow-ing, all around your coat.
Verse 6:
G D/F# Em D G D/F# D
Oh, don't it get you, when you gotta roam?
G D/F# Em D G D
Hear the children sing-ing; "daddy's coming home".
Chorus 3:
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D/F# D
Feel the cool night breeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D
Going down to give my baby a squeeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D/F# D
Feel the cool night breeze.
G D/F# Em D
Going down to old, old Wood-stock,
G D
Way behind the shady trees.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G D/F# Em D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
4...STARTING A NEW LIFE... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
F C
When I hear that robin sing, well, I know it's coming on spring;
G F C
Ooh-wee, and we're starting a new life.
Verse 2:
F C
I've been shovelling the snow away, working hard for my pay.
G F C
All I gotta say; is we're starting a new life.
Chorus 1:
G G7 C
We're gonna move, way on down the line.
Am F G G7
Girl, we been standing in one place for too long a time.
Verse 3:
F C
When I hear that robin song, well, I know it won't be long.
G F C
Frank, I know we be-long, and we're starting a new life.
Harmonica Solo:
F C, G F C
Chorus 2:
G G7 C
We're gonna move, way on down the line.
Am F G G7
Girl, we been standing in one place for too long a time.
Verse 4:
F C
When I hear that robin song, well, I know it won't be long.
G F C
Frank, I know we be-long, and we're starting a new life.
Coda:
F C F
And we're starting a new life.
C F
And we're starting a new life,
C F
And we're starting a new life.
Outro:
C F, C
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F C G G7 Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
5...YOU'RE MY WOMAN... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
Verse 1:
(D) G D
You're my woman,
G D
And you're my woman.
Am D
You bore my child, Lord,
Am D
You bore my child, Lord.
G D
I want to thank you,
G D
I want to thank you.
Bridge 1:
Am Em F G G7
And no one else will do, and no one else will do, and no one else will do.
Chorus 1:
C
Baby, it's you;
C Dm Em F C C Dm Em G
You are my sun-shine, I am your guiding light.
G Am G/B C F F/E C/D C G
To like a ship out in the night, re-tur-ning for a light.
Verse 2:
(D) G D
I love you,
G D
I really love you.
Am D
My heart is for you,
Am D
My heart is for you.
G D
I long to feel you,
G D
I long to feel you.
Bridge 2:
Am Em F G G7
And every time I do, and every time I do, and everytime I do.
Chorus 2:
C
Baby, it's you;
C Dm Em F C C Dm Em G
You are my sun-shine, I am your guiding light.
G Am G/B C F F/E C/D C G
To like a ship out in the night, re-tur-ning for a light.
Break:
Dm Cmaj7
And it's really real, the way I feel, it's really real. Lord have mercy.
Dm G G7
Look in-to my eyes, look into my eyes, and you realise, and you realise,
F F/E C/D C G
It's really, really, really real.
Verse 3:
(D) G D
In Kingston town, now,
G D
In Kingston town now.
Am D
Walked up and down now,
Am D
Looked at the ground now.
G D
You went in labour,
G D
You went in labour.
Bridge 3:
Am Em
And all our friends came through,
F
And all our friends came through,
G G7
And all our friends came through.
Chorus 3:
C
Baby, it's you;
C Dm Em F C C Dm Em G
You are my sun-shine, I am your guiding light.
G Am G/B C F F/E C/D C G
To like a ship out in the night, re-tur-ning for a light.
Break:
Dm Cmaj7
And it's really real, the way I feel, it's really real. Lord have mercy.
Dm G G7
Look in-to my eyes, look into my eyes, and you realise, and you realise,
F F/E C/D C G
It's really, really, really real. Oh yeah.
Coda:
F7 C7
And you're my woman,
F7 C7
And you're my woman.
F7 C7
And you're my woman,
F7 C7
And you're my woman.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G Am Em F G7 C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Dm G/B F/E C/D Cmaj7 F7 C7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0231 x20033 x02010 x00010 x32000 131211 x32310
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
6...TUPELO HONEY... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G Bm C G (x2)
Verse 1:
G Bm C G
You can take all the tea in China,
G Bm C D
Put it in a big brown bag for me.
G Bm C G
Sail right round all the seven oceans,
G Bm C G
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea.
Chorus 1:
G Bm C G
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
G Bm C D
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
G Bm C G
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
G Bm C G
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
Verse 2:
G Bm C G
You can't stop us on the road to freedom,
G Bm C D
You can't keep us 'cos our eyes can see.
G Bm C G
Men with insight, men in granite,
G Bm C G
Knights in armor bent on chival-ry.
Chorus 2:
G Bm C G
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
G Bm C D
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
G Bm C G
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
G Bm C G
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
Solo:
G Bm, C G (x8)
Verse 3:
G Bm C G
You can't stop us on the road to freedom,
G Bm C D
You can't keep us 'cos our eyes can see.
G Bm C G
Men with insight, men in granite,
G Bm C G
Knights in armor bent on chival-ry.
Chorus 3:
G Bm C G
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
G Bm C D
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
G Bm C G
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
G Bm C G
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
Verse 4:
G Bm C G
You can take all the tea in China,
G Bm C D
Put it in a big brown bag for me.
G Bm C G
Sail it right round the seven oceans,
G Bm C G
Drop it smack dab in the middle of the deep blue sea.
Chorus 4:
G Bm C G
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
G Bm C D
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
G Bm C G
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
G Bm C G
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G Bm C D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x24432 x32010 xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
7...I WANNA ROO YOU... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Intro:
D G (x6), G D/F# Em D
Verse 1:
G D G D G D G D
Twenty-third of De-cember, covered in snow,
G D G D G D/F# Em D
You in the kit-chen, with the lights way down low.
G D G D G D G D
I'm in the par-lour, playing my old gui-tar,
G D G D G D/F# Em D
Speak-ing to you, dar-ling, to find out how you are.
Chorus 1:
G D G D
I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you,
G D G D/F# Em D
I wanna roo you, woo you to-night.
G D G D
I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you,
G D G D/F# Em D
I wanna roo you, woo you to-night.
Verse 2:
G D G D G D G D
Come to me soft-ly, come to me quiet,
G D G D G D/F# Em D
Know what I'm after; I'm gon -na try it.
G D G D G D G D
Snow-storm's on the way, and we'll be stran-ded for a week,
G D G D G D/F# Em D
Come o-ver to the wind-ow; look out-side, take a peek.
Chorus 2:
G D G D
I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you,
G D G D/F# Em D
I wanna roo you, woo you to-night.
G D G D
I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you,
G D G D/F# Em D
I wanna roo you, woo you to-night.
Bridge 1:
A G A G
You know I am lonely, and in need of your company.
A G F#m A A7
Oh, let your love light shine on; down on me.
Interlude:
D G (x6), G D/F# Em D
Verse 3:
G D G D G D G D
And we can just sit here; look at the fire,
G D G D G D/F# Em D
Watch the flames leap-ing, high-er and higher.
G D G D G D G D
Tea on the stove, food in the pan,
G D G D G D/F# Em D
Ain't going no-where and we don't have ma -ny plans.
Chorus 3:
G D G D
I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you,
G D G D/F# Em D
I wanna roo you, woo you to-night.
G D G D
I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you,
G D G D/F# Em D
I wanna roo you, woo you to-night.
Bridge 2:
A G A G
You know I am lonely, and in need of your company.
A G F#m A A7
Oh, let your love light shine on; down on me.
Chorus 4:
G D G D
I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you,
G D G D/F# Em D
I wanna roo you, woo you to-night.
G D G D
I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you,
G D G D/F# Em D
I wanna roo you, woo you to-night.
Coda:
G D/F# Em D
Woo you to-night, pretty baby,
G D/F# Em D
Woo you to-night, little darling.
G D/F# Em D
Woo you to-night, alright,
G D/F# Em D
Woo you to-night.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G D/F# Em A F#m A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
8...WHEN THE EVENING SUN GOES DOWN... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
Intro:
A
Verse 1:
A E7
I want you, be around, when that evening sun goes down.
A A7 D B7
I want you, be around, keep my both feet on the ground,
A E7 A
When that evening sun goes down.
Verse 2:
A E7
I want you, understand, little girl take me by my hand.
A A7 D A7
I want you, understand; I wanna be your loving man,
A E7 A A7
When that evening sun goes down.
Chorus 1:
D A A7
If it's nice we'll go for a walk, a stroll in the clear moon-light;
B7 E7 (n.C)
Singing a song, won't take long, everything gonna be alright.
Verse 3:
A E7
And I wanna hold you, oh so near, keep you, darling from all fear.
A A7 D B7
I wanna hold you, oh so near, nibble on your little ear,
A E7 A A7
When that evening sun goes down.
Solo:
A, E7, A A7
D B7, A E7, A
Chorus 2:
D A A7
If it's nice we'll go for a walk, a stroll in the clear moon-light;
B7 E7 (n.C)
Singing a song, won't take long, everything gonna be alright.
Verse 4:
A E7
And I wanna hold you, oh so near, keep you, darling from all fear.
A A7 D B7
I wanna hold you, oh so near, nibble on your little ear,
A E7 A A7
When that evening sun goes down.
Coda:
A E7 A A7
When that evening sun goes down,
A E7 A A7
When that evening sun goes down.
A E7 A A7
When that evening sun goes down,
A E7 A A7
When that evening sun goes down.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A E7 A7 D B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 020100 x02223 xx0232 021200
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
9...MOONSHINE WHISKEY... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Tupelo Honey '(1971)*
Intro:
(Slow Tempo):
C G
Chorus 1:
(Faster Tempo):
C G C G
Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey, oh, she give me Southern love.
C G D G
Deep in the heart of Texas; there beneath the stars above.
C G C G
Oh, she give me Southern comfort, oh, she give me moonshine love.
C G D G
Deep in the heart of Texas; there beneath the stars above.
Interlude:
C G C C/B D
Bridge 1:
C G
Here I am riding on a train,
D C G
Just about thunderballs, down the line.
D C G Em
Just can't wait any longer:
C D Em G
See that little darling of mine,
C D
See that little darling of...
Verse 1:
(Slower Tempo):
G C
Mine.
G C G C G
She's my Texas sweetheart, part from Arkan-sas,
C G C
Then we're dancing across the floor.
G C
And a band was playing, people were swayin' to and fro.
G C G C
Streamline prome-nade, streamline prome-nade.
G C
And I said; "wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
G C
I'm gonna take a plane, come with me tonight".
G C
Gonna put on my hot pants,
G C G
And promenade down Funky Broadway, 'till the cows come home.
C G C G
La la la da, la da da, la la la da, la da da.
G C G C
Oh, streamline prome-nade, promenade stream-line.
G C Em
Streamline prome-nade, promenade stream-line.
Break:
C G
Think I'm gonna promenade all night.
Chorus 2:
(Faster Tempo):
C G C G
Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey, oh, she give me Southern love.
C G D G
Deep in the heart of Texas; there beneath the stars above.
C G C G
Oh, she give me Southern comfort, oh, she give me moonshine love.
C G D G
Deep in the heart of Texas; there beneath the stars above.
Interlude:
C G C C/B D
Bridge 2:
C G
Listen, here we are, thinking about time,
D C G
When I re-sist, here and now.
D C G Em
And I just want to lie my feet on a river bed in-stead,
C D Em G
Can't wait any longer for the sign,
D C
I want to get down some solid...
Verse 2:
(Slower Tempo):
G C
Time in the water.
G C
Watch the fish, in the water.
G C G
Bubbles; watch the bubbles come up in the water.
C G
Promenade stream-line, in the water,
C G
Streamline prome-nade, get funky.
C G
Promenade stream-line, funky as you want to be.
C G C G
Streamline prome-nade, well, I feel alright to-night.
C G
Streamline prome-nade.
Interlude:
G C, Em, C G
Chorus 3:
(Faster Tempo):
C G C G
Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey, oh, she give me Southern love.
C G D G
Deep in the heart of Texas; there beneath the stars above.
Interlude:
C G
Coda:
C G
She give me... Southern love.
C G C G
Southern love, Southern love.
(Increase Tempo):
C G C G
Southern love, Southern love.
C G C G
Southern love, Southern love.
C G C G
Southern love, Southern love.
C G C G
Southern love, Southern love.
C G C G
Southern love, Southern love.
C G C G
Southern love, Southern love.
C G
Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 320003 xx0232 x20010 022000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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