Darius Rucker
Southern State of Mind
Album: Charleston, SC. 1966
Chords By: Adam Campbell

Capo on 1st Fret

Intro:
C     Am    F      C      x2

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I was up in New York City just the other week
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You shouldve seen the waitress face when I ordered sweet tea
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She said we dont have that here and I apologized
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I said please forgive me Im in a southern state of mind


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And those girls out in California they dont understand
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They dont like it when I hold the door or when I say yes maam
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They act like I done something wrong and they give me the evil eye
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I say honey Im sorry Im in a southern state of mind

Chorus:

            F    C
I could be anywhere
                G        Am
In my heart Im always there
             F                        C               G                     
Where they drink sweet tea and they raise you to be polite
             F     C
No changin who I am
                       G    Am
Thats the way Ive always been
                F        C
No matter what state Im in
            G                C
Im in a southern state of mind


Interlude: C   Am F   C


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Im always walkin round tellin everybody hi
C          Am                           F           C
Just a waving at the strangers in the cars passin by
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Some people may look at me and say that boy just aint right
C                   Am            F                   C
Hey yall I aint crazy Im in a southern state of mind


Chorus:

           F    C
I could be anywhere
                 G      Am
In my heart Im always there
         F                      C                       G
Where ya know everybody and if ya dont youre still polite
             F     C
No changin who I am
                      G     Am
Thats the way Ive always been
                 F       C
No matter what state Im in
          G                  C
Im in a southern state of mind


Interlude: C   Am F   C
  
  C                    Am                  F                 C
You can see it in the clothes I wear you can hear it when I talk
    C      Am                   F               C
Ball cap, boots and jeans and a little southern drawl
       C          Am           F        C
I could be up in Ohio or back home in Caroline
C               Am
No matter what state Im in
           F                C
Im in a southern state of mind
   C   C/B      Am       G
Dont matter what state Im in 
           F                C
Im in a southern state of mind




Outro same as intro

C      Am      F      C