Southbound chords by Sammy Kershaw

Intro:
(A)  (D)  (A)  (D)

A       E
Grease in our hair
D         E
Hands in our pock ets
A      E
We stood and stared
  D
At cars goin' past
F#m      Bm7
We placed our bets
D        A
Where they were headed
  F#m      Bm7
And held our ciga rettes
   D      E
Like movie stars

A       E
Grandmother's hands
D         E
Hard from the gar den
A     E
She had a plan
  D
For me to preach one day
F#m      Bm7
She prayed for rain
  D        A
She watched and she waited
  F#m    Bm7
And never comp lained
    D      E
When it did not fall

F#m  E A
South bo und
    Dmaj9 D6
Breezes blow ing
F#m E A      Bm7
This to wn ain't my home
A/C# D    F#m    E A
You can slow me do wn
    E D
But I'm go ing
F#m   Bm7    A      E
If I can turn this road I'm on
A
Southbound

Bb    F
Stories I tell
Eb
Reek of nostalgia
  Bb         F
And those that know me well
   Eb
Have heard 'em all before
Gm      Cm7
How far I've come
Bb/D    Bb
Mostly I'm proud of
  Gm        Cm7
But where I'm comin' from
  F
Is calling me

Gm  F Bb
South bo und
    Ebmaj9 Eb6
Breezes blow ing
Gm  F Bb     Cm7
This to wn ain't my home
Bb/D Eb   Gm     F Bb
You can slow me do wn
    F Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm    Cm7    Bb     F
If I can turn this road I'm on

     Bb
Southbou nd

Solo:
(Emaj9) (Eb6) (Gm) (F) (Bb) (Cm7) (Bb/D) (Eb)

    Gm     F Bb
You can slow me do wn
    F Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm    Cm7    Bb     F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Gm    Cm7    Bb    F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Bb
Southbound

Gm  F Bb
South bo und
    Ebmaj9 Eb6
Breezes blow ing
Gm  F Bb     Cm7
This to wn ain't my home
Bb/D Eb   Gm     F Bb
You can slow me do wn
    F Eb
But I'm go ing
  Gm  Cm7    Bb     F
If I can turn this road I'm on