Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Capo 4 intro: C G Am F verse 1: Am F C G Was a boy who was a dreamer and he flew so high and proud Am F C G In a world full of people out to cut his young ass down Am F C G No one ever understood a single word he said Am F C G They cast him to the wolves when he wasn't well and fed
Verse 2: Am F C G Boys, we've got a riser, a riser in our midst Am F C G And he will get the last laugh if it's the last thing he did Am F C G And he used to to roll around in that red dirt mud Am F C G But now he's skipping town and that dreamer's out for blood Am F C G Chorus: Am F Don't stop going, going south C G 'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud Am F Don't stop heading, heading south C G They will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth Verse 2: Am F C G And that dreamer called his daddy to tell him what he did Am F C G As the masses scream the lyrics of a messed up kid Am F C G And then he told his daddy he was never coming back Am F C G To be cut down again in a town like that Am F C G And he surely came to learn: people come to watch you fall Am F C G That dreamers 'r out to make a name and fool out of 'em all Am F C G And they'll never understand that boy and his kind Am F C G 'Cause all they comprehend is a worthless dollar sign Chorus: Am F Don't stop going, going south C G 'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud Am F Don't stop heading, heading south C G They will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth Am F Don't stop going, going south C G 'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud Am F Don't stop heading, heading south C G They will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth