Small Town Southern Man - Alan Jackson chords

Key: D Singer/Band: Alan Jackson


Capo 1 Intro [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
Verse
[G]Born the middle [D]son of a farmer
[A]And a small town [D]Southern man
[G]Like his daddy's [D]daddy before him
[A]Brought up workin' on the land
[G]Fell in love with a [D]small town woman
[A]And they married up and [D]settled down
[G]Natural way of life [D]if you're lucky
[A]For a small town [G]Southern man [D]
[G]First there came four [D]pretty daughters
[A]For this small town [D]Southern man
[G]Then a few years later [D]came another
[A]A boy, he wasn't planned
[G]Seven people livin' [D]all together
[A]In a house built with his [D]own hands
[G]Little words with love [D]and understandin'
[A]From a small town [G]Southern [D]man
Chorus
[G]And he bowed his head [D]to Jesus
[G]And he stood for Uncle [D]Sam
And [G]he only loved one [D]woman
He) was [A]always proud of what he had
He said [G]his greatest contribution [D]
[G]Is the ones you [D]leave behind
[G]Raised on the ways [D]and gentle kindness
Of [A]a small [G]town [D]Southern man
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
Verse
[G]Callous hands told [D]the story
[A]For this small town [D]Southern man
[G]He gave it all to keep it [D]all together
[A]And keep his family on his land
[G]Like his daddy, years wore [D]out his body
[A]Made it hard just to walk and [D]stand
[G]You can break the back
[D]But you can't break the spirit
[A]Of a [G]small town [D]Southern man
Chorus
[G]And he bowed his head [D]to Jesus
[G]And he stood for Uncle [D]Sam
And [G]he only loved one [D]woman
He) was [A]always proud of what he had
He said [G]his greatest contribution [D]
[G]Is the ones you [D]leave behind
[G]Raised on the ways [D]and gentle kindness
Of [A]a small [G]town [D]Southern man
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
Verse
[G]Finally death came [D]callin'
[A]For this small town [D]Southern man
[G]He said it's alright 'cause [D]I see angels
[A]And they got me by the hand
[G]Don't you cry, and [D]don't you worry
[A]I'm blessed, and I [D]know I am
[G]'Cause God has a [D]place in Heaven
For [A]a small [G]town Southern [D]man
Chorus
[G]And he bowed his head [D]to Jesus
[G]And he stood for Uncle [D]Sam
And [G]he only loved one [D]woman
He) was [A]always proud of what he had
He said [G]his greatest contribution [D]
[G]Is the ones you [D]leave behind
[G]Raised on the ways [D]and gentle kindness
Of [A]a small [G]town [D]Southern man
[G]Raised on the ways [D]and gentle kindness
Of [A]a small [G]town [D]Southern man
Outro
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