Ballad Of A Southern Man
Ballad Of A Southern Man

Ballad Of A Southern Man chords by Whiskey Myers

2011•Country
Guitar
Tuning

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  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Em

  • Bb

  • F

Verse 1
My 
first 
rifle 
was 
a 
.24
3 

Papa 
gave 
Daddy 
and 
Dad
dy 
gave 
to 
me 

And 
they 
taught 
me 
how 
to 
shoot 

with 
a 
steady 
hand 

I 
guess 
that's 
something 

you 
don't 
un
der
stand 

Now 
I 
grew 
up 
on 
a 
prison 
farm 

Sneaking 
pulls 
of 
shine 
from 
a 
mason 
jar 

Used 
to 
go 
fishing 
out 
pickle 
creek 
dam 

But 
I 
guess 
that's 
some
thing 

you 
don't 
un
der
stand 

Chorus 1
Grandmas 
in 
the 
kitch
en 

Papa's 
done 
passed 
on 

We'd 
sit 
out 
on 
the 
front 
porch 

Just 
a- 
pickin' 
on 
the 
songs 

And 
there's 
blood 
on 
the 
table 

'Cause 
we 
work 
for 
what 
we 
have 

And 
I 
was 
raised 
in 
this 
land 

I 
guess 
that's 

some
thing 
you 
don't 
un
der
stand 

Verse 2
I 
still 
fly 
that 
southern 
flag 

Whistling 
Dixieland 
e
nough 
to 
brag 

And 
I 
know 
all 
the 
words 
to 
sim
ple 
man 

I 
guess 
that's 
something 

you 
don't 
un
der
stand 

I 
pledge 
my 
al
legiance 
the 
o
riginal 
way 

Say 
Merry 
Christmas 
not 
Happy 
Hol
i
days 

I 
can't 
change 
my 
ways 
I 
know 
who 
I 
am 

I 
guess 
that's 
something 

you 
don't 
un
der
stand 

Chorus 2
Grandmas 
in 
the 
kitch
en 

Papa's 
done 
passed 
on 

We'd 
sit 
out 
on 
the 
front 
porch 

Just 
a- 
pickin' 
on 
the 
songs 

And 
there's 
blood 
on 
the 
table 

'Cause 
we 
work 
for 
what 
we 
have 

And 
I 
was 
raised 
in 
this 
land 

I 
guess 
that's 

some
thing 
you 
don't 
un
der
stand 

Bridge 1
They'll 
grind 
us 
up 
in 
a 
big 
machine 

They'll 
feed 
us 
all 
on 
the 
same 
beliefs 

Holy 
dol
lar 
and 
a 
credit 
card 

But 
we 
got 
a 
way 
of 
doing 
things 

And 
no 
bankers 
gonna 
steal 
from 
me 

They 
wanna 
tear 
it 
all 
apart 

Chorus 3
Grandmas 
in 
the 
kitch
en 

Papa's 
done 
passed 
on 

We'd 
sit 
out 
on 
the 
front 
porch 

Just 
a- 
pickin' 
on 
the 
songs 

And 
there's 
a 
bible 
on 
the 
table 

'Cause 
we 
bleed 
for 
what 
we 
have 

And 
that's 
the 
ballad 
of 
a 
southern 
man 

I 
guess 
that's 

some
thing 
you 
don't 
un
der
stand 

Outro 1
My 
first 
rifle 
was 
a 
.24
3 

Papa 
gave 
Daddy 
and 
Dad
dy 
gave 
to 
me 

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