Ever South
Ever South

Ever South chords by Drive-by Truckers

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    We packed 
    our 
    few 

    belongings 
    and 
    we 
    moved 
    across 
    the 
    ocean 

    To start 
    a new 
    life 
    in this 

    land 
    so 
    bold 
    and 
    vast 

    Dispersed 
    from 
    Ellis 
    Island, 

    my 
    distant 
    Irish 
    kin 

    Eyes 
    cut 
    to 
    the fu
    ture, 

    heart's 
    tied 
    to 
    the pas

    Verse 2

    We 
    held 
    tight 
    to 
    our 
    loved 
    ones 

    and 
    we held 
    on 
    to 
    the promise 

    And we scraped 
    our 
    meager 

    living 
    hand 
    to mouth 

    We prayed 
    to what 
    would have 
    us, 

    every 
    doubting 
    John 
    Thomas 

    Spreading 
    through 
    the 

    Appalachia ever 
    south 

    Spread 
    through 
    Appalachia ever 
    south 

    Verse 3
    And 
    I hear 
    we 
    weren't 
    welcomed 
    here, 

    at least 
    not 
    in those 
    days 

    No 
    one 
    needs 
    our 
    drunken, 

    fighting, 
    thieving 
    kind 

    But we 
    settled 
    in 
    this 
    new 
    place 

    and 
    we worked 
    it in 
    our 
    ways 

    And 
    spread 
    our 
    kin 
    upon 
    it 
    in 
    due time 

    Spread 
    our 
    kin 
    upon 
    it 
    in due 
    time 

    Verse 4
    And we 
    fought 
    our 
    losing 
    battles 

    and 
    we held 
    onto 
    our ways 

    And 
    we talk 
    of how 
    we left 
    behind 

    our bet
    ter 
    days 

    Some 
    were liv
    ing 
    lives 
    of leisure, 

    some 
    sur
    viving 
    hand 
    to mouth 

    Bash 
    our 
    heads 
    against 
    the future, 

    ever 
    south 

    Bash 
    our 
    heads 
    against 
    the future 

    Interlude 1
    ever 
    south 



    Verse 5
    When I 
    set 
    my sights 
    upon 
    you, 

    we 
    were both 
    still 
    in 
    our prime 

    We were 
    mov
    ing 
    in 
    big 
    circles 

    that 
    I sought 
    out 
    to 
    combine 

    And 
    I held 
    you 
    in my 
    arms 
    and 

    swore 
    etern
    al love 
    this time 

    Tried 
    to las
    so 
    brighter 
    futures 

    and let 
    it drag 
    us both 
    behind 

    Lasso 
    brighter 
    futures, 

    let 
    it drag 
    us both 
    behind 

    Verse 6

    So we 
    aimed 
    our 
    sights 
    westward 

    like 
    so 
    many 
    did 
    before 

    Expand
    ing 
    our 
    horizons 
    to 

    some dis
    tant 
    shore 

    Where everyone 
    takes 
    notice 
    of 

    the drawl 
    that leaves 
    our mouth 

    So 
    that no 
    matter 
    where 
    we 
    are 

    we're 
    ever 
    south 

    No mat
    ter 
    where 
    we 
    are 
    we're 

    Interlude 2
    ever 
    south 



    Verse 7
    Now my 
    Chris
    tian 
    Southern 
    brethren 

    will 
    tell 
    you all 
    what 
    for 

    To keep 
    your hea
    then 
    ways 
    up 
    in 
    you 

    and 
    your shoes 
    outside 
    the door 

    Take 
    your stand 
    for noble 
    causes 
    till 

    you just 
    can't 
    stand 
    no 
    more 

    And 
    sur
    render 
    to 
    some 
    savior, 

    praise 
    the Lord 

    Surrender 
    to 
    some savior, 

    praise 
    the Lord 

    Verse 8

    But 
    des
    pite 
    our 
    best 
    intentions, 

    it 
    pains 
    me 
    to 
    report 

    We keep 
    swinging 
    for 
    the fences, 

    coming 
    up 
    a little 
    short 

    We sure 
    can 
    get 
    it wrong 

    for someone 
    so 
    devout 

    hear 
    you whist
    ling 
    past 

    the graveyard 
    looking 
    down 

    Whistling 
    past 
    the graveyard 

    Interlude 3
    looking 
    down 



    Verse 9
    Ever 
    South
    ern 
    in 
    my carriage, 

    ever 
    south
    ern in 
    my 
    stance 

    In 
    the Ir
    ish 
    of 
    my 
    complexion 

    and 
    the Scot
    tish 
    in my 
    dance 

    In 
    the way 
    I bang 
    my head 
    against 

    my daily 
    circum
    stance 

    Verse 10

    Let this 
    blue 
    eyed 
    southern 
    devil 

    take 
    you out 
    upon 
    the prowl 

    With 
    dec
    adence 
    and charm 

    we'll take 
    it 
    into 
    town 

    Tell 
    you stor
    ies 
    of 
    our fathers 
    and 

    the glor
    ies 
    of our 
    house

    Always 
    told 
    a little 
    slower, 

    Outro 1
    ever 
    south 




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