Small Town Southern Man Chords by Alan Jackson

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Born the little [Eb] son of a farmer [Bb] and a small town southern [Eb] man
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Like his [Eb] daddy's daddy before him [Bb] brought up working on the land
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Fell in love [Eb] with a small-town woman [Bb] and they married up and settled [Eb] down
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Natural way [Eb] of life if you're lucky [Bb] for a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ First there came [Eb] four pretty daughters [Bb] for this small town southern [Eb] man _
_ _ [Ab] _ Then a few [Eb] years later came another [Bb] a boy who wasn't planned _
_ _ [Ab] _ Seven people [Eb] living all together [Bb] in a house built with his own [Eb] hands
_ _ [Ab] _ Little words, but [Eb] love and understanding [Bb] from a small [Ab]-town southern [Eb] man _
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Bought his head [Eb] to Jesus and [Ab] he stood for our [Eb] sound and [Ab] he
Only loved [Eb] one woman who was [Bb] always
Proud of what he had
_ He [Ab] said his greatest _ [Eb] contribution
Is [Ab] the ones he'll leave [Eb] behind
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Raised on [Eb] the ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small [Ab]-town southern [Eb] man
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ Callous [Eb] hands for the story [Bb] for the small-town southern [Eb] man
He _ [Ab] _ gave it all [Eb] to keep it all together and [Bb] keep his family on his land _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ Like his daddy [Eb] years wore out his body [Bb] made it hard just to walk [Eb] stand _
You [Ab] can break the back, [Eb] but you can't break the spirit [Bb] of a small [Ab]-town southern [Eb] man _
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Bought his head [Eb] to Jesus and [Ab] he stood for our [Eb] sound and [Ab] he
Only loved [Eb] one woman who's [Bb] always
Proud of what he had
_ [Gm] [Eb] He [Ab] said his greatest _ [Eb] contribution is [Ab] a ones he'll leave [Eb] behind
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Raised on [Eb] ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small [Eb]-town southern man
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] Finally death came calling [Bb] for the small-town southern [Eb] man _
He [Ab] said it's all right [Eb] cuz I see angels [Bb] and they got me by the hand _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Don't you cry and don't you worry [Bb] I'm blessed and I [Eb] know I know
_ _ [Ab] As God [Eb] has a place in heaven [Bb] for a small [Ab]-town southern [Eb] man
_ _ _ _ and [Ab] he
Bought his head [Eb] to Jesus and [Ab] he stood for our [Eb] sound and [Ab] he
Only loved [Eb] one woman who's [Bb] always
Proud of what he had
[Gm] _ [Bb] He [Ab] said his greatest _ [Eb] contribution is [Ab] the ones he'll leave [Eb] _ behind
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Raised on [Eb] ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small [Ab]-town southern [Eb] man
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Raised on [Eb] ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small [Ab]-town southern _ [Eb] man _
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