Small Town Southern Man Chords by Alan Jackson

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_ _ _ _ _ _ Born the middle [Eb] son of a farmer [Bb] and a small town southern [Eb] man.
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Like his daddy's [Eb] 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 of life if you're lucky [Bb] for a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] First there came [Eb] four pretty daughters for [Bb] this small town southern [Eb] man. _
_ _ [Ab] _ Then a few years [Eb] 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 [Eb] but love and understanding [Bb] from a small town southern [Eb] man. _
_ _ _ And [Ab] he bowed his head [Eb] to Jesus and [Ab] he stepped for rock [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 town southern [Eb] man.
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] Callous hands told the story [Bb] for the small town southern [Eb] man. _
_ _ [Ab] He gave it all [Eb] to keep it all together and [Bb] keep his family on his land. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Like his daddy [Eb] years wore out his body [Bb] made it hard just to walk [Eb] stand. _
_ [Ab] You can break the back [Eb] but you can't break the spirit [Bb] of a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man. _
_ _ _ _ And [Ab] he bowed his head [Eb] to Jesus and [Ab] he stepped for rock [Eb] sound.
And [Ab] he only loved [Eb] one woman who was [Bb] always proud of what he had.
_ [Gm] 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 [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 alright [Eb] cause I see angels [Bb] and they got me by the hand. _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ Don't you cry and don't you worry [Bb] I'm blessed and I know [Eb] I'm young.
_ [Ab] Cause God [Eb] has a place in heaven [Bb] for a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man.
_ _ _ _ And [Ab] he bowed his [Eb] head to Jesus and [Ab] he stepped for [Eb] rock sound.
And [Ab] he only loved [Eb] one woman who was always [Bb]
proud of what he had.
_ He [Ab] said his greatest _ [Eb] _ contribution is [Ab] the ones he'll [Eb] leave behind.
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Raised [Eb] on the ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man.
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Raised on the [Eb] ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small town [Ab] southern _ _ [Eb] man.
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