Southern Accents Chords by Johnny Cash

Tempo:
76.475 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

F#m

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Southern Accents - Johnny Cash chords
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[A]
There's [F#m] a [E] southern [A] accent [F#] where [F#m] I [E] [A] come from.
[F#m] The young'uns [E] [A] called it country, [D] the Yankees called [E] it dumb.
I got [F#m] my [E] own way [A] of talking, [D] but everything [E] is dumb.
accent where I come from.
that [F#m] drunk tank [E] in [A] Atlanta was just [F#m] a motel [E] room [A] to me.
[A] work Orlando if [D] them orange [E] groves don't freeze.
[A] of working, [D] but everything [F#m] [E] is wrong.
100%  ➙  76BPM
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
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To learn Johnny Cash - Southern Accents chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F#m, E, A, F#m, E, F#m, A, D and E. Begin your practice at a relaxed 38 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 76. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's [F#m] a [E] southern _ [A] accent _ [F#] where [F#m] I [E] _ [A] come from. _
[F#m] The young'uns [E] [A] called it country, _ _ [D] the Yankees called [E] it dumb.
I got [F#m] my [E] own way [A] of talking, _ [D] but _ everything [E] is dumb.
With [F#] a [F#m] [E] southern _ [D]
accent _ where I come from.
[Bm] Now [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ that [F#m] drunk tank [E] in [A] Atlanta _ was just [F#m] a motel [E] room [A] to me.
_ I think [F#m] I might go [E] _
[A] work Orlando if [D] them orange [E] groves don't freeze.
I've [A] got my [F#m] own [E] way [A] of working, _ [D] but everything [F#m] [E] is wrong.
_ [F#m] With a _ [E]
southern [D] accent _ where I come from.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] For just a minute there [F#m] I was dreaming.
[D] For just a minute it [F#m] was all so real.
[B] For just a minute she [E] was standing [A] there [D] with me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ There's [F#m] a dream [E] [A] that I keep having, where [F#m] my mama [E] comes [A] to me.
_ _ [F#m] And she kneels down [E] [A] over by the window and [D]
says a prayer [E] to me.
I've got [F#m] my [E] own way [A] of praying, _ _ [D] and _ everyone's [E] begun.
_ [F#m] With a [E] southern _ [D] accent _ where I _ come from.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ We have [F#m] our [E] own way [A] of living, _ _ [D] and everything [E] is dumb.
With [F#] a [F#m] [E] southern [D] accent _ where I come from.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Tom Petty who authored this song.

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