Southern Ways Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

_ [D] _ [G] When _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ [C] I was 15 I [G] dreamed of leaving [D] my home I had to see [C] the world [G] and live like a rolling
stone I [C] heard [G] California was paved [D] in gold [Em] So I hopped on that train [G] It didn't come [Em] easy
to stay But I keep thinking about [Bb] the green [C] grass and
missing [D] my home [G] Take me back to my [D] southern ways
Where I could be [A] myself and live another [C]
day
[D] _ Take me [G] back to my southern [D]
ways [Bb] Where the cloud pies blow [C] and the southern
winds kiss my [D] _ [A] face _ _ [D] _
Oh, southern ways
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Yeah, [C] me and my boys [G] started [D] a band Practiced [C] every day [G] out on the [D] hell house
land Played every [C] honky [G] tonk and beer [D]-stoked bar
[Em] We sang about sweet family [G] We were just simple men
[Em] The music is forever [Bb] and our songs will [C] never [D] end
[G] Take me back to my southern [D]
ways Where I could [C] be myself [G] and live another day
[D] _ [C] Take me back to [G] my [D] southern ways [Bb] Where the cloud pies blow [C] and the southern
winds kiss [D] my _ [C] face [G] _ _ [D]
Take me back
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
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_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
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_ I [C] sit here thinking about [D] those days I wouldn't [C] change a thing about my life _
_ [D] _ Ain't it funny [G] how time [D] sure flies [Bb] Cause all I ever wanted [C] and all I ever needed
[D] was you [G] Take me back to my southern [D]
ways
Where I could [A] be myself and live [C] another day
[D] _ [C] Take me back to [G] my southern [D]
ways [Bb] Where the tall pines blow [C] and the St.
John's
flows [Bb] And only God he knows and [C] those southern
winds kiss my [D] _ face Take _ _ _ _ _ me back [G] to my southern [D]
ways _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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