Ballad Of A Southern Man chords

G My D first C rifle was a G .
243.
that _ Em.
D Papa gave C Daddy and Daddy G gave to me.
_ And they D taught me how to C shoot with a Em steady hand.
I D guess there's C some you G don't understand.
_ Now D I grew C up on G a prison farm, _ _ Em sneaking pulls D of shine from G a mason jar.
_ _ Used to D go fishing Em down Pickle Creek down.
_ I guess D there's some G you don't understand.
_ .
_ C Grandma's in G the kitchen, C Papa G done D passed on.
C They sit out G on the front porch Em just D picking C all the salt.
And there's blood G on the table, C but we G work for D what we have.
Em And I was D raised C in this land.
_ Em I D guess there's C some you G don't understand.
_ And D I still C fly that G Southern flag, _ _ Em D whistling C Dixieland G under the bridge.
_ And I D know all the words to Em say it for a man.
_ I guess D there's some you G don't understand.
_ _ I pledge D my allegiance C the original G way.
_ Em I say D Merry Christmas, C not Happy G Holidays.
_ .
I can't change D my ways, C I know Em who I am.
_ .
I guess D there's some C you don't G understand.
_ _ C.
Grandma's G in the kitchen, C G Papa done D passed on.
C They sit out G on the front porch Em just D picking C all the salt.
And there's blood G on the table, C but we G work for D what we have.
Em And I was raised C in this land.
_ Em I guess there's D some you G don't understand.
_ _ A Bb Or grind F us up in a big machine, C or feed us all G on the same beliefs.
Bb Or a F dollar and a credit C card.
_ _ Am _ Bb But we got a F way of doing things, C and G nobody's gonna steal from me.
D _ They wanna tear it all.
_ _ _ _ C Grandma's G in the kitchen, C Papa G D done passed on.
C They sit G out on the front porch Em just D picking C all the salt.
And there's a bottle G on the table, C cause he G bled for D what we had.
Em And that's the D ballot of a C Southern man.
_ Em I D guess there's C some you G don't understand.
_ _ My first rifle was a .243. Police Department, put the gun down and come to the door.
Papa D gave to C Daddy and Daddy G gave to me.
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