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Southern Man - Neil Young
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Tabbed by: Beckett W
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Tuning: EADGBe
Chords:
Dm xx0231
Bb xx3331
Gm xx5333
G7 320001
Fmaj7 xx3210
A7 x02020
Intro / Main Riff (Different almost every time)
Dm Bb Gm
e|---0-0h1---3h1-3h1-----x-3--3-3h5----|
B|---3-3-----3---3---3-3-x-3--3-3------|
G|-2-2-2---2-2---2---3-3-x-3--3-3------|
D|-0-0-0---0-0---0---3-3-x-5-----------| x2
A|-----------------------x-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Dm Fmaj7
Southern man better keep your head
Bb G7
Don't forget what your good book said
Dm Fmaj7
Southern change gonna come at last
Bb G7
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern Man
Dm Bb Gm
e|---0-0h1---3h1-3h1-----x-3--3-3h5----|
B|---3-3-----3---3---3-3-x-3--3-3------|
G|-2-2-2---2-2---2---3-3-x-3--3-3------|
D|-0-0-0---0-0---0---3-3-x-5-----------| x2
A|-----------------------x-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Verse:
Dm Bb Gm
e|-1-1--1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-1--1--3-3h5--|
B|-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3----|
G|-2-2--2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--3--3-3----|
D|----------------3-3-3-3--3--5-5----| x3
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
A7 A7
I heard screaming and bullwhips cracking
A7 A7
How long, how long, how long?
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Chorus:
Dm Fmaj7
Southern man better keep your head
Bb G7
Don't forget what your good book said
Dm Fmaj7
Southern change gonna come at last
Bb G7
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern Man
Dm Bb Gm
e|---0-0h1---3h1-3h1-----x-3--3-3h5----|
B|---3-3-----3---3---3-3-x-3--3-3------|
G|-2-2-2---2-2---2---3-3-x-3--3-3------|
D|-0-0-0---0-0---0---3-3-x-5-----------| x2
A|-----------------------x-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
And repeat the verse
Dm Bb Gm
e|-1-1--1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-1--1--3-3h5--|
B|-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3----|
G|-2-2--2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--3--3-3----|
D|----------------3-3-3-3--3--5-5----| x3
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
A7 A7
I heard screaming and bullwhips cracking and
A7 A7
How long, how long, how long?