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Southern Man

Artist Name
Neil Young
Album
After the Goldrush

 Intro:
 Am F Dm   (x2)
 
 Am          
 Southern man

        CM7            
 Better  keep your head

 F                     
 Don't forget what your

 D7            
 Good book says

 Am              
 Southern change 

       CM7          
 Gonna  come at last
     
 F                   
 Now your crosses are

 D7          
 Burning fast

 Am             F  Dm
 Southern man      

 Am F Dm
      
 Am               F     Dm   
 I saw cotton and I saw black

 Am                        F      Dm    
  Tall white mansions and  little shacks

 Am                          F        Dm  
  Southern man when will you pay them back

 E                                         
  I heard screaming and bull whips cracking

                        
 How long? how long? Ah!

 Am F Dm      (x20) guitar solo(s) ;-)

                                   
 Southern man better keep your head
 Don't forget what your good book says
 Southern change gonna come at last
 Now your crosses are burning fast
 Southern man 
 Lilly Bell your hair is bourbon/golden(?) brown
 I've seen your black man comin' round
 Swear by god i'm gonna cut him down
 I heard screamin' and bullwhips crackin'
 How long? how long?

 Am F Dm              (x4) to fade...

       
 notes:
 key transposition: (read 'Am to a Dm, CM7 to a.... etc)
 Am/Dm CM7/FM7 F/Bb D7 G7 Dm/Gm E/A
 you might also try
 Am/Bm CM7/DM7 F/G D7/E7 etc