Ballad of a Southern Man — Whiskey Myers
Chords and lyrics for Ballad of a Southern Man by Whiskey Myers (key of F).
Verse 1
[G]My first [D]rifle was a [Cadd9].243[G]
That [Em]Papa gave[D] Daddy and[Cadd9] Daddy gave to[G] me
[G]and-they taught me how to [D]shoot with a [Cadd9]steady [Em]hand
[Em]I guess that’s [D]somethin' you[Cadd9] don't [G]understand
Now, [G]I grew [D]up on a [Cadd9]prison [G]farm
[Em]sneakin' [D]pulls-of-shine from a[Cadd9] mason[G] jar
[G]used to go [D]fishing out [Cadd9]Pickle Creek[Em] dam
[Em]but I guess that’s[D] somethin' you[Cadd9] don't [G]understand
Chorus
[Cadd9]Grandma's in the [G]kitchen
[Cadd9]Papa [G]done passed [D]on
[Cadd9]We sit out on the [G]front porch
Just a [Em]pickin’[D] on [Cadd9]a song
and there's[Cadd9] blood on the [G]table
'cause we[Cadd9] work for [G]what we [D]have
and I was [Em]raised[D] in this[Cadd9] land
[Em]I guess that’s[D] somethin' you[Cadd9] don't [G]understand.
Verse 2
And [G]I still [D]fly that [Cadd9]southern [G]flag
[Em7]whistling [D]Dixieland [Cadd9]enough to [G]brag,
and I [G]know all the [D]words to [Cadd9]"Simple[Em] Man"
[Em]I guess that’s[D] something you[Cadd9] don't [G]understand.
[G]I pledge my [D]allegiance the [Cadd9]original [G]way
[Em]I say, "Merry[D] Christmas," not[Cadd9] "Happy [G]Holidays"
They can’t [G]change my [D]ways, I [Cadd9]know who I [Em]am
[Em]I guess that’s[D] somethin' you[Cadd9] don't [G]understand.
Chorus
[Cadd9]Grandma's in the [G]kitchen
[Cadd9]Papa [G]done passed [D]on
[Cadd9]We sit out on the [G]front porch
Just a [Em]pickin’[D] on a[Cadd9] song
[Cadd9]and there's blood on the [G]table
'cause we[Cadd9] work for [G]what we [D]have
[Em]I was raised[D] in this[Cadd9] land
[Em]I guess that’s[D] somethin' you[Cadd9] don't [G]understand
Bridge
[Bb]They'll grind us up in a[F] big machine
[C]They'll feed us all on the[G] same beliefs
[Bb]Holy [F]dollar and a credit [C]card
[Bb]but we got a way of [F]doing things
[C]and no bankers gonna [G]steal from me
[D]they wanna tear it all apart
Chorus
[Cadd9]Grandma's in the [G]kitchen
[Cadd9]Papa [G]done passed [D]on
[Cadd9]We sit out on the [G]front porch
Just a [Em]pickin’[D] on [Cadd9]a song
and there's a [Cadd9]bible on the [G]table
'cause he[Cadd9] bled for [G]what we [D]have
and that's the [Em]ballad of[D] [Cadd9]southern man
but[Em] I guess that’s[D] something [Cadd9]you don't [G]understand
Outro
[G]My first [D]rifle was [Cadd9]a .243[Em]
[Em]Papa gave[D] Daddy and[Cadd9] Daddy gave to[G] me
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