Down Home Chords by Alabama
Tempo:
77.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [G] [C] [D] [G]
Just [D] off of the beaten [C] path, a little [D] dot on a state road [C] map, that's where [Em] I was born and where [D] I'll die.
[G] [D]
[G] Things [D] move at a slower [C] pace, [D] nobody's an [C] ratless, and these [D] days that's a special [G] way of life.
[C]
[G] Down home, [Em] where they know you by [C] name and treat [G] you like [D] family.
[C]
[G] Down home, a man's good [C] word and a handshake are all [D] you need.
[Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on [Am] those [Bm] of us [C] raised up.
Down [G] home, in the corner [D] of the hardware store, [C] gathered [D] round a checkerboard, [C] old men telling [Em] lies and [D] crowning kings.
[G] [D] [G] Kids driving [D] round the old town square, [C] cops roll down [D] in the cool night [C] air, go and see [D] what's shaking [G] at the Dairy Queen.
[C] [G] Down home, [Em] where they know you [G] by name [C] and treat you like [D] family.
[C] Down [G] home, a man's good word [C] and a handshake are all you [D] need.
[Em] Folks know, if [G] they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on [Am] those of [Bm] us [C] raised up.
[G] Down home, [G] [C] when I was [D] a boy, I [G] couldn't wait to [Em] leave this place, [Am] but now I want to see my [D] children [G] [D] raised.
[C] [G] Down home, [Em] [G] [C] [D] [C] down [G] home.
[Em] [G] [C] [D] [Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on [Am] those [G] of us [C] raised up.
[D] [G] Down home, [Em] where they know you by name [C] and treat you [Em] like [D] family.
[C] [G] Down home, [Em] a man's [G] good word [C] and a handshake are all [D] you need.
[Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on [Am] those [G] of us [C] raised up.
[G] Down home, [Em] [C]
[G] down home.
[C]
[G] Way down home, [Em] [D] [C] [Am]
[G] down home, [C] down [G] home.
[Am]
[G] Way down home.
[Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em]
Just [D] off of the beaten [C] path, a little [D] dot on a state road [C] map, that's where [Em] I was born and where [D] I'll die.
[G] [D]
[G] Things [D] move at a slower [C] pace, [D] nobody's an [C] ratless, and these [D] days that's a special [G] way of life.
[C]
[G] Down home, [Em] where they know you by [C] name and treat [G] you like [D] family.
[C]
[G] Down home, a man's good [C] word and a handshake are all [D] you need.
[Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on [Am] those [Bm] of us [C] raised up.
Down [G] home, in the corner [D] of the hardware store, [C] gathered [D] round a checkerboard, [C] old men telling [Em] lies and [D] crowning kings.
[G] [D] [G] Kids driving [D] round the old town square, [C] cops roll down [D] in the cool night [C] air, go and see [D] what's shaking [G] at the Dairy Queen.
[C] [G] Down home, [Em] where they know you [G] by name [C] and treat you like [D] family.
[C] Down [G] home, a man's good word [C] and a handshake are all you [D] need.
[Em] Folks know, if [G] they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on [Am] those of [Bm] us [C] raised up.
[G] Down home, [G] [C] when I was [D] a boy, I [G] couldn't wait to [Em] leave this place, [Am] but now I want to see my [D] children [G] [D] raised.
[C] [G] Down home, [Em] [G] [C] [D] [C] down [G] home.
[Em] [G] [C] [D] [Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on [Am] those [G] of us [C] raised up.
[D] [G] Down home, [Em] where they know you by name [C] and treat you [Em] like [D] family.
[C] [G] Down home, [Em] a man's [G] good word [C] and a handshake are all [D] you need.
[Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on [Am] those [G] of us [C] raised up.
[G] Down home, [Em] [C]
[G] down home.
[C]
[G] Way down home, [Em] [D] [C] [Am]
[G] down home, [C] down [G] home.
[Am]
[G] Way down home.
[Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
Just [D] off of the beaten [C] path, a little [D] dot on a state road [C] map, that's where [Em] I was born and where [D] I'll die.
[G] _ [D] _
[G] Things [D] move at a slower [C] pace, [D] nobody's an [C] ratless, and these [D] days that's a special [G] way of life.
_ [C]
[G] Down home, [Em] where they know you by [C] name and treat [G] you like [D] family.
[C]
[G] Down home, a man's good [C] word and a handshake are all [D] you need.
[Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on _ [Am] those [Bm] of us [C] raised up.
Down [G] home, _ _ in the corner [D] of the hardware store, [C] gathered [D] round a checkerboard, [C] old men telling [Em] lies and [D] crowning kings.
[G] _ [D] _ [G] Kids driving [D] round the old town square, [C] cops roll down [D] in the cool night [C] air, go and see [D] what's shaking [G] at the Dairy Queen. _
_ [C] [G] Down home, [Em] where they know you [G] by name [C] and treat you like [D] family.
[C] Down [G] home, a man's good word [C] and a handshake are all you [D] need.
[Em] Folks know, if [G] they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on _ _ [Am] those of [Bm] us [C] raised up.
[G] Down home, _ _ _ _ [G] [C] when I was [D] a boy, I [G] couldn't wait to [Em] leave this place, [Am] but now I want to see my [D] children [G] [D] raised.
[C] _ [G] Down home, [Em] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] [C] down [G] home.
[Em] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on _ [Am] those [G] of us [C] raised up.
[D] [G] Down home, [Em] where they know you by name [C] and treat you [Em] like [D] family.
[C] [G] Down home, [Em] a man's [G] good word [C] and a handshake are all [D] you need.
[Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on _ _ [Am] those [G] of us [C] raised up.
[G] Down home, [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] down _ home.
_ [C] _ _
[G] Way down home, [Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ [Am] _
[G] down home, [C] down [G] home.
[Am] _
[G] Way down home.
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
Just [D] off of the beaten [C] path, a little [D] dot on a state road [C] map, that's where [Em] I was born and where [D] I'll die.
[G] _ [D] _
[G] Things [D] move at a slower [C] pace, [D] nobody's an [C] ratless, and these [D] days that's a special [G] way of life.
_ [C]
[G] Down home, [Em] where they know you by [C] name and treat [G] you like [D] family.
[C]
[G] Down home, a man's good [C] word and a handshake are all [D] you need.
[Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on _ [Am] those [Bm] of us [C] raised up.
Down [G] home, _ _ in the corner [D] of the hardware store, [C] gathered [D] round a checkerboard, [C] old men telling [Em] lies and [D] crowning kings.
[G] _ [D] _ [G] Kids driving [D] round the old town square, [C] cops roll down [D] in the cool night [C] air, go and see [D] what's shaking [G] at the Dairy Queen. _
_ [C] [G] Down home, [Em] where they know you [G] by name [C] and treat you like [D] family.
[C] Down [G] home, a man's good word [C] and a handshake are all you [D] need.
[Em] Folks know, if [G] they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on _ _ [Am] those of [Bm] us [C] raised up.
[G] Down home, _ _ _ _ [G] [C] when I was [D] a boy, I [G] couldn't wait to [Em] leave this place, [Am] but now I want to see my [D] children [G] [D] raised.
[C] _ [G] Down home, [Em] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] [C] down [G] home.
[Em] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on _ [Am] those [G] of us [C] raised up.
[D] [G] Down home, [Em] where they know you by name [C] and treat you [Em] like [D] family.
[C] [G] Down home, [Em] a man's [G] good word [C] and a handshake are all [D] you need.
[Em] Folks know, [G] if they're falling on hard [C] time, they can fall [A] back on _ _ [Am] those [G] of us [C] raised up.
[G] Down home, [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] down _ home.
_ [C] _ _
[G] Way down home, [Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ [Am] _
[G] down home, [C] down [G] home.
[Am] _
[G] Way down home.
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _