Chords for Down South (2018 Remaster)
Tempo:
111.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Headed back [D] down south, [G]
gonna see [D] my daddy's mistress, [G]
gonna buy [D] back her forgiveness,
[Bm]
pay [A] off every witness.
[D] [A] One more time [D] down south, [G] sell the [D] family
headstones, [G] drag [D] a bag of dry bones, [Bm] make [A] good all my back loans, so I can get my money
back.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and
a little [D] more.
[A] Sleep late [D] down south, [G] look up my [D] former mentors,
[G] live [D] off Yankee winters, [Bm] be a [A] landlord and a renter, [D]
[A] create myself [D] down south, and I
[G] will impress [D] all the women, [G]
pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clemens, [Bm]
wear seersucker [A] and white linens.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and [D] a
little more.
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [A] Spanish moss [D] down south, [G] find the heroes [D] of
my childhood, [G] who now [D] can do me no good, [Bm] carve [A] their names in dogwood.
[D]
[A] Chesapeake coast [D] down south, [G]
spirits [D] cross the dead fields, [G]
mosquitos [D] hit the windshield,
[Bm]
all [A] documents remain sealed.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on
[D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a little [D]
more.
[Bm] [A] [D]
gonna see [D] my daddy's mistress, [G]
gonna buy [D] back her forgiveness,
[Bm]
pay [A] off every witness.
[D] [A] One more time [D] down south, [G] sell the [D] family
headstones, [G] drag [D] a bag of dry bones, [Bm] make [A] good all my back loans, so I can get my money
back.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and
a little [D] more.
[A] Sleep late [D] down south, [G] look up my [D] former mentors,
[G] live [D] off Yankee winters, [Bm] be a [A] landlord and a renter, [D]
[A] create myself [D] down south, and I
[G] will impress [D] all the women, [G]
pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clemens, [Bm]
wear seersucker [A] and white linens.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and [D] a
little more.
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [A] Spanish moss [D] down south, [G] find the heroes [D] of
my childhood, [G] who now [D] can do me no good, [Bm] carve [A] their names in dogwood.
[D]
[A] Chesapeake coast [D] down south, [G]
spirits [D] cross the dead fields, [G]
mosquitos [D] hit the windshield,
[Bm]
all [A] documents remain sealed.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on
[D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a little [D]
more.
[Bm] [A] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
D
G
A
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Headed back [D] down south, _ _ [G] _
gonna see [D] my daddy's mistress, _ [G] _
gonna buy [D] back her forgiveness,
_ _ [Bm] _
_ pay [A] off every witness. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] One more time [D] down south, _ _ [G] _ _ sell the [D] family
headstones, _ [G] _ _ drag [D] a bag of dry bones, _ [Bm] _ _ make [A] good all my back loans, _ _ so I can get my money
back.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and
a little [D] _ more. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Sleep late [D] down south, _ _ [G] _ _ look up my [D] former mentors,
_ _ [G] _ _ live [D] off Yankee winters, _ [Bm] _ be a [A] landlord and a renter, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] create myself [D] down south, and I
_ [G] will _ impress [D] all the women, _ _ [G] _
_ pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clemens, _ [Bm] _
wear seersucker [A] and white linens. _ _
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and [D] a
little more. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] Spanish moss [D] down south, _ _ [G] _ find the heroes [D] of
my childhood, _ [G] _ who now [D] can do me no good, _ [Bm] _ _ carve [A] their names in dogwood.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] Chesapeake coast [D] down south, _ _ [G] _
_ spirits [D] cross the dead fields, _ [G] _
_ mosquitos [D] hit the windshield,
_ [Bm] _
all [A] documents remain sealed. _ _
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on
[D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a little [D] _
_ _ more.
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Headed back [D] down south, _ _ [G] _
gonna see [D] my daddy's mistress, _ [G] _
gonna buy [D] back her forgiveness,
_ _ [Bm] _
_ pay [A] off every witness. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] One more time [D] down south, _ _ [G] _ _ sell the [D] family
headstones, _ [G] _ _ drag [D] a bag of dry bones, _ [Bm] _ _ make [A] good all my back loans, _ _ so I can get my money
back.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and
a little [D] _ more. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Sleep late [D] down south, _ _ [G] _ _ look up my [D] former mentors,
_ _ [G] _ _ live [D] off Yankee winters, _ [Bm] _ be a [A] landlord and a renter, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] create myself [D] down south, and I
_ [G] will _ impress [D] all the women, _ _ [G] _
_ pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clemens, _ [Bm] _
wear seersucker [A] and white linens. _ _
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and [D] a
little more. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] Spanish moss [D] down south, _ _ [G] _ find the heroes [D] of
my childhood, _ [G] _ who now [D] can do me no good, _ [Bm] _ _ carve [A] their names in dogwood.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] Chesapeake coast [D] down south, _ _ [G] _
_ spirits [D] cross the dead fields, _ [G] _
_ mosquitos [D] hit the windshield,
_ [Bm] _
all [A] documents remain sealed. _ _
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let [G] me sleep on
[D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a little [D] _
_ _ more.
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _