Down South Chords by Tom Petty
Tempo:
111.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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 [D] the family headstones, [G] drag [D] a bag of dry bones, [Bm] make
[A] good on my back loans.
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 off [D] Yankee winters, [Bm] view [A] landlord and renter.
[D]
[A] Create myself [D] down south, [G]
impress [D] all the women, [G]
pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clements, [Bm]
wear a
search sucker [A] and white linens.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let me [G] sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a [D] 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 can [D] do me no good,
[Bm] carve their [A] names in dogwood.
[D]
Chase [A] a ghost [D] down south, [G]
spirits [D] cross the dead fields, [G]
mosquitoes [D] hit the windshield,
[Bm]
all [A] documents remain sealed.
So if [G] I come to your [D]
door, let me [G] sleep on your [D] floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a
little [D] more.
I'll [Bm] give you all [A] I have and a little [D] more.
[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 [D] the family headstones, [G] drag [D] a bag of dry bones, [Bm] make
[A] good on my back loans.
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 off [D] Yankee winters, [Bm] view [A] landlord and renter.
[D]
[A] Create myself [D] down south, [G]
impress [D] all the women, [G]
pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clements, [Bm]
wear a
search sucker [A] and white linens.
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let me [G] sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a [D] 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 can [D] do me no good,
[Bm] carve their [A] names in dogwood.
[D]
Chase [A] a ghost [D] down south, [G]
spirits [D] cross the dead fields, [G]
mosquitoes [D] hit the windshield,
[Bm]
all [A] documents remain sealed.
So if [G] I come to your [D]
door, let me [G] sleep on your [D] floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a
little [D] more.
I'll [Bm] give you all [A] I have and a little [D] more.
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
D
G
A
Bm
[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 [D] the family headstones, _ [G] _ _ drag [D] a bag of dry bones, _ [Bm] _ _ make
[A] good on my back loans.
_ _ 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 off [D] Yankee winters, _ [Bm] _ _ view [A] landlord and renter.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] Create myself [D] down south, _ _ [G] _
_ impress [D] all the women, _ _ [G] _
_ pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clements, _ [Bm] _
wear a
search sucker [A] and white linens. _ _
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let me [G] sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a [D] 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 can [D] do me no good,
_ [Bm] _ _ carve their [A] names in dogwood.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Chase [A] a ghost [D] down south, _ _ [G] _
_ spirits [D] cross the dead fields, _ [G] _
_ mosquitoes [D] hit the windshield,
_ _ [Bm] _
all [A] documents remain sealed. _ _
So if [G] I come to your [D]
door, let me [G] sleep on your [D] floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a
little [D] more.
_ _ I'll [Bm] give you all [A] I have and a little [D] more. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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 [D] the family headstones, _ [G] _ _ drag [D] a bag of dry bones, _ [Bm] _ _ make
[A] good on my back loans.
_ _ 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 off [D] Yankee winters, _ [Bm] _ _ view [A] landlord and renter.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] Create myself [D] down south, _ _ [G] _
_ impress [D] all the women, _ _ [G] _
_ pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clements, _ [Bm] _
wear a
search sucker [A] and white linens. _ _
So if [G] I come to [D] your door, let me [G] sleep on [D] your floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a [D] 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 can [D] do me no good,
_ [Bm] _ _ carve their [A] names in dogwood.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Chase [A] a ghost [D] down south, _ _ [G] _
_ spirits [D] cross the dead fields, _ [G] _
_ mosquitoes [D] hit the windshield,
_ _ [Bm] _
all [A] documents remain sealed. _ _
So if [G] I come to your [D]
door, let me [G] sleep on your [D] floor, I'll give you all [A] I have and a
little [D] more.
_ _ I'll [Bm] give you all [A] I have and a little [D] more. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _