Chords for Goin' Down South

Tempo:
103.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

Em

A

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Goin' Down South chords
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[D] [E] [D] [E]
[Em] [E] [D] [G] [E]
[E] It's [D] bad, you know, [E]
[D] [E] [D] when you have [E] those guts and they try to [D] slip out on [E] you.
[D] [E] I had one [D] like that.
[E]
[E] But I heard them [D] feet [E]
[D] [E] [D] [G] when they [E] hit that bridge.
That's when I [D] told [E] them, I'm going with you, baby.
[Em] I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I don't care where [E] you go.
[D] [E]
[D] [E] She said, [Em] what?
[E]
[D] [E] [D] [E]
I told her [D] again.
[E] [Em] I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I don't care where you go.
[D] [Em]
[E] [G] [E]
[Em] Then I asked her these [E] words.
[D] [E]
Where was she going?
[E] [D] [E]
She went on and [D] told [E] me.
[Em] I'm going down south.
I'm going down south.
I'm going down south to the chilly windowpone.
[E] [D] [E] But I kept [D] on telling [E] her.
[D] [Em]
[D] [E] [Em] I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I don't care where you go.
Yeah!
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [Em] [D] [E]
[Em] [E]
[D] [E] [Em]
[E] [D] [E]
[Em]
[E] [Em] [E]
[D] [E]
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [E]
Go
[Em] [E] [D]
[E] [Em] ahead.
[D]
[E] [Em] Go [E] ahead.
[D]
[E] [Em] I don't care where you go.
[D] [E] [Em] [D] [E]
Then I [D] finally told her these [E] words.
[D] [E]
[Em] I'd rather be dead.
I'd rather be dead.
I'd rather be dead than lay me in [E] the ground.
[D] [E]
[D] [E] [D] [E] She asked me, [D] why?
[E] I [D] [E]
[D] [E] just went [D] on and told [E] her.
[D] [E] The time of the [Em] man, the time of the man, the time of the man,
I always hang around.
[Bm]
[E] [Em] Yeah!
[A]
[Em] [A] [E] [A] [Bb] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] Go
[D] [E]
[Em] [E] [E]
[Em] [E] ahead.
[D] [E]
[Em] Go [E] ahead.
[D] [E]
[Em] I don't care where [E] you go.
Yeah!
I'm going on with her.
I don't care where she go.
[Bb] Yeah!
[E] [Db]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn R.L. Burnside - Goin Down South chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, E, D, E and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 51 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 103 BPM. With the song's key of E Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ [E] _ It's [D] bad, you know, [E] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [D] when you have [E] those guts _ and _ _ they try to [D] slip out on [E] you.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ I had one [D] like that.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ But I heard them [D] feet [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] [G] when they [E] hit that bridge.
_ _ _ That's when I [D] told [E] them, _ I'm going with you, baby.
[Em] I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I don't care where [E] you go.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] [E] She said, [Em] what?
_ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E]
I told her [D] again.
[E] _ _ _ [Em] I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I don't care where you go.
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [E] _
[Em] Then I asked her these [E] words.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
Where was she going?
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E]
She went on and [D] told [E] me.
_ [Em] I'm going down south.
I'm going down south.
I'm going down south to the chilly _ _ windowpone.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] But I kept [D] on telling [E] her.
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I'm going with you, baby.
I don't care where you go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _
_ _ Go _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ ahead.
_ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [Em] Go [E] ahead.
_ [D] _
[E] _ _ [Em] I don't care where you go.
[D] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [E]
Then I [D] finally told her these [E] words.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [Em] I'd rather be dead.
I'd rather be dead.
I'd rather be dead than lay me in [E] the ground.
[D] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] She asked me, [D] why?
[E] I _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ just went [D] on and told [E] her.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ The time of the [Em] man, the time of the man, the time of the man,
I always hang around.
_ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ Yeah! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ [E] Go _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] ahead.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] Go [E] ahead.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _
[Em] I don't care where [E] you go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah!
I'm going on with her.
I don't care where she go.
_ _ _ [Bb] Yeah!
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _

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