Chords for Tom Petty- Down South (Live)
Tempo:
121.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
Sit [A] it back [D] down south,
[G] gonna see my [D] daddy's mistress,
[G] gonna buy back their [D] forgiveness,
[Bm] and pay off [A] every [D] witness.
[A] [D] [A] One more time [D] down south, [G] [D] and sell the family headstone,
[G] drag her [D] back to dry bones, [Bm] and make [A] good on my back [D] loan.
[A] So if [G] I come to your [D] door, let me [G] sleep on [D] your floor,
I'll give you all [A] I have, and a [D] little more.
[A] Sleep late down [D] south, [G] look up my [D] former mentors,
[G] and live off [D] Yankee winters.
[Bm] Be a landlord [A] and a renter,
[D] [A] create myself [D] down south,
[G] impress all [D] the women,
[G] pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clemens,
[Bm]
where's their sucker and [A] white linen?
So if I [G] come to your [D] door, let [G] me sleep on your [D] floor,
I'll give you [A] all I have, and a [D] little more.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] Spanish [A] moss down [D] south, [G] find the heroes of [D] my childhood,
[G] who now can do [D] me no good, [Bm] and carve their [A] names in [D] dogwood.
[A]
[D] Chase the ghosts down south,
[G] spirits cross [D] 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] I'll give you [A] all I have, and a little [D] more.
[E]
Sit [A] it back [D] down south,
[G] gonna see my [D] daddy's mistress,
[G] gonna buy back their [D] forgiveness,
[Bm] and pay off [A] every [D] witness.
[A] [D] [A] One more time [D] down south, [G] [D] and sell the family headstone,
[G] drag her [D] back to dry bones, [Bm] and make [A] good on my back [D] loan.
[A] So if [G] I come to your [D] door, let me [G] sleep on [D] your floor,
I'll give you all [A] I have, and a [D] little more.
[A] Sleep late down [D] south, [G] look up my [D] former mentors,
[G] and live off [D] Yankee winters.
[Bm] Be a landlord [A] and a renter,
[D] [A] create myself [D] down south,
[G] impress all [D] the women,
[G] pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clemens,
[Bm]
where's their sucker and [A] white linen?
So if I [G] come to your [D] door, let [G] me sleep on your [D] floor,
I'll give you [A] all I have, and a [D] little more.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] Spanish [A] moss down [D] south, [G] find the heroes of [D] my childhood,
[G] who now can do [D] me no good, [Bm] and carve their [A] names in [D] dogwood.
[A]
[D] Chase the ghosts down south,
[G] spirits cross [D] 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] I'll give you [A] all I have, and a little [D] more.
[E]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
E
D
A
G
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sit [A] it back [D] down south, _
_ [G] _ gonna see my [D] daddy's mistress, _
_ [G] _ gonna buy back their [D] forgiveness, _
_ [Bm] _ and pay off [A] every [D] witness. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] [A] One more time [D] down south, _ [G] _ _ [D] and sell the family headstone,
_ [G] _ _ drag her [D] back to dry bones, _ [Bm] _ _ and make [A] good on my back [D] loan.
_ [A] _ So if [G] I come to your [D] door, let me [G] sleep on [D] your floor,
I'll give you all [A] I have, and a [D] little more. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Sleep late down [D] south, _ _ [G] _ look up my [D] former mentors,
_ _ [G] _ and live off [D] Yankee winters.
_ [Bm] _ Be a landlord [A] and a renter, _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] create myself [D] down south, _ _
[G] _ impress all [D] the women, _ _
[G] _ pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clemens,
[Bm] _
where's their sucker and [A] white linen? _ _
_ So if I [G] come to your [D] door, let [G] me sleep on your [D] floor,
I'll give you [A] all I have, and a [D] little more. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Spanish [A] moss down [D] south, _ _ [G] _ find the heroes of [D] my childhood,
_ _ [G] _ who now can do [D] me no good, [Bm] _ and carve their [A] names in [D] dogwood.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Chase the ghosts down south, _ _
[G] _ _ spirits cross [D] 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] I'll give you [A] all I have, and a little [D] more. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sit [A] it back [D] down south, _
_ [G] _ gonna see my [D] daddy's mistress, _
_ [G] _ gonna buy back their [D] forgiveness, _
_ [Bm] _ and pay off [A] every [D] witness. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] [A] One more time [D] down south, _ [G] _ _ [D] and sell the family headstone,
_ [G] _ _ drag her [D] back to dry bones, _ [Bm] _ _ and make [A] good on my back [D] loan.
_ [A] _ So if [G] I come to your [D] door, let me [G] sleep on [D] your floor,
I'll give you all [A] I have, and a [D] little more. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Sleep late down [D] south, _ _ [G] _ look up my [D] former mentors,
_ _ [G] _ and live off [D] Yankee winters.
_ [Bm] _ Be a landlord [A] and a renter, _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] create myself [D] down south, _ _
[G] _ impress all [D] the women, _ _
[G] _ pretend I'm [D] Samuel Clemens,
[Bm] _
where's their sucker and [A] white linen? _ _
_ So if I [G] come to your [D] door, let [G] me sleep on your [D] floor,
I'll give you [A] all I have, and a [D] little more. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Spanish [A] moss down [D] south, _ _ [G] _ find the heroes of [D] my childhood,
_ _ [G] _ who now can do [D] me no good, [Bm] _ and carve their [A] names in [D] dogwood.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Chase the ghosts down south, _ _
[G] _ _ spirits cross [D] 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] I'll give you [A] all I have, and a little [D] more. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _