Chords for Alan Jackson - Small Town Southern Man (Official Music Video)

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Born the middle [Eb] son of a farmer and [Bb] a small town southern [Eb] man.
_ _ _ [Ab] Like his daddy's [Eb] daddy before him brought [Bb] up working on the land.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Fell in love with [Eb] a small town woman and [Bb] they married up and settled [Eb] down.
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Natural way of [Eb] life if you're lucky for [Bb] a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man.
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_ _ [Ab] First there came [Eb] four pretty daughters for [Bb] this small town southern [Eb] man.
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_ _ [Ab] _ Then a few years [Eb] later came another, [Bb] a boy he wasn't planned.
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_ _ [Ab] _ Seven people [Eb] living all together [Bb] in a house built with his own [Eb] hands.
_ _ [Ab] _ Little words but [Eb] love and understanding from [Bb] a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man.
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_ _ _ And [Ab] he bowed his head [Eb] to Jesus and [Ab] he stood for rock [Eb] sound.
And [Ab] he only loved [Eb] one woman who was always [Bb] _ .
proud of what he had.
_ He [Ab] said his greatest _ [Eb] contribution is the [Ab] ones he'll leave [Eb] behind.
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Raised on [Eb] the ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man.
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ Callous [Eb] hands told the story for [Bb] the small town southern [Eb] man.
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_ _ [Ab] He gave it all [Eb] to keep it all together and [Bb] keep his family on his land.
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[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ Like his daddy [Eb] years wore out his body [Bb] made it hard just to walk or [Eb] stand.
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You [Ab] can break the back [Eb] but you can't break the spirit [Bb] of a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man.
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_ _ _ And [Ab] he bowed his head [Eb] to Jesus and [Ab] he stood for rock [Eb] sound.
And [Ab] he only loved [Eb] one woman who was [Bb] always proud of what he had.
_ [Eb] He [Ab] said his greatest _ [Eb] contribution is [Ab] the ones he'll leave [Eb] behind.
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Raised on [Eb] the ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small [Eb] town southern man.
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ Finally [Eb] death came [Bb] calling for the small town southern [Eb] man.
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He [Ab] said it's alright [Eb] cause I see angels [Bb] and they got me by the hand.
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_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Don't you cry and don't you worry [Bb] I'm blessed and I [Eb] know I am.
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_ _ [Ab] Cause God has [Eb] a place in heaven [Bb] for a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man.
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And _ _ _ [Ab] he bowed his head [Eb] to Jesus and [Ab] he stood for rock [Eb] sound.
And [Ab] he only loved [Eb] one woman who was [Bb] always proud of what he had.
_ He [Ab] said his greatest _ [Eb] contribution is [Ab] the ones he'll leave [Eb] behind.
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Raised on [Eb] the ways and gentle kindness [Bb] of a small [Ab] town southern [Eb] man.
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