Southern Man Chords by Neil Young

Tempo:
160.85 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Dm

Gm

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Southern Man chords
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Key:  
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
D
1321
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
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To learn Neil Young - Southern Man chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Gm, Dm, Bb and Gm in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 80 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 161 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ Southern _ men, better [F] _ _ keep your head.
_ [Bb] _ _ Don't forget _ [G] what your good books _ _ [Dm] said.
_ Southern _ _ change's gonna [F] _ _ come at last.
_ [Bb] _ _ Now your causes [G] are _ learning _ _ _ [Dm] fast.
Southern _ _ men, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ .
I saw _ cotton [Bb] and _ I [Gm] saw fern.
_ [Dm] _ _ .
Tall white _ mansions [Bb] and little [Gm] shops.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ .
_ Southern men, when will [Bb] you _ pay [Gm] them back?.
[A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Screaming and _ _ _ whispering, _ _ .
_ How long, how _ long, how long?
_ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ .
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ Southern _ men, [F] better _ keep your head.
[Bb] _ _ [Bb] Don't _ _ forget [G] what your _ good books _ _ [Dm] said.
_ Southern _ change's gonna [F] _ _ come at _ _ [Bb] last.
_ Now your causes _ [G] are _ learning _ _ .
_ [Dm] fast.
Southern _ men, _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Dm] _ _ lay down your _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] weapons.
_ .
_ _ [Dm] _ I've seen your black [Bb] man _ coming [Gm] round.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Swear by God I'm [Bb] gonna _ cut him [Gm] down.
_ [A] _ _ I heard screaming _ and _ _ whips like him.
_ How long, how.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ long, _ .
_ [Dm] how long?
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ .
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ .
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_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
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