This is my favorite song both to listen to and play on the Guitar!
Boys From the South
No Capo
Intro (x4)
D,G
D
Maybe he's in Texas, maybe this town
G
Maybe Oklahoma plowin' up some ground
D
Southern Carolina, somewhere on the coast,
G Em
Maybe Alabama drivin' thru Montgomery right now.
G D G
There's somethin' 'bout a boy from the South.
D,G
D
Maybe he's in Florida, somewhere in the pines,
G
Maybe on the delta throwin' out a line,
D
Maybe he's in Georgia, starin' at the stars,
G Em
Maybe Tennessee pickin' on a guitar right now.
G D G
There's somethin' 'bout a boy from the south.
D,G
G
Yea, the first time I felt it I was only 16,
D
And he kissed me underneath the chinaberry tree.
G
Said "Goodnight darlin'," with a sweet southern drawl.
Em G
Man, I think I might just have to love them all –
D G
My boys from the South.
D,G
D
Maybe in Kentucky, workin' in the mine.
G
Maybe down in Little Rock, just to pass the time.
D
Maybe he's somewhere in New Orleans,
G Em
Livin' it up in the Big Easy right now.
G D G
There's somethin' 'bout a boy from the South.
D,G
G
Yea, the first time I felt it I was only 16,
D
And he kissed me underneath the chinaberry tree.
G
Said "Goodnight darlin'," with a sweet southern drawl.
Em G
Man, I think I might just have to love them all –
D G
My boys from the South.
D G
Maybe he's in Texas, maybe this town.
D G
My boys from the South.
D,G (x4)
For anyone who is skipping the intro and end and just playing with the lyrics:
At the end of the song I like to do one E chord just for a finished feel.
