Bill Anderson - Son Of The South Chords

[Intro]
G    C    F    C    G    C    F    C
 
G    C    F    C    G    C    F    C
 
[Verse 1]
      G           C         G          C
I was born eatin' gravy and black-eyed peas
A
Cracklin' bread and turnip greens
D7
Washin' 'em down with a big RC
                 G    C   F   C
I'm a son of the south
 
G            C       G          C
I've picked tomatoes off of the vine
A
Watermelon in the summertime
D7
Ate 'em in the shade of a Georgia pine
                 G    C   F   C
I'm a son of the south
 
[Chorus]
      G                 B7                  C
I'm a son of a son of a son of a son of the south
A
For generations of bless your heart
D7                              C
And honey child hush your mouth
   G           C          G
My great grand-daddy knew Robert E. Lee
C                A
I knew Elvis and he knew me
  B7                        E
I learned about Jesus at my momma's knee
     A          D7         G     C   F   C   G   C   F   C
Like every good son of the south
 
[Verse 2]
      G         C                G        C
I had one grand-daddy that was a preacher man
   A
He loved the Lord and he hated sin
   D7
He used to let me go to church with him
                    G     C   F   C
He was a son of the south
 
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My other grand-pappy ran a moonshine still
A
Up in the woods high on a hill
D7
He took me there once and that was a thrill
                    G    C   F   C
He was a son of the south
 
[Chorus]
      G                 B7                  C
I'm a son of a son of a son of a son of the south
A
For generations of bless your heart
D7                              C
And honey child hush your mouth
   G           C          G
My great grand-daddy knew Robert E. Lee
C                A
I knew Elvis and he knew me
  B7                        E
I learned about Jesus at my momma's knee
     A          D7         G     C   F   C   G   C   F   C
Like every good son of the south
 
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G   C   F   C   G   C   F   C
 
[Verse 3]
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Now I've got a little boy six years old
A
He knows and he didn't have to be told
D7
He was born with a whole lot of soul
                  G    C  G
He's a son of the south
 
     G              C            G         C
He's already picked cotton and a little guitar
A
Drank his milk from a mason jar
D7
He knows good and well where his roots are
                  G    C   F   C
He's a son of the south
 
[Chorus]
      G                 B7                  C
I'm a son of a son of a son of a son of the south
A
For generations of bless your heart
D7                              C
And honey child hush your mouth
   G           C          G
My great grand-daddy knew Robert E. Lee
C                A
I knew Elvis and he knew me
  B7                        E
I learned about Jesus at my momma's knee
     A          D7         G
Like every good son of the south
 
G7     C    A    D
 
D
  Save your confederate money boys
                 G    C   F   C   G   C   F   C   G
I'm a son of the south