Southbound chords by
Doc Watson
Doc Watson

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Key: A major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I've been here a month or more,
stuck in this old city.
The people that have to call it home
they're the ones I pity,
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Lord, I'm homesick.
Verse 2
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And the blues are the only
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songs I ever seem to pick.
Verse 3
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I get out and walk the street
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'til I get blisters on my feet.
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I'm southbound.
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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I'm all right 'til late at night
I'm sitting by my window,
Counting sheep but I couldn't sleep
for listening to that train blow
Verse 5
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I begin to pine
When I hear that big old engine
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rolling down the line
Verse 6
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I'm going back to spend some time where
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I can have fun if I ain't got a dime,
Verse 7
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I'm southbound.
Interlude 2
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Verse 8
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Southbound! She's burnin' the ground
and I don't mean maybe
Sure I'm glad I caught this train cos
I'd like to see my baby
Verse 9
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I've been lonesome
Verse 10
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I long to see them hills that I come from
Verse 11
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Listen to the engine rattle and roar
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She's taking me back
home once more!
Verse 12
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I'm southbound
Outro 1
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