Southern Bound chords by
Porter Wagoner 
Key: C major•
Intro 1
G
C
G
C
G
C
Verse 1
C
I'm
a -walkin' southern bound
G
C
down the highway
The cars and the buses
G
and the big trucks pass me by
C
I walk a while then I phone,
F
C
they must think I'm a bum
Cause no one will give this
G
C
country boy a ride
G
C
Well, I left to get a job in that big city
Cause Lucy's dad said,
G
son, don't hang around
C
I got her let_ ter in the mail today
F
And they can't keep me away
C
G
Tonight this country boy
C
is southern bound
F
Can_ 't afford a ticket
C
on that big grey dog
F
But I'm a boy and they don't know
G
freight train sound
F
I'm a long way from home,
C
cold and hungry and all alone
G
Tonight this country boy is southern
C
G
C
bound
G
C
F
C
G
C
G
Well, I know they will all
C
be glad to see me
It's been three long years since I left
G
C
I can hear my mama cry
F
C
as she kissed her boy good_ bye
But tonight this country
G
C
boy is headed home
G
I've got just enough left to
C
buy some coffee
And I'll spend it if this road
G
goes through a town
C
They'd send money if I'd ride,
F
C
all I have left is my pride
G
If I have to walk, I will,
C
I'm southern bound
F
C
Pay_ in' for a ticket on that big grey dog
F
I'm goin' late on your
G
freight train sound
F
I'm a long way from home,
C
cold and hungry and all alone
G
Tonight this country boy is
C
southern bound
G
C
Tonight this country boy is southern bound
A
E
To_ night this country boy
A
is southern bound
you
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