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