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A                     F#m 
There's fog up on the mountain 
         G        D      A 
Frost is clingin' to the ground 
A                 F#m 
Days keep gettin' shorter 
              G        D       A 
You know, the winter's comin' 'round 
F#m                 E 
This sure ain't the promised land 
D                    E 
And I ain't hangin' 'round 
A                 F#m 
I'm packin' up my traveling bag, 
    G        D      A 
And checkin' out of town 
 
Put me on that Delta Line, 
Little Egypt to the sea 
And find me some southern girl 
To keep me company 
Churnin' down the river 
Magnolia on the breeze 
And I'll embrace my bayou belle, 
Gentle as you please 
 
A    A# 
 
B 
Been gone too long my honey 
        E     D         F#m  E      D 
Now I'm goin' home where I   should be 
 
F#m   D   E   D   A 
 
C    F#    Bsus4    E 
 
Whistle blow for Vicksburg 
Not too far to go 
I'm takin' off these northern boots 
And settin' free my toes 
Gator's on the muddy shore 
Smile as if to say 
Welcome back to Louisiana, boy 
Hope your home to stay 
 
Been gone too long my honey 
Now I'm goin' home where I should be 
 
 G       D        A 
(Shooop, shoooop, yeah) Hey mama, dust my room now, 
(Shooop, shoooop, yeah) Plump up the comforter on my bed 
(Shooop, shoooop, yeah) Well I say now, slay, the fattest food now 
(Shooop, shoooop, yeah) And tell me everything the neighbor said 
(Shooop, shoooop, yeah) I'm going to swallow my pride 
(Shooop, shoooop, yeah) And pack it up and pack it in 
(Shooop, shoooop, yeah) Well, I'm goin' back to that southern pride 
(Shooop, shoooop, yeah) And down the bourbon, and give up Gin.