Slave To South

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[Verse 1]
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I’m a slave to the south there’s a 
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curse on this house
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I’ve been dying to leave but I 
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just can’t get out
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I’ve always been drawn to one 
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wooden shack
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And a man with the weight of the 
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world on his back

[Verse 2]
F#                                
I’ve got dust on my boots, I’ve 
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got tears in my eyes
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And I'll work in these fields for 
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the rest of my life
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Like my father before me who 
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worked every day
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And I’ll be damned if I let 
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someone take that from me

[Chorus]
       G#m
Well a life full of riches means 
nothing to me
       B
With a heart full of joy there that 
no one can see
 A#m
And a poor hungry heart that still 
wants to be free
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 C#
And somebody there who’s still 
waiting for me

[Bridge]
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And I know of a place that gets slow
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 when it rains
A#m                   C#      
With a sky that’s as blue as the 
    F#
blood in my veins
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And a burnt cigarette sits on some 
window pane
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With the loud laughs and thunder 
    F#
in a slow Southern state

[Break]
 G#m B C# G#m B

[Verse 3]
F#                             
I’ve been raising my hands, I’ve 
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been praying for rain
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And I screamed at them skies but 
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the drops never came
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Well with sun on my face and with 
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god on my side
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Who will I blame if those crops, 
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they don’t rise

[Verse 4]
F#                                
Well I always hoped life wouldn’t 
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end up like this
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With a well that’s gone dry and a 
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cross in my fist
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Well if my hair has gone gray and 
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its rains still ain’t came
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Well then well wade in that river, 
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let it take us away

[Chorus]
       G#m
Well a life full of riches means 
nothing to me
       B
With a heart full of joy there that 
no one can see
 A#m
And a poor hungry heart that still 
wants to be free
 C#
And somebody there who’s still 
waiting for me

A#m             C#              
And I know of a place that gets slow
F#
 when it rains
A#m                   C#      
With a sky that’s as blue as the 
    F#
blood in my veins
      A#m       C#            F#
And a burnt cigarette sits on some 
window pane
         A#m             C#       
With the loud laughs and thunder 
    F#
in a slow Southern state