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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Pick (White Pick when played with the Bass 2 rhythm)
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django Chords)
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Southern Man Chords And Strumming, Neil Young
Django Chords:
Django D chord
Django G chord
Django F chord
Django A chord
Plus Django Bb: xx3333
Key: D minor
Strumming:
"Bass 2":
|D B D D U |
"Miss 3":
|D D D |
Tempo: 155bpm
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |Bb - - G | - - - - || x2
(Bass 2 /Bass 2/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x2
Chorus -
||D - - - |D - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|Bb - - - |Bb - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x16
(D) Southern (D)man
better (F)keep your (F)head
(Bb) Don't for(Bb)get
what your (G) good book (G)said
(D) Southern (D)change
gonna (F) come at (F)last
(Bb) Now your (Bb)crosses
are (G) burning (G)fast
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |Bb - - G | - - - - || x2
(Bass 2 /Bass 2/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x2
(D)Southern man (D) (Bb)(G) (D) (D) (Bb)(G)
Verse -
||D - - - |D - - - |Bb - - - |G - - - || x3
||A - - - |A - - - |A - - - |A - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x20
(D) I saw (D)cotton
and (Bb) I saw (G)black
(D) tall white (D)mansions
and (Bb) little shacks (G)
(D) Southern (D)man
when will you
(Bb) pay them (G)back?
(A)I heard (A)screamin'
and (A) bullwhips (A)cracking
(A) How long? (A)How long?
(A) How? (A)
Middle 8 - (solo)
||D - - - | - - - - |Bb - - G | - - - - || x 18
(Miss 3/Let ring/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x18
Chorus -
||D - - - |D - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|Bb - - - |Bb - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x16
(D) Southern (D)man
better (F)keep your (F)head
(Bb) Don't for(Bb)get
what your (G) good book (G)said
(D) Southern (D)change
gonna (F) come at (F)last
(Bb) Now your (Bb)crosses
are (G) burning (G)fast
Intro -
||D - - - |D - - - |Bb - - G | - - - - || x2
(Bass 2 /Bass 2/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x2
(D)Southern man (D) (Bb)(G) (D) (D) (Bb)(G)
Verse 2 -
||D - - - |D - - - |Bb - - - |G - - - || x3
||A - - - |A - - - |A - - - |A - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x20
(D) Lily (D)Belle,
your hair is (Bb) golden (G)brown
(D)I've seen your (D)black man
(Bb) comin' (G)round
(D)Swear by (D)God
I'm gonna (Bb) cut him (G)down!
(A)I heard (A)screamin'
and (A) bullwhips (A)cracking
(A) How long? (A)How long?
(A) How? (A)
Middle 8 - (Fade Out)
||D - - - | - - - - |Bb - - G | - - - - || x 14
(Miss 3/Let ring/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x14
Final Chord Strum: D
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Orange Pick Level
Southern Man Chords And Strumming, Neil Young - Version 1
Open Chords:
Open Dm chord
Open G chord
Django A chord
Plus Bb: xx3330
Open Gm: 3x033x
& Open F∆7: xx3210
Key: D minor
Strumming:
"Bass 2":
|D B D D U |
"Miss 3":
|D D D |
Tempo: 155bpm
Intro -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Bb - - Gm | - - - - || x2
( Bass 2 / Bass 2 / Miss 3 / Let ring ) x2
Chorus -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|Bb - - - |Bb - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x16
(Dm) Southern (Dm)man
better (F∆7)keep your (F∆7)head
(Bb) Don't for(Bb)get
what your (G) good book (G)said
(Dm) Southern (Dm)change
gonna (F∆7) come at (F∆7)last
(Bb) Now your (Bb)crosses
are (G) burning (G)fast
Intro -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Bb - - Gm | - - - - || x2
( Bass 2 / Bass 2 / Miss 3 / Let ring ) x2
(D)Southern man (Dm) (Bb)(G) (Dm) (Dm) (Bb)(G)
Verse -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Bb - - - |Gm - - - || x3
||A - - - |A - - - |A - - - |A - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x20
(Dm) I saw (Dm)cotton
and (Bb) I saw (Gm)black
(Dm) tall white (Dm)mansions
and (Bb) little shacks (Gm)
(Dm) Southern (Dm)man
when will you
(Bb) pay them (Gm)back?
(A)I heard (A)screamin'
and (A) bullwhips (A)cracking
(A) How long? (A)How long?
(A) How? (A)
Middle 8 - (solo)
||Dm - - - | - - - - |Bb - - Gm | - - - - || x 18
(Miss 3/Let ring/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x18
Chorus -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|Bb - - - |Bb - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x16
(Dm) Southern (Dm)man
better (F∆7)keep your (F∆7)head
(Bb) Don't for(Bb)get
what your (G) good book (G)said
(Dm) Southern (Dm)change
gonna (F∆7) come at (F∆7)last
(Bb) Now your (Bb)crosses
are (G) burning (G)fast
Intro -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Bb - - G | - - - - || x2
(Bass 2 /Bass 2/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x2
(Dm)Southern man (Dm) (Bb)(G) (D) (D) (Bb)(G)
Verse 2 -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Bb - - - |Gm - - - || x3
||A - - - |A - - - |A - - - |A - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x20
(Dm) Lily (Dm)Belle,
your hair is (Bb) golden (Gm)brown
(Dm)I've seen your (Dm)black man
(Bb) comin' (Gm)round
(Dm)Swear by (Dm)God
I'm gonna (Bb) cut him (Gm)down!
(A)I heard (A)screamin'
and (A) bullwhips (A)cracking
(A) How long? (A)How long?
(A) How? (A)
Middle 8 - (Fade Out)
||Dm - - - | - - - - |Bb - - Gm | - - - - || x 18
( Miss 3 /Let ring/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x18
Final Chord Strum: Dm
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Southern Man Chords And Strumming, Neil Young - Full
Open Chords:
Open Dm chord
Open G chord
Django A chord
Plus Bb: xx3330
Open Gm: 3x033x
& Open F∆7: xx3210
Key: D minor
Strumming:
"Bass 2":
|D B D D U |
"Miss 3":
|D D D |
Tempo: 155bpm
Intro -
Chorus -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|Bb - - - |Bb - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x16
(Dm) Southern (Dm)man
better (F∆7)keep your (F∆7)head
(Bb) Don't for(Bb)get
what your (G) good book (G)said
(Dm) Southern (Dm)change
gonna (F∆7) come at (F∆7)last
(Bb) Now your (Bb)crosses
are (G) burning (G)fast
Intro -
(Dm)Southern man (Dm) (Bb)(G) (Dm) (Dm) (Bb)(G)
Verse -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Bb - - - |Gm - - - || x3
||A - - - |A - - - |A - - - |A - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x20
(Dm) I saw (Dm)cotton
and (Bb) I saw (Gm)black
(Dm) tall white (Dm)mansions
and (Bb) little shacks (Gm)
(Dm) Southern (Dm)man
when will you
(Bb) pay them (Gm)back?
(A)I heard (A)screamin'
and (A) bullwhips (A)cracking
(A) How long? (A)How long?
(A) How? (A)
Middle 8 - (solo)
||Dm - - - | - - - - |Bb - - Gm | - - - - || x 18
( Miss 3 /Let ring/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x18
Chorus -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|Bb - - - |Bb - - - |G - - - |G - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x16
(Dm) Southern (Dm)man
better (F∆7)keep your (F∆7)head
(Bb) Don't for(Bb)get
what your (G) good book (G)said
(Dm) Southern (Dm)change
gonna (F∆7) come at (F∆7)last
(Bb) Now your (Bb)crosses
are (G) burning (G)fast
Intro -
(Dm)Southern man (Dm) (Bb)(G) (D) (D) (Bb)(G)
Verse 2 -
||Dm - - - |Dm - - - |Bb - - - |Gm - - - || x3
||A - - - |A - - - |A - - - |A - - - || x2
( Bass 2 ) x20
(Dm) Lily (Dm)Belle,
your hair is (Bb) golden (Gm)brown
(Dm)I've seen your (Dm)black man
(Bb) comin' (Gm)round
(Dm)Swear by (Dm)God
I'm gonna (Bb) cut him (Gm)down!
(A)I heard (A)screamin'
and (A) bullwhips (A)cracking
(A) How long? (A)How long?
(A) How? (A)
Middle 8 - (Fade Out)
||Dm - - - | - - - - |Bb - - Gm | - - - - || x 18
( Miss 3 /Let ring/ Miss 3 / Let ring ) x18
Final Chord Strum: Dm
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