Southern Man tab

Southern Man

• Dm

This is not very hard to play, and he's never playing 
the same two times in this song, so consider this a guideline: 
 
Intro/main-riff: 
 
  Dm                         Bb   Gmaj7 
e|------------------------|--6-6--3--3-3-3-5--| 
B|---6-5h6---8p6-8p6--5h6-|--6-6--3--3-3-3-3--| 
G|---7-x--------------5---|--7-7--3~----------| 
D|-7------------------7---|--8-8--3~----------| 
A|-5-------5----------5---|--8-8--5~----------| 
E|------------------------|--6-6--3~----------| 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
Dm 
   Southern man, better 
Fmaj7 
   keep your head 
Bbmaj7 
   don't forget what your 
Gm 
   good bok said 
Dm 
   Southern change, gonna 
Fmaj7 
   come at last 
Bbmaj7 
   now your crosses are 
Gm 
   Burning fast 
Dm  <--------------------{the mainriff kicks in here!) 
   Southern man 
 
 
Verse 1: 
 
Dm 
   I saw cotton and 
Bb        Gm         
   I saw black 
Dm 
   tall, white mansions and 
Bb        Gm 
   little shacks 
Dm 
   Southern man when will you 
Bb          Gm 
   pay them back? 
 
 
Bridge (to mainriff): 
 
A 
   I heard screamin' and 
A 
   bullwhips crackin' and 
A7 
   how long, how long? 
A7 
   Aaah aaah aaah aaah! 
 
 
                        |Main riff| 
                        |Crazy Jam| 
                        |Chorus   | 
                        |Main riff| 
 
Verse 2: (same chordprogression as before) 
 
Lily Belle your hair is 
golden brown 
I've seen your black man 
comin' 'round 
Swear by god I'm gonna 
cut him down! 
 
                         |Bridge   | 
                         |Main riff| 
                         |Outro Jam| 
 
*Note: for the jam parts just play the verse-chords. 
Hope I helped out a little. Remember to be fucking 
angry, scream, and feel it from the inside. This song 
was not written as a joke, and I'm sure that everybody 
knows. Feel how injustice spoils, and play it like 
crazy. This is the first tab I've put out here, but 
I'm gonna post some of my earlier work later :) 
 

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