Neil Young
Southern Man
After The Gold Rush (1970)

Dm(sus2,sus4)    B♭  Gm(sus2)  x 2  w/ piano

    Dm                   Fmaj7/C
    Southern man, better keep your head
    B♭                     G7
    Don't forget what your Good Book says
    Dm                    Fmaj7/C
    Southern change gonna come at last
    B♭                   G7
    Now your crosses are burnin' fast

    Dm            B♭  Gm  Dm    B♭  Gm
    Southern man

Dm               B♭    Gm
I saw cotton and I saw black
Dm                      B♭     Gm
Tall white mansions and little shacks
Dm                          B♭       Gm
Southern man, when will you pay them back?

  A
  I heard screamin' and
  A
  Bullwhips crackin' and
  A
  How long, how long?
  A
  Aaah

Dm    B♭  Gm  x 2

Dm    B♭  Gm  x 16  double time  w/ solo

    Southern man, better keep your head
    Don't forget what your Good Book says
    Southern change gonna come at last
    Now your crosses are burnin' fast

    Southern man

Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown
I've seen your black man comin' round
Swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down

  I heard screamin' and
  Bullwhips crackin' and
  How long, how long?
  Aaah

Dm    B♭  Gm  x 13  w/ solo

...fade out