Travis Tritt – Son Of The New South (Guitar)

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Chords

Stnd Tuning
   D                             C
Raised a child of farmer folks down in the Southern land

    G                                       C          G     D
I worked all day in the summer sun 'til my back was leather tan

                                        C
Now I've been called hillbilly, I've been called a redneck too

 G                                         C         G         D
But I ain't backwards, dumb or poor, I'm just red, white and blue
[Chorus]
        G                    D 
Son of the New South, step-child to Uncle Sam

   C         G              C            G           D
Baptized in 100 proof and saved by the blood of the lamb

             G                 D
This is the New South, still drink our tea from a Mason jar

              C               G                C       G      D
We're the backbone of this country and we're proud of who we are
C G D From Richmond to Montgomery From San Antone to Caroline There's a brand new spirit sweepin' in Like wind through Georgia pines I hold on to some old ways I ain't scared to try the new But what it comes to what I change I'll be the one to choose [Repeat Chorus]
Solo:  G  D  C  G  C  G  D  
(basically the first two lines of the chorus)

 G
Well the times are a changin'

 D
And the South has come of age

 G
We've put the past behind us

 A
It's time to turn the page
Repeat Chorus x2 C G D x2