Verses 1 G D C D C D When I was a kid Uncle Remus he put me to bed G D C D C D With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my bed Em D Then daddy came in to kiss his little man Em D With gin on his breath and a Bible in his hand C D He talked about honor and things I should know C D Then he'd stagger a little as he went out the door CHORUS: G D Em D C D I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees G D Em D C And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me D Hank and Tennessee C D Em D C I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be D G So what do you do with good ole boys like me Verse 2 G D C D C D Nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does, G D C D C D But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was. Em D The smell of Cape Jasmine through the window screen Em D John R. and The Wolfman Kept me company C D By the light of the radio by my bed, C D With Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head. CHORUS: G D Em D C D I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees G D Em D C And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me D Hank and Tennessee C D Em D C I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be D G So what do you do with good ole boys like me Verse 3 G D C D C D When I was in school I ran with a kid down the street, G D C D C D And I watched him burn himself up on bourbon and speed, Em D But I was smarter than that, and I could choose. Em D Learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news. C D When I was eighteen, lord, I hit the road C D But it really doesn't matter how far I'd go Last Chorus: G D Em D C D I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees G D Em D C And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me D Hank and Tennessee C D Em D C I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be D Em D C So what do you do with good ole boys like me D G Yeah So what do you do with good ole boys like me
