Verse 1EAE
There's a town in south Georgia where the water is clean
EAE
Lob-lollies grow tall, the winters ain't mean
BAE
The people who live there are the kind you can trust
BAB
They all grew up riding the county school bus
Verse 2EAE
There's a town in south Georgia so humble and small
EAE
If you sneeze driving through, you won't see it at all
BAE
Every Sunday at supper they're bowing their heads
BAB
Thankful for snap peas and chili cornbread
ChorusAEBE
Take me south of Atlanta down I-85
AEBE
East of Alabama, where Old Glory still flies
AEBE
You can smell honeysuckle, put your nose in the air
AEBE
Take me south of Atlanta, don't stop till we're there
Verse 3EAE
Old Joe's at the Chevron, take that to the bank
EAE
He'll wipe off your windows, he'll fill up your tank
BAE
There's a good game of checkers that's happening somewhere
BAB
You ain't had barbecue until you had it down there
ChorusAEBE
Take me south of Atlanta down I-85
AEBE
East of Alabama, where Old Glory still flies
AEBE
You can smell honeysuckle, put your nose in the air
AEBE
Take me south of Atlanta, don't stop till we're there
Verse 4EAE
There's a town in south Georgia where the fishing's still good
EAE
And if you want a fire, you gotta split your own wood
BAE
People wave without taking their hand off the wheel
BAE
They're keeping it simple, they're keeping it real
BAE
If they give you their word, you can put it in stone
BAE
And if the whole world goes crazy, there's one place that won't
BridgeBAE
And lord when I die, let's make a deal
BAE
Lay me down in that town, where time stands still
Chorus (x2)
AEBE
Take me south of Atlanta down I-85
AEBE
East of Alabama, where Old Glory still flies
AEBE
You can smell honeysuckle, put your nose in the air
AEBE
Take me south of Atlanta, don't stop till we're there
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