IntroEGAE x4
VerseEG
I remember back when I was sixteen
AE
I was sittin' around pickin' just my pops and me
EG
when his friend walked up in a cowboy hat
AE
Said "I like what your doin' but it ain't where its at"
EG
I see this road will leave you cold and alone
AE
Old dead broke and just a bag of bones
EG
So you better take heed to the words I say
AE
And stay quite clear of that lost highway
ChorusGAE
Oh southern wind wont you take me high
GAE
I got seven ladies dancin' naked by an old camp fire
GAE
Good times pickin' with a bottle of wine
GAE
I'll be an old broke guitar picker, lord, when I die
VerseEG
Holes in my clothes I got holes in my shoes
AE
I got a hole in the heart, that's why I'm singin' the blues
EG
It put some change in my pocket but it's all gone
AE
And everything that I do it seems to be wrong
EG
So now I'm broke I'm back on the street
AE
with a guitar case in front of Tate and me
EG
So you better listen up cause it ain't no lie
AE
Please throw a nickel in when you walk by
ChorusGAE
Oh southern wind won't you take me high
GAE
And its hard to keep rollin when all you got is flat tires
GAE
Good times pickin' with a bottle of wine
GAE
I'll be an old broke guitar picker, lord, when I die
[Solo]
EGAEEGABmA x2 EGAAGEAGEVerseEG
I came in this world with nothin on my back
AE
Now I'll leave the same and thats a fact
EG
I ain't in it for the money I ain't in it for the fame
AE
And I don't really care if you remember my name
EG
So now I gotta to go I gotta hit the road
AE
I gotta do the only thing that I know
EG
I got this feeling deep down and I got to be true
AE
And I sure as hell ain't gonna change for you
ChorusGAE
Oh southern wind wont you take me high
GAE
When I hear the sounds coming from an amplifier
GAE
Good times pickin' with a bottle of wine
GAE
I'll be an old broke guitar picker
OutroEGA
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