Small Town Southern Man

Alan Jackson

Ce chant est à 4 accords magiques! Il est montré ici dans la transposition originale: en le jouant avec des capo ou en le transposant, vous pouvez le ramener à Am, F, C, G.

Transposer:

(º casa - aumente 1/2 tom)  / Slide P Pull Off H Hammer On (intro)                                                                  E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0----0------0----2/4/2-0----0----------| A|---------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0-----| D|-------------------0---------------------------------------------0---|                            E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0-| A|-------------------2-0---| D|-------------------------| Born the middle son of a farmer And a small town Southern man Like his daddy’s daddy before him Brought up workin’ on the land Fell in love with a small town woman And they married up and settled down Natural way of life if you’re lucky For a small town Southern man First there came four pretty daughters For this small town Southern man Then a few years later came another A boy he wasn’t planned Seven people livin’ all together In a house built with his own hands Little words with love and understandin’ From a small town Southern man And he bowed his head to Jesus And he stood for Uncle Sam And he only loved one woman He was always proud of what he had He said his greatest contribution Is the ones you leave behind Raised on the ways and gentle kindness Of a small town Southern man                                                  E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0----| A|---------0H2---2P0------------------------2-0------| D|-------------------0-------------------------------| Callous hands told the story For this small town Southern man He gave it all to keep it all together And keep his family on his land Like his daddy years wore out his body Made it hard just to walk and stand You can break the back But you can’t break the spirit Of a small town Southern man And he bowed his head to Jesus And he stood for Uncle Sam And he only loved one woman He was always proud of what he had He said his greatest contribution Is the ones you leave behind Raised on the ways and gentle kindness Of a small town Southern man                                                                   E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0----0-----------2/4/2-0----0------0----2/4/2-0----0----------| A|---------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0--------------0H2---2P0-----| D|-------------------0---------------------------------------------0---|                            E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0-----0-| A|-------------------2-0---| D|-------------------------| Finally death came callin’ For this small town Southern man He said it’s alright ’cause I see angels And they got me by the hand Don’t you cry and don’t you worry I’m blessed and I know I am ’Cause God has a place in Heaven For a small town Southern man And he bowed his head to Jesus And he stood for Uncle Sam And he only loved one woman He was always proud of what he had He said his greatest contribution Is the ones you leave behind Raised on the ways and gentle kindness Of a small town Southern man                               E|--------------------------2-| B|--------------------------3-| G|--------------------------2-| D|-2/4/2-0-2-2-4/2-0--------O-| A|-------------------2-0------| D|----------------------------|

Du même artiste :

empty heart empty heart G, C, D, Em
empty heart empty heart C, G7, E, B7, G, D7
empty heart empty heart D, G, Gmaj7, G6, F, Em, A
empty heart empty heart D, D/F#, G, A4, A, Em, E, C, D/Db, D/B, D/A
Cette chanson évoque la vie d'un homme du Sud, fils d'agriculteur, qui a grandi dans une petite ville. On y raconte son parcours, marqué par un amour profond pour sa famille et sa terre. Il se marie avec une femme de son coin et élève plusieurs enfants, tous enseignant des valeurs de simplicité et de bienveillance. Son existence est façonnée par le travail acharné et la dévotion, aussi bien envers sa famille qu'envers sa foi. Le contexte est celui d'une vie rurale, empreinte de traditions et de modestie. Ce personnage est représentatif de ces hommes qui, malgré les défis physiques et émotionnels, restent résilients et fiers de leur héritage. À la fin de sa vie, il trouve la paix dans la foi, convaincu de la bienveillance divine et de la promesse d'une vie éternelle.