SOUTHLAND IN THE SPRINGTIME (Emily Saliers)-------------------------------------------(Actually in A, so capo at the 2nd fret.)(Each chord is one measure, except chords joined by hyphens are onemeasure _total_.)G F/G C(9) D G F/G C(9) D(intro)G F/G C(9) DMaybe we'll make Texas by the morningG F/G C(9) DLight the bayou with our taillights in the nightEm C G - Gsus GEight hundred miles to El Paso from the state lineF(9) C Am7 D7And we never have the money for the flightVERSE 2:G F/G C(9) DI'm in the back seat sleepy from the travelG F/G C(9) DPlayed our hearts out all night long in New OrleansEm C G - Gs C/GI'm dirty from the diesel fuel, drinking coffee blackG Am7 D7sus D7When the first breath of Texas comes in cleanCHORUS:G G C CAnd there's something about the southland in the springtimeG B7 Em CWhere the waters flow with confidence and reasonG Gsus/A G/B Gsus/CThough I miss her when I'm gone, it won't ever be too longAm7 G/B C DTill I'm home again to spend my favorite seasonAm7 G/B C DWhen god made me born a yankee he was teasingEm7 G/B C DThere's no place like home and none more pleasing than the southlandG C/G C F/C - C D C G - Gsus Gin the springtimeIn Georgia, nights are softer than a whisperBeneath a quilt somebody's mother made by handWith the farmland like a tapestry passed down through generationsAnd the peach trees stitched across the landThere'll be cider up near Helen off the roadsideAnd warm peanuts in a bag to warm your fingersAnd the smoke from the chimneys meets its maker in the skyWith a song that winter wrote whose melody lingers(Repeat chorus, end on last G.)INTRO TAB:G F(9)/G C DE ----------------|----------------|----------------|------0=2---2-3-| B ----------0-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--3-------3-----| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|----------------|----2-----------| D ----0-------0---|----3-------3---|----0=2-----0=2-|0---------------| A ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------| E 3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|G F(9)/G C DE ----------------|----------------|----------------|------0=2-------| B ----------0-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--3-------------| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|----------------|----2-----------| D ----0-------0---|----3-------3---|----0=2-----0=2-|0---------------| A ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------| E 3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
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