Slow Southern Home Chords
by Doug Burr
Slow Southern Home by Doug Burr is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
C G
I lay awake for a night
F Am G
Drenched in anguish and bright light
F C
I dreamt about an ancient house
G C
And a slow Southern home
verse 2
C G
I was there, and so were you
F Am G
Not a word was spoke, nothing new
F C
It was old, all was known
G C
Like a sheep to the fold
verse 3
C G
A blind man sang, bells of joy
F Am G
I was a stranger, but still a boy
F C
My parents dead, the vines had grown
G C
Through my slow Southern home
verse 4
C G
In those eyes, I had no name
F Am G
They had seen fear, and all was vain
F C
Bells of joy he did sing
G C
His noise did ring and ring and ring
Verse 5
C G
And everyone must come back
F Am G
The flames have risen, the plumes were black
F C
And if you're welcomed home by friends
G C
It won't ever be the same again