How to Play Small Town Southern Man on Guitar?

Alan Jackson - Small Town Southern Man can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Small Town Southern Man with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Alan Jackson - Small Town Southern Man Chords

Chord reference D, G, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G]Born the middle [D]son of a farmer [A]And a small town [D]Southern man [G]Like his daddy’s [D]daddy before him [A]Brought up working on the land [G]Fell in love with a [D]small town woman [A]And they married up and [D]settled down [G]Natural way of life [D]if you’re lucky [A]For a small town [G]Southern man [D]

[G]First there came four [D]pretty daughters [A]For this small town [D]Southern man [G]Then a few years later [D]came another [A]A boy, he wasn’t planned [G]Seven people living [D]all together [A]In a house built with his [D]own hands [G]Little words with love [D]and understanding [A]From a small town [G]Southern [D]man

[G]And he bowed his head [D]to Jesus [G]And he stood for Uncle [D]Sam And [G]he only loved one [D]woman He) was [A]always proud of what he had He said [G]his greatest contribution [D] [G]Is the ones you [D]leave behind [G]Raised on the ways [D]and gentle kindness Of [A]a small [G]town [D]Southern man

[G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G]Callous hands told [D]the story [A]For this small town [D]Southern man [G]He gave it all to keep it [D]all together [A]And keep his family on his land [G]Like his daddy, years wore [D]out his body [A]Made it hard just to walk and [D]stand [G]You can break the back [D]But you can’t break the spirit [A]Of a [G]small town [D]Southern man

[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G]Finally death came [D]calling [A]For this small town [D]Southern man [G]He said it’s alright ’cause [D]I see angels [A]And they got me by the hand [G]Don’t you cry, and [D]don’t you worry [A]I’m blessed, and I [D]know I am [G]’Cause God has a [D]place in Heaven For [A]a small [G]town Southern [D]man

[G]Raised on the ways [D]and gentle kindness Of [A]a small [G]town [D]Southern man

[G] [D] [A] [G] [D]

Artist Alan Jackson

Album Good Time

Genres Country, Country Rock, Rock

Year 2008

Key D

Alan Jackson - Small Town Southern Man can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Small Town Southern Man with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.