[Intro] G  C  D  G  C  D  
 
[First Part]

G
Three leagues down the soft side of where you left my
G
Gold rose crown, you broke down, and left me with a
C
  Chest hum, a black gun, and forty dollars
                            D
Chest hum, a black gun, and forty dollars
 
[Second Part]

G
Three weeks down, I drowned myself in whiskey
G
Came back round, and drowned out, and left me with a
C
Chest hum, a black gun, and forty dollars
                            D
Chest hum, a black gun, and forty dollars
 
G              C            D
Ooooh, oooooh, oooooh, ooooooh

( G  C  D )
 
[Chorus]

G
Streetlights talk the same way my mother told me
G
I walk the same way my father told me
C
Back straight, chest out, just like a soldier
                               D
Back straight, chest out, just like a soldier
G
Wise men talk the same way my mother told me
G
I walk the same way my father told me
C
Back straight, chest out, just like a soldier
                               D
Back straight, chest out, just like a soldier
 
G              C            D
Ooooh, oooooh, oooooh, ooooooh
G              C            D
Ooooh, oooooh, oooooh, ooooooh
 
[Bridge]

G7M
You go down south, south
    G7M
You go down south, south
    C7M
You go down south, south
    C7M
You go down south, south
    G7M
You go down south, south
    G7M
You go down south, south
    C7M
You go down south, south
    C7M
You go down south, south
    G7M
You go down south, south
    G7M
You go down south, south
    C7M
You go down south, south
    C7M
You go down south, south
 
[Outro]

G
Streetlights talk the same way my mother told me
(You go down south, south)
G                      D
I walk the same way my father told me
(You go down south, south)
C
Back straight, chest out, just like a soldier
(You go down south, south)
C                              D
Back straight, chest out, just like a soldier
(You go down south, south)
G
Wise men talk the same way my mother told me
(You go down south, south)
G                      D
I walk the same way my father told me
(You go down south, south)
C
Back straight, chest out, just like a soldier
(You go down south, south)
C              D                              G
Back straight, chest out, just like a soldier
(You go down south, south)