Darius Rucker - Southern State Of Mind

darius rucker
southern state of mind
album : charleston , sc . 1966
chords by : adam campbell

capo on 1st fret

intro :
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i was up in new york city just the other week
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you shouldve seen the waitress face when i ordered sweet tea
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she said we dont have that here and i apologized
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i said please forgive me im in a southern state of mind

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and those girls out in california they dont understand
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they dont like it when i hold the door or when i say yes maam
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they act like i done something wrong and they give me the evil eye
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i say honey im sorry im in a southern state of mind

chorus :

F C
i could be anywhere
G Am
in my heart im always there
F C G
where they drink sweet tea and they raise you to be polite
F C
no changin who i Am
G Am
thats the way ive always been
F C
no matter what state im in
G C
im in a southern state of mind

interlude : C Am F C

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im always walkin round tellin everybody hi
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just a waving at the strangers in the cars passin by
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some people may look at me and say that boy just aint right
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hey yall i aint crazy im in a southern state of mind

chorus :

F C
i could be anywhere
G Am
in my heart im always there
F C G
where ya know everybody and if ya dont youre still polite
F C
no changin who i Am
G Am
thats the way ive always been
F C
no matter what state im in
G C
im in a southern state of mind

interlude : C Am F C

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you can see it in the clothes i wear you can hear it when i talk
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ball cap , boots and jeans and a little southern drawl
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i could be up in ohio or back home in caroline
C Am
no matter what state im in
F C
im in a southern state of mind
C C/B Am G
dont matter what state im in
F C
im in a southern state of mind

outro same as intro

C Am F C