[Intro]
D G D G D G D A G D
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G                D 
Born the middle son of a farmer 
A                 D 
And a small town Southern man 
G                 D 
Like his daddy's daddy before him 
A 
Brought up workin' on the land 
G                   D 
Fell in love with a small town woman 
A                        D 
And they married up and settled down 
G                    D 
Natural way of life if you're lucky 
A                    G        D 
For a small town Southern man
[Strophe]
G                       D 
First there came four pretty daughters 
  A                     D 
For this small town Southern man 
G                         D 
Then a few years later came another 
A 
A boy, he wasn't planned 
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Seven people livin' all together 
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In a house built with his own hands 
G                       D 
Little words with love and understandin' 
A                 G        D 
From a small town Southern man
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G                       D 
And he bowed his head to Jesus 
G                        D 
And he stood for Uncle Sam 
    G                    D 
And he only loved one woman 
        A 
He) was always proud of what he had 
          G                       D 
He said his greatest contribution 
  G                  D 
Is the ones you leave behind 
  G                  D 
Raised on the ways and gentle kindness 
   A         G          D 
Of a small town Southern man
[Instrumentale]
G D A G D
[Strophe]
 G                  D 
Callous hands told the story 
   A                     D 
For this small town Southern man 
  G                        D 
He gave it all to keep it all together 
  A 
And keep his family on his land 
G                           D 
Like his daddy, years wore out his body 
  A                           D 
Made it hard just to walk and stand 
G 
You can break the back 
  D 
But you can't break the spirit 
A        G             D 
Of a small town Southern man
[Refrain]
G                       D 
And he bowed his head to Jesus 
G                        D 
And he stood for Uncle Sam 
    G                    D 
And he only loved one woman 
        A 
He) was always proud of what he had 
          G                       D 
He said his greatest contribution 
  G                  D 
Is the ones you leave behind 
  G                  D 
Raised on the ways and gentle kindness 
   A         G          D 
Of a small town Southern man
[Instrumentale]
G D G D G D A G D
[Strophe]
  G                D 
Finally death came callin' 
A                       D 
For this small town Southern man 
  G                          D 
He said it's alright 'cause I see angels 
A 
And they got me by the hand 
G                   D 
Don't you cry, and don't you worry 
A                  D 
I'm blessed, and I know I am 
   G                 D 
'Cause God has a place in Heaven 
    A          G          D 
For a small town Southern man
[Refrain]
G                       D 
And he bowed his head to Jesus 
G                        D 
And he stood for Uncle Sam 
    G                    D 
And he only loved one woman 
        A 
He) was always proud of what he had 
          G                       D 
He said his greatest contribution 
  G                  D 
Is the ones you leave behind 
  G                  D 
Raised on the ways and gentle kindness 
   A         G          D 
Of a small town Southern man  
 G                  D 
Raised on the ways and gentle kindness 
   A         G          D 
Of a small town Southern man
[Outro]
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