Neil Young - Southern Man guitar tab

Southern Man

Neil Young (After The Goldrush [1972])

Tabbed by Jam_Farmer

jam_farmer@hotmail.com

Verses from "southern_man.crd" (Tabber unknown)

Corrections/additions/alternatives welcome

[Dm] [Bb] [Gm]

I--1-1--x-x--1---1--3p1-x-x--------------------3----3--3s5------------I

I--3-3--x-x--3---3--3---x-x------3--3--x-x-----3----3-----------------I

I--2-2--x-x--2---2--2---x-x------3--3--x-x-----3----3-----------------I [Twice]

I--0-0--x-x--0---0--0---x-x------3--3--x-x-----5----5-----------------I

I--------------------------------1--1--x-x-----5----5-----------------I

I----------------------------------------------3----3-----------------I

Dm Fmaj7/C

Southern man, better keep your head,

Bb G7

don't forget what your Good Book says.

Dm Fmaj7/C

Southern change gonna come at last,

Bb G7 Dm

now your crosses are burnin' fast, southern man.

Bb Gm Dm Bb Gm

Dm Bb Gm

I saw cotton and I saw black,

Dm Bb Gm

tall white mansions and little shacks;

Dm Bb Gm

southern man when will you pay them back?

A

I heard screamin' and bull whips crackin'.

How long, how long? Ah!

Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Bm

[Solo 1] [D minor pentatonic]

I---10-----10-----------------------3---10------------------I

I---13b15--13b15---(15)r13-10---3---3---13b15---------------I This is only the first few

I-------------------------------3---3-----------------------I seconds, it's too erratic

I-------------------------------3---5-----------------------I to tab, so just improvise it

I-------------------------------1---5-----------------------I It's in the key of D, so

I-----------------------------------3-----------------------I that should get you started

Southern man, better keep your head,

don't forget what your Good Book says.

Southern change gonna come at last,

now your crosses are burnin' fast, southern man.

Lillie Bell, your hair is golden brown,

I've seen your black man comin' round,

swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down!

I heard screamin' and bull whips crackin'.

How long, how long? Ah!

[Solo 2]

Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Bm

(Repeat and fade)

Not very sure about that Fmaj7/C, can't find any example of how to play it but plain Fmaj7

does the job just fine.