Travis Tritt - Southern Justice guitar chord

Travis Tritt - Southern Justice

D

He was born in the big iron city

F G D

Deep in the heart of Dixie yes he was now

F

Raised on the Good Book

G D C

Taught to take a good look at what’s goin’ on

G D

His daddy was a Birmingham lawman

C G A

A servant of the people through and through

D C

They say blood is thicker than water

G D

So the boy got a badge and a suit of blue.

Chorus:

G D

He was long on Southern Justice

G A

Practiced his law out on the street

G D G F

Drew the line for the criminal mind to see

G D

Dedicated to keep God’s children free.

D F

There are two sides to every big city

G D

And he walked on the one that wasn’t pretty

F

A solitary ranger

G D C

He had to deal with the danger round every turn

G D C

Every day was a tightrope of decision

G A

Between a forty-four and a heart of gold

D C

Some of those hard case confrontations

G D

Would cut him like a switch-blade to his soul.

Chorus:

G D G A

D F

Late one night down on Crack Street Alley

G D

He walked up on a bad deal goin’ down

F

He knew what he’d done

G D C

When he saw that shotgun swing around

G D C

He drew then froze in hesitation

G A

When he saw that fourteen year old face

D C

Then the fire from that shotgun barrel

G D

Blew all his burdens away

G C D

Oh blew his burdens away.

Chorus: X2

C G D F

Dedicated to keep God’s children free

G D F G

Oh Lord to keep them free

D

Got to keep em free.

F G D

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