Goin Back South
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[Intro]
(Free Time)
C#dim7 Cdim7 Bbdim7 Bbdim7 Adim7 Gdim7 Gdim7 F#dim7
e|-12~----11----9\8----9--9TP--|-8------6\5----6------5------|
B|-11~----10----8\7----8~------|-7------5\4----5------4------|
G|-12~----11----9\8----9~------|-8------6\5----6------5------|
D|-11~----10----8\7----8~------|-7------5\4----5------4------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Edim7 Edim7 Bbdim7 D7 (Improv) Daug
e|-3\2----3---2--0-------------|----3/7--10--7/12--10--9-8-7\2--5-4-3-2----------|
B|-2\1----2------1---4br-3-4br-|-5--------------------------------------3----3---|
G|-3\2----3------2-------5-----|------------------------------------------/3---3-|
D|-2\1----1------1-------4-----|------------------------------------------/4---4-|
A|-----------------------5-----|------------------------------------------/5---5-|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
(75 BPM)
G Gmaj7 Em9 Em7 A7 A7 D7 D7
e|--------2------0-----------|-----------------------------|
B|-3------0------3------3----|------------------3----------|
G|-4------4------4------4----|-6------6---6--5------5------|
D|-5------5-------------5--0-|-5------5---5--4------4------|
A|-5--------------------5----|-7--------7----5---------2-5-|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Now the last thing I remember, I was ridin' a V8 car,
G G Em(add9) Em(b9) A7 A7 D7/A D7/F#
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------3------|
G|-4--4---4------------------|---6-------6------5---5------|
D|-5------5----3b4------3----|---5-------5----------4------|
A|-5--------1-2--------------|/7--------------------x------|
E|-3-------------------------|--------6b-----5---------2-5-|
Leaned out the window, to grab me a breath of air,
G Gadd9 G7b13 G9b13 C6 C6/A A7 A7
e|----3--5----------3---5--3-|-----7-----6---5-------------|
B|-------3---3---4------4----|-4/5-------5---8-5--------5--|
G|-------4-------4------4----|-4/5-------5---6---6------6--|
D|-------x-------3------3----|-4/5----5------5------5---5--|
A|-------5-------------------|--------0------0--------0----|
E|-3-----3-------------------|-----------------------------|
I heard a screech o'tyre and there shined a bright light,
G Gm E7 E7 A7 D7 G D7
e|-------------2-------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------5br----5----|--------3------3------3---3--|
G|-4------3--4----------7----|-6------5------4------5------|
D|-5------5---------4/6-6----|-5------4------5---0--4------|
A|-5------5----------------7-|-7------5-------------5------|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Next thing, I was 'way in Heaven, dressed all in white,
G G Daug Daug G Gmaj7 Daug Daug
e|---------------------------|--------2-5-4--3--2----------|
B|--------3------------------|-3----3-------------3--------|
G|-4------4-------3-5/7-3----|-4--------------------3------|
D|-5------5--5--4--------4---|-5-----------------------4---|
A|-5-----------5----------5--|-5-------------------------5-|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
I don't know why, But here I am,
G Gm Em Em7 A7 A7 D7 D7
e|------------2--------------|-----------------------------|
B|----3-------0--5------5----|--------3------3--3----------|
G|-4--4---3-4-4------4--4----|-6------6------5------5------|
D|-4------5-5-5------x--x--0-|-5------5---5--4------4--4---|
A|-5------5-------------5----|-7------7-7----5------5------|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
They told me, I'm a do-right man
G G G9b13 G7b13 C6 C6/A A7 A7
e|--------3-5-7-5--3----5-7-|--5---7-----6------5---------|
B|-------3------4-----4-----|--5---------5---8------------|
G|------4-------4-----4-----|--5---------5---6------6-----|
D|-----5--------3-----3-----|--5------5------5------5--0--|
A|----5---------------------|---------0------0------------|
E|-3------------------------|-----------------------------|
And said, "Go forth and live, like a Latter-Day." But I
G Gmaj7 E7 E7 A7 D7 G G
e|--------2------------------|------------------3----------|
B|-3------0------5------5----|--------3-------------x------|
G|-4------4--4---4------7----|-6------5-------------x----3-|
D|-5---5--5------x--4/6-6----|-5------4--4----------x--4---|
A|-5-------------5---------7-|-7--7---5-------------x------|
E|---------------------------|---------------3-------------|
Don't belong here, An' Lord know, I can't stay
[Chorus 1]
C C C/G C/G C C C/G C/G
e|--------------3-3---3-3--3-|-5b6-5b6-5---3h5p3~---x------|
B|--------x-3/5-5-5---5-5----|----------------------x---1/-|
G|-0------x------------------|----------------------x---2/-|
D|-2------x------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
I'm goin back South, I'm
G G Daug Daug G Gm G7 Gmaj7
e|--------3------------------|--------------2-5-5-3-2------|
B|/3------3-------------5----|-3----------------------3----|
G|/4------4--4---3--3--------|-4------3--4--------------3/-|
D|-5---------5---4-----------|-5------5--------------------|
A|-5-------------5---------5-|--------5--------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Goin back South,
D7 D7 D7 D7 A7 A7 D7 D13
e|---------------------------|---------7-6b7---5-----7-----|
B|--------3------3--3--------|-----------------------5-----|
G|/5-------------5-----------|-----6-9---------------5-----|
D|/4-------------4-----0-----|-5-8---------------4---4-----|
A|/5-------------x-----5-6-7-|-----------------------------|
E|-----------5---------------|-----------------------------|
Goin back South, Goin back to my
G G G G G Gm D7 D7
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-3------3------3-----x-----|-3---------------------------|
G|-4------4--3-4-------x-3-4-|--------3--4------5----------|
D|-5------5---------5--x-----|----5---x-------------4------|
A|-5-------------------------|--------x----5-5------5------|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Home. Lord,
[Verse 2]
(*Alternative Measure at end of tab)
G G Em7(b5) Em7 A7 A7 D7 D7/F#
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-12-----11----9------------|-6------6------5--5---5------|
D|-12-----12----11------12-0-|-5------5---5--4------4------|
A|-14-----14----13------14---|-7------7-7----5------5----0-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------2---|
I got lots unfinished business back home waitin for me,
G G Em(add9) Em(b9) A7 A7 D7/A D7/F#
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------3---3------|
G|-4--4---4------------------|---6-----------5------5------|
D|-5------5----3b4------3----|---5--5-----5--4------4------|
A|-5--------1-2--------------|/7-------------x------x------|
E|-3-------------------------|--------6b-----5----------2--|
Got a wife n four little children that mourn for my company
G Gadd9 G7b13 G9b13 C6 C6/A A7 A7
e|----3--5---/7--5--3---5--3-|-----7-----6---5-------------|
B|-------3-------4------4----|-4/5-------5---8-5--------5--|
G|-------4-------4------4----|-4/5-------5---6---6------6--|
D|-------x-------3------3----|-4/5----5------5------5---5--|
A|-------5-------------------|--------0------0--------0----|
E|-3-----3-------------------|-----------------------------|
So what's it all about you shuttin' me away like that? Can't
G Gm E7 E7 A7 D7 G D7
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------3------3------3------|
G|-4--4---3------7------7----|-6------5--5---4------5---5--|
D|-5------5--0---6--6---6--0-|-5------4------5---0--4------|
A|-5------5------7------7----|-7------5------5------5------|
E|-3------3------------------|-----------------------------|
you see I got place I got to be, an' please, send me back.
G G Daug Daug G Gmaj7 Daug Daug
e|---------------------------|--------2-5-4--3--2----------|
B|--------3------------------|-3----3-------------3--------|
G|-4------4-------3-5/7-3----|-4--------------------3------|
D|-5------5--5--4--------4---|-5-----------------------4---|
A|-5-----------5----------5--|-5-------------------------5-|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
I ain' never 'on be fit for no starry crown
G Gm Em Em7 A7 A7 D7 D7
e|-----------6-7-8-10-6/7----|-----------------------------|
B|----------8-------------8--|--------3------3-------------|
G|-4--4-3/7----------------7-|-6------6------5--5---5------|
D|-4--3----------------------|-5------5---5--4------4--4---|
A|-5-------------------------|-7------7-7----5------5------|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
All of my yesterday's plans is laid on that ol' borrowed ground,
G G G9b13 G7b13 C6 C6/A A7 A7
e|--------3-5-7-5--3----5-7-|--5---7-----6------5---------|
B|-------3------4-----4-----|--5---------5---8------------|
G|------4-------4-----4-----|--5---------5---6------6-----|
D|-----5--------3-----3-----|--5------5------5------5--0--|
A|----5---------------------|---------0------0------------|
E|-3------------------------|-----------------------------|
But if you's seein' fit anyway, make up my dyin' bed,
G Gmaj7 E7 E7 A7 D7 G G
e|--------2------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-3------0-------------5----|--------3--------------3-----|
G|-4--3---4------7------7----|-6------5-------4------4-----|
D|-5------5--0---6------6----|-5------4-------5------5--0--|
A|-5-------------7------7--7-|-7------5-------5------5-----|
E|---------------------------|-5--------------3------------|
Give me six cold feet of earth an' clay to rest this lonesome head
[Chorus 2]
C C C/G C/G C C C/G C/G
e|-------------------1/3-3-3-|-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-0-|
B|-1------1------1-3-3/5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-0-|
G|-0--0---0--0---0-----------|-----------------------------|
D|-2------2------2-----------|-----------------------------|
A|-3------3------3-----------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
I'm goin back South, I'm
G Gm Daug Daug G Gm G7 G7
e|---------------------------|----------------3-6-5--------|
B|-3--3--------3-------------|-3----------3-5-3-6-5--3-5-3-|
G|-4--4---3--4---3--3---3----|-4------3/4-----4------4-----|
D|-5---------5---4------4----|-5---5----------x------3-----|
A|-5-------------5------5--5-|-5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Goin back South,
D7 D7 D7 D7 A7 A7 D7 D7
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-3-------------3-----------|-----------------------------|
G|-5--5------5---5--5--5-----|-6--6--6-------5---5--5------|
D|-4------4------4-----4--0--|-5-----5--0----4------4--0---|
A|-5------5------------5-----|-7-----7-------5------5------|
E|---------------------------|-5---------------------------|
Goin back South, Goin back to
G G G G G Gm D7 D7
e|---------------------------|-3---------------------------|
B|-3------3------3-----x-----|------------3------3---------|
G|-4------4--3-4-------x-3-4-|--------3-4----5---5--5------|
D|-5------5---------5~-x-----|--------x------4------4--4---|
A|-5-------------------------|--------x------5------5------|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
my Home.
[Intrumental]
(Improvise Freely)
G G Em Em A7 A7 D7 D7
e|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-3------3------------------|-3--------------3---4-----5--|
G|-4------4-------------0----|-6-------6------5---5-----x--|
D|-5------5---4-2~------2--0-|-5-------5--0---4---4-----4--|
A|-5------5------------------|-7--------------5------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
G G Em7 Em7 A7 A7 D7 D7
e|-----------3-2-------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------5--3---x----|-5-------5-------------------|
G|-4------4------4---------4-|-6-------6------5------5-----|
D|-5------5------x-----------|-x-------x--0---7------7--7--|
A|-5------5------5-----------|-7-------7------5------5-----|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G Gadd9 G7b13 G9b13 C6 C6/A A7 A7
e|----3--5----------3---5--3-|-----7-----6---5-------------|
B|-------3---3---4------4----|-4/5-------5---8-5--------5--|
G|-------4-------4------4----|-4/5-------5---6---6------6--|
D|-------x-------3------3----|-4/5----5------5------5---5--|
A|-------5-------------------|--------0------0--------0----|
E|-3-----3-------------------|-----------------------------|
G Gm Em(b9) Em6 A7 D7 Gm D7
e|---------------------------|---------------------------3-|
B|----------------------5----|-------------------3--5--6---|
G|-4--------------------6----|-6------5------3-4-----------|
D|-5--5---4--4---2--/---5--0-|-5--0---4--4-----------------|
A|-5-------------------------|-7------5--------------------|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
C6 C C/G C/G C C C/G C/G
e|-5----4b5------3-----------|-----------------------------|
B|-5----------------5--------|-----------------------------|
G|-5----------------5---4br--|-2----2--1-2~--1-2~----1-2~--|
D|-5-------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
G G Daug Daug G Gm G7 Gmaj7
e|--------3-2-3--5-3-5-5-3-5-|-5/7-5/7---6--7-8-9-10-6/7---|
B|----2-5--------------------|----------8---------------8--|
G|---3-----------------------|---------7-----------------7-|
D|-5-------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D7 D7 D7 D7 A7 A7 D7 D7
e|---------------0-----------|-----------------------3-2/3-|
B|---------------5~----5--6~-|-5---5--8--5-----------3-----|
G|-7~-----7------5~----5-----|-5-6---------6-----5~5-5-----|
D|--------0------0-----0-----|---------------7-4-----------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
G G D7 D7 G Gm D7 D7
e|-3--3---3------------------|-3-----------------5-3-------|
B|-3------3------3---------3-|------------3--5-6-----4br-5-|
G|-4------4--3-4-------3-4---|--------3-4------------------|
D|-5------5---------5~-------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
C6 C C/G C/G C C C/G C/G
e|-5-4b5--x--3------3-x------|-3-5/7-------3---3--5-3------|
B|-5-----------4br-5---4br-5-|--------4br-5---4------4-----|
G|-5-------------------------|---------------5---------5-3-|
D|-5-------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
G G Daug Daug G G G G
e|-----3----------------------|---------------------------3-----|
B|---3---3-2-1-----3-/3-/3-/3-|/3-/3-/3-/3-/3-/3------3-5-3-5-3-|
G|-4-----------3-4---/4-/4-/4-|/4-/4-/4-/4-/4-/4- 3/4-----4-----|
D|-------------------/5-/5-/5-|/5-/5-/5-/5-/5-/5----------5-----|
A|-------------------/5-/5-/5-|/5-/5-/5-/5-/5-/5----------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D7 D7 D7 D7 A7 A7 D7 D7
e|---------------------------|---4br---------2br-----------|
B|-3------3--4---5--5--5--3- |/5------x--------------------|
G|-5------5------x-----x-----|/5------x---5---------x------|
D|-4------4------4-----4-----|----------------------x--4---|
A|-5-------------5-----------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
(Ritardando to end)
G G D7 D7 Gmaj7 N.C. N.C. N.C. G6
e|-----------------2--4/5--4-|-2--3---2--3-2---------------|-3~---|
B|---------------3-----------|---------------4/5-3---------|-5~---|
G|-----2--3--4---------------|---------------------4-------|-4~---|
D|-5-------------------------|-----------------------5--4--|-5~---|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
[End]
*Alternative measure (played when high frets are unavailable)
G Gmaj7 Em6 Em7
e|---------------------------|
B|-8~-----7-------5----------|
G|-7~-----7-------6------7---|
D|-9~-----9-------8------9-0-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend Release
| TP Tremolo Picking
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How to play Goin Back South
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.