Down Home

Down Home
recorded by Alabama
written by Rick Bowles and Josh Leo


G               D7
Just off of the beaten path
C                 D7
A little dot on a state road map
C                  D7                  G
That's where I was born and where I'll die
                 D7
Things move at a slower pace
C             D7
Nobody's in a rat race
C                       D7             G
And these days that's a special way to fly

C    G                                    C                D7
Down Home where they know you by name and treat you like family
C    G                            C                     D7
Down Home a man's good word and a handshake are all you need
C     Em                                    C                  A7
Folks know if they're falling on hard times they can fall back on
G                  C   D7   G
Those of us raised up  Down Home

                   D7
In the corner of a hardware store
C                D7
Gathered round a checker board
C               D7                G
Old men telling lies and crowning kings
                       D7
Kids driving round the old town square
C                       D7
Tops rolled down in the cool night air
C                 D7                   G
Go and see what's shaking at the Dairy Queen

C            D7             G                  C
When I was a boy I couldn't wait to leave this place
    D7          C               D7
But now I wanna see my children raised
C    G     C    G
Down Home  Down Home
C     Em                                    C                  A7
Folks know if they're falling on hard times they can fall back on
G                  C   D7   G
Those of us raised up  Down Home

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