To play the song in the original key place capo on 4th fret and play in A minor (the original key is C♯ minor)
Heading South
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AmiCGFGAmiFC
P:
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AmiFCGAmiFCG
S1:
Was a boy who was a dreamer and he flew so high and proud In a world full of people out to cut his young ass down No one ever understood a single word he said And they cast him to the wolves when he wasn’t well and fed
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AmiFCG
M1:
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AmiFCGAmiFCG
S2:
Boys we’ve got a riser, a riser in our midst He will get the last laugh if it’s the last thing he did And he used to roll around in that red dirt mud But now he’s skipping town and that riser's out for blood x--x--x--x
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AmiFCGAmiFCG
R1:
Don’t stop goin’, goin’ south 'Cause they’ll let you play your music real damn loud Don’t stop headin’, headin’ south 'Cause they will understand thе words that are pouring from your mouth
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AmiFCG
M1:
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AmiFCGAmiFCG
S3:
Then that boy he callеd his daddy to tell him what he did As the masses scream the lyrics of a messed up kid And then he told that old man he was never comin' back To be cut down again in a town like that x--x--x--x
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AmiFCGAmiFCGNC
S4:
Then he surely came to learn people come to watch you fall He's out to make a name and a fool out of ‘em all And they’ll never understand that boy and his kind All they comprehend is a fuckin' dollar sign x--x--x--x
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AmiFCGAmiFCG
R1:
So don't stop goin', goin' south 'Cause they’ll let you play your music real damn loud Don’t stop headin’, headin’ south 'Cause they will understand the words that are pourin' from your mouth
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AmiFGAmiCFCG
R2:
Don’t stop goin’, goin’ south They will understand the words that are pourin' from your mouth Don't stop goin', goin' south 'Cause they'll let you scream your music real damn loud