DOWN HOME
Alabama
Album: Pass it on Down
Submitted by: Christopher R.
12/25/2021

Intro: (Am) (G/B) (C) (D) (G) (G) 

(G) Just off of the (D) beaten path
(C) A little dot on the (D) state road map
(C) That's where I was (Em7) born and where I'll (D) die (D/C) (D/B) (D/A)
(G) Things move at a (D) slower pace
(C) Nobody's in a (D) rat race
(C) And these days that's a (D) special way of (G) life

  (C) Down (G) Home (G/F#)
  Where they (G/E) know you by (G/D) name and (C) treat you like (C/B) famil(D)y
  (C) Down (G) Home (G/F#)
  A (G/E) man's good (G/D) word and a (C) handshake are all you (D) need
  Folks (Em) know
  If they're (Em/D) fallin' on hard times (C) they can fall back (A7) on
  (Am) Those of (G/B) us raised (Cadd9) up (D7) down (G) home

In the corner of the hardware store
Gathered round on a checkered board
Old men telling lies and crownin' kings
Kids drivin' round the old town square
Cops roll down int he cool night air
Go and see what's shakin' at the Dairy Queen

( Repeat Chorus )

(G) (Am/G) (G) (Am) (G/B) 

(C) When I was a (D) boy I couldn't (G) wait to leave this (Em) place
But (Am7) now I (Am7/D) wanna (Am7) see my children (D) raised (G/D) (D) 

(C) Down (G) Home
(G/F#) (G/E) (G/D) (C) (D) 
(C) Down (G) Home
(G/F#) (G/E) (G/D) (C) (D) 

  Folks (Em) know
  If they're (Em/D) fallin' on hard times (C) they can fall back (A7) on
  (Am) Those of (G/B) us raised (Cadd9) up (D7) down (G) home
  Where they (G/E) know you by (G/D) name and (C) treat you like (C/B) famil(D)y
  (C) Down (G) Home (G/F#)
  A (G/E) man's good (G/D) word and a (C) handshake are all you (D) need
  Folks (Em) know
  If they're (Em/D) fallin' on hard times (C) they can fall back (A7) on
  (Am) Those of (G/B) us raised (Cadd9) up (D7) down (G) home

(C) Down (G) Home
(G/F#) (G/E) (G/D) (C) (D) 
(C) Down (G) Home
(G/F#) (G/E) (G/D) (C) (D) 
Down (G) Home