Darius Rucker
Southern State of Mind
Chords By: Adam Campbell

Capo on 1st Fret

Intro:
C     Am    F      C      x2

 C           Am             F            C
I was up in New York City just the other week

   C              Am                             F          C
You should've seen the waitress' face when I ordered sweet tea

C                   Am               F    C
She said we don't have that here and I apologized
C            Am                   F                 C
I said please forgive me I'm in a southern state of mind


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And those girls out in California they don't understand

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They don't like it when I hold the door or when I say yes ma'am

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They act like I done something wrong and they give me the evil eye

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I say honey I'm sorry I'm in a southern state of mind

Chorus:

            F    C
I could be anywhere

            G          Am
In my heart I'm always there

            F                        C               G
Where they drink sweet tea and they raise you to be polite
           
              F     C
No changing' who I am
                      G    Am
That's the way I've always been
                 F       C
No matter what state I'm in
           G                C
I'm in a southern state of mind


Interlude: C   Am F   C


 C           Am                       F      C
I'm always walkin' 'round telling' everybody hi
C              Am                       F           C
Just a waving' at the strangers in the cars passin' by
C                Am                 F                    C
Some people may look at me and say that boy just ain't right
C                   Am            F                  C
Hey y'all I ain't crazy I'm in a southern state of mind


Chorus:

            F    C
I could be anywhere
               G          Am
In my heart I'm always there
           F                      C                    G
Where ya know everybody and if ya don't you're still polite
              F     C
No changing' who I am
                       G    Am
That's the way I've always been
                 F       C
No matter what state I'm in
          G                 C
I'm in a southern state of mind


Interlude: C   Am F   C
  
C                        Am                    F              C
You can see it in the clothes I wear you can hear it when I talk
    C           Am                F               C
Ball cap, boots and jeans and a little southern drawl
C               Am             F         C
I could be up in Ohio or back home in Caroline
C                         Am
No matter what state I'm in
                F            C
I'm in a southern state of mind
   C   C/B         Am       G
Don't matter what state I'm in 
            F                C
I'm in a southern state of mind


Outro same as intro:

C    Am    F     C