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F Born the middle C son of a farmer And a G small town Southern C man
F Like his daddy's C daddy before him Brought up G workin' on the land
F Fell in love with a C small town woman And they G married up and settled C down
F Natural way of C life if you're lucky For a G small town F Southern C man
F First there came C four lovely daughters For this G small town Southern C man
F Then a few years C later came another,A G boy, he wasn't planned
F Seven people C livin' all together In a G house built with his own C hands
F Little words but C love and understandin'From a G small town F Southern C man
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And he F bowed his head to C Jesus
And he F stood for Uncle C Sam
And he F only loved one C woman
He was always G proud of what he had
He said his F greatest contri C bution
Is the F ones you leave be C hind
F Raised on the C ways and gentle kindness Of a G small town F Southern C man C
F Callous hands C told the story For this G small town Southern C man
He F gave it all to C keep it all together And keep his G family on his land
F Like his daddy, C years wore out his body Made it G hard just to walk and C stand
You can F break the back But you can't C break the spirit Of a G small town F Southern C man
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F Finally C death came callin' For this G small town Southern C man
He said it's F alright 'cause C I see angels And they G got me by the hand
F Don't you cry, and C don't you worry I'm G blessed, and I know I C am
F 'Cause God has a C place in Heaven For a G small town F Southern C man
(Repeat Chorus
F Raised on the C ways and gentle kindness Of a G small town F Southern C man
Alan Jackson
