Easy Version
| Intro: |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Gm Dm |
| Dm C Bb |
| Southern man better keep your head |
| Bb G Dm |
| Don't forget what your good book said |
| Dm C Bb |
| Southern change gonna come at last |
| Bb G |
| Now your crosses are burning fast |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Gm Dm |
| Southern man |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm |
| I saw cotton and I saw black |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm |
| Tall white mansions and little shacks |
| Dm Bb |
| Southern man when will you |
| Bb Gm A |
| Pay them back? I heard screamin' |
| A |
| And bullwhips cracking |
| A Dm |
| How long? how long? ahhhhh |
| Bridge: |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Gm x12 |
| Dm C Bb |
| Southern man better keep your head |
| Bb G Dm |
| Don't forget what your good book said |
| Dm C Bb |
| Southern change gonna come at last |
| Bb G |
| Now your crosses are burning fast |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Gm Dm |
| Southern man |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm |
| Lily Belle your hair is golden brown |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm |
| I've seen your black man comin' round |
| Dm Bb Gm A |
| Swear by God I'm gonna cut him down |
| A |
| I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking |
| A A Dm |
| How long? how long? ahhhhh |
| Bridge: |
| Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Gm x6 |
| Bridge: |
| Bb Dm Dm Dm x4 |
| Ending: |
| Dm Dm Bb Dm x4 |
