Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(4X)

Cadd9, G, Em, Cadd9, G (Harmonica comes in after first measure)

When I die lord won’t you put my soul up on a train

 Won’t you send it Southbound give it a cool bluesman name

 I’ve been lost out on those back roads so many times I've gone blind

Losing faith in my family had drove me right out my damn mind

Chorus

 But on the South side of heaven won’t you take me home

 Cause I've been broke down for so long and Lord it's gettin’ cold

 Short Break: , , , , (2X)

 Well I've been a desperado in west Texas for so long lord, I need a change

 And for ten long years, this old place ain’t seen a drop of rain

 And that wind blows everyday Lord, oh like a desert snow

 Like a lost bound train, running on cocaine and out of control

Chorus

 But on the South side of heaven won’t you take me home

 Cause I've been broke down for so long and Lord it's gettin’ cold

Long Break: Cadd9, G, Em, Cadd9, G (4X, ending midway on Em while starting the next verse)

Play this next verse very slowly:

Along those Louisiana byways

lonesome highway’s rollin’ on

 Won’t you take me where the poor man lives… it’s where I call home

 And can't you see that a breeze… is nothin’ but a change in pace

Money can’t buy my soul… ‘cause it comes from a hard earned place

Kick back up to the standard tempo for the rest of the song:

Chorus

(2X)

 But on the South side of heaven won’t you take me home

 Cause I've been broke down for so long and Lord it's gettin’ cold

Outro