Southbound

Written by Doc Watson

Key of A · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

     A
I’ve been here a month or more stuck in this old city
The people that have to call it home they’re the ones I pity
     D
Lord I’m homesick
                                        A       A7
And the blues are the only songs I ever seem to pick
I get out and walk the street
’til I get blisters on my feet
    A         A7
I’m southbound

Verse 2

    A
I’m all right ’til late at night I’m sitting by my window
Counting sheep but I couldn’t sleep for listening to that train blow
  D
I begin to pine
                                A                A7
When I hear that big old engine rolling down the line
I’m going back to spend some time
where I can have fun if I ain’t got a dime
    A         A7
I’m southbound

Verse 3

           A
Southbound she’s burning the ground and I don’t mean maybe
                                 A7
Sure am glad I caught this train cause I’d like to see my baby
I’ve been lonesome
                           A7
I long to see them hills I come from
       E7
Listen to the engine rattle and roar
      D
She’s taking me back home once more
    A         A7
I’m southbound