Ever South Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][Em][D][Em]

[Verse 1]
We packed our few
belongings [D]and we moved across the ocean
[Em]To start a new life in this
land [D]so bold and vast
[Em]Dispersed from Ellis Island,
[D]my distant Irish kin
[Em]Eyes cut to the future[D],
heart's tied to the pas[Em]t
[C]

[Verse 2]
[D]
We [Em]held tight [D]to our loved ones
and we held on to the promise
[Em]And we scraped our meager
living [D]hand to mouth
[Em]We prayed to what would have us,
[D]every doubting John Thomas
[Em]Spreading through the
[D]Appalachia ever south
[Em]Spread through Appal[C]achia ever south[D]

[Verse 3]
And [Em]I hear we weren't welcomed [Bm]here,
at least [D]not in those days
No [Em]one needs our drunken,
fighting, [D]thieving kind
But we [Em]settled in this new place
and [D]we worked it in our ways
And [Em]spread our kin upon it in [D]due time
[Em]Spread our kin upon it [C]in due [D]time

[Verse 4]
And we [C]fought our losing battles
and [G]we held onto [D]our ways
And [C]we talk of how we left behind
our bet[G]ter [D]days
Some were liv[C]ing lives of leisure,
some sur[G]viving hand [D]to mouth
Bash our [Em]heads against the future,
ever [D]south
Bash our [Em]heads against the future

[Interlude 1]
ever south
[D][Em][D][Em][C]
[D]

[Verse 5]
When I [Em]set my sights upon you,
we were both [D]still in our prime
We were mov[Em]ing in big circles
that [D]I sought out to combine
And [Em]I held you in my arms and
swore [D]eternal love this time
Tried [Em]to lasso brighter futures
and let [D]it drag us both behind
[Em]Lasso brighter futures,
[D]let it drag us both behind
[Em]

[Verse 6]
[D]
So we [C]aimed our sights westward
like so [G]many did before
[D]Exp[C]anding our horizons to
some dis[G]tant [D]shore
[C]Where everyone takes notice of
[G]the drawl that leaves [D]our mouth
So that no [Em]matter where we are
we're ever [D]south
No mat[Em]ter where we are we're

[Interlude 2]
ever south
[D][Em][D][Em]
[D]

[Verse 7]
Now my Chris[Em]tian Southern brethren
will [D]tell you all what for
To keep your hea[Em]then ways up in you
and [D]your shoes outside the door
[Em]Take your stand for noble causes till
you just [D]can't stand no more
[Am]And surr[Em]ender to some savior,
praise [D]the Lord
[Em]Surrender to some savior,
praise the Lord
[D][Am][Em]

[Verse 8]
[D]
But des[Em]pite our best intentions,
it [D]pains me to report
We keep [Em]swinging for the fences,
coming [D]up a little short
We sure [Em]can get it wrong
[D]for someone so devout
I hear you whist[Em]ling past
the graveyard looking [D]down
[Em]Whistling past the graveyard

[Interlude 3]
looking down
[D][C][G][D][C]
[G][D]

[Verse 9]
Ever South[C]ern in my carriage,
ever [G]southern in my [D]stance
In the Ir[C]ish of my complexion
and the Scot[G]tish [D]in my dance
In [C]the way I bang my head against
[G]my daily circum[D]stance
[C]

[Verse 10]
[G][D]
Let this [C]blue eyed southern devil
take [G]you out upon [D]the prowl
With dec[C]adence and charm
[G]we'll take it [D]into town
Tell you stor[C]ies of our fathers and
[G]the glories of our [D]house
Always [Em]told a little slower,

[Outro 1]
ever south
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