Southern Voice

Performed by Tim McGraw
Words and music by Bob Dipiero, Tom Douglas

A harp
Verse:
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Hank Will-iams sang it

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Num-ber Three drove it

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Chuck Ber-ry twanged it

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Will Far-mer wrote it

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A-re-tha Frank-lin sold it

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Dol-ly Par-ton graced it

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Ro-sa Parks rode it

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Scar-lett O chased it


Chorus:
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Smooth as the hick-’ry wind

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That blows from Mem-phis

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Down to Ap-pa-la-chi-co-la

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Hi ya'll did ya eat? 
 
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Well, come on   in 

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I'm sure glad to know  ya

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Don't let this old gold cross

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And this All-man Bro-thers t-shirt throw  ya

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It's ci-ca-das mak-ing noise

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With a south-ern voice


Verse:
Hank Aaron smacked it
Michael Jordan dunked it
Pocahantas tracked it
Jack Daniels drunk it
Tom Petty rocked it
Dr. King paved it
Bear Bryant won it
Billy Graham saved it

Chorus:
Smooth as the hickory wind
That blows from Memphis
Down to Appalachicola
It's hi ya'll did ya eat 
Well, come on in I'm
Sure glad to know ya
Don't let this old gold cross
And this Crimson Tide t-shirt throw ya
It's cicadas making noise
With a southern voice


Bridge:
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Je-sus is my friend

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 A-me-ri-ca is my home

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Sweet iced tea and Jer-ry Lee

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Day-to-na Beach

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That's what gets to me

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 I can feel it in my bones

Chorus:
Smooth as the hickory wind
That blows from Memphis
Down to Appalachicola
It's hi ya'll did ya eat 
Well, come on in child
I'm sure glad to know ya
Don't let this old gold cross
And this Charlie Daniels t-shirt throw ya
We're just boys making noise
With a southern voice


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Yeah, yeah, yeah,  yeah

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South-ern voice

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 I got a south-ern voice

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 A south-ern voice