Southern Comfort Zone (Chromatic)

by Kelley Lovelace, Brad Paisley, & Chris DuBoise / Brad Paisley · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Key of E Major     Range: E4 to B5 
Tabbed for a Key of C Solo tuned chromatic

Tab Notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in    -4_3* = slur
_____ = hold


-4_3* -4_____ 3*_-2* -2*_2__
When  your___ wheel&ndash; house__

3* -3  -4_____ -4_3* 3*__ 3*___
is the land___ of___ cot_-ton,_

3*  -4__  -4_____ -4_3* 4*____ 3* -3  -4__ 4*___
the first time___ you__ leave_ it can be__ strange.

-4 3*  -4_3*___ -4__  -2*_3*_____-2*_2__
It can be______ shock-ing.______________

-4  -4  -4 -4 -4 -4______ 3* 3*_-2*_2__
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y drives__ a  truck,____

2   3*  -4 -4 -4 -4__     3*__  3*_-2*_2__
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y drinks   sweet tea.______

2   3*  -4 -4 3* -4______ 3* 3*_-2*_2__
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y owns____ a  gun,______

3*__ -4 -4__ -4__ 4*__  3*__ -2*_2__
wears a ball-cap, boots and_ jeans._

2   3*  -4 -4 3* -4______ 3* 3*_-2*_2__
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y goes____ to church____

2  3*    -4 -4  3* -4____ 3*___ -2*_2__
or watch-es ev-&lsquo;ry NAS___&ndash;CAR__ race.__

2   3*  -4 -4 3* -4______
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y knows___

3*  4*____ 3*  3*   -4__ -4__  -4__ 3* 4*___-4 -4__ 
the words_ to &ldquo;Ring of__ Fire&rdquo; or__ &ldquo;A-maz____-ing

4*____-4__7*_____________-6*_6__
Grace&rdquo;__________________________

6________ -6*___ 7*___ 4*_______-4_3*__
Oh,______ Dix___&ndash;ie___&ndash;land,___________

6__ 6______ 6__ -6*___ 7*___ -4________
I__ hope___ you un____-der__&ndash;stand_____

5    6___ 6__  -5*__5*__ 4*__-4 -4__ 3*__ 3*__-2*_2__
when I___ miss my_______ Ten___&ndash;nes_&ndash;see_ home_______

3*  -4___ 6____ -5*__5*__ 4*__-4 -4__ 3*__ 3*__-2*_2__ 
and I&rsquo;ve_ been_ a________&ndash;way___ way too__ long.______

3* -4___ 6___-5* -5*__    4*_-4 -4 -4__ 4*_3* 3*____-2*_2__
I  can&rsquo;t see____ this_    world un-less I____ go___________

2__ -2*__ 3*__ -2*______ 2__ 3*__-2*_2__ 2__  2_________
Out-side_ my__ South____&ndash;ern com________-fort zone._____

3* -4   -4     3*  -4__         3*__ 3*_-2*_2__
I  have walked the streets      of__ Rome,_____

-2*_3* -4   -4   3* -4_____ -4__ -2*_2__
 I____ have been to for____&ndash;eign lands._

-2*_3* -4   -4   3*   -4__    -4___ -2*_2__
 I____ know what it&rsquo;s like    to___ talk___

2   3*   -4 -4 3* -4____ -4___ -2*_2__
and have no-bod-y un____-der__-stand__

-2*_3* -4   -4   3*  -4_____ 3*__ -2* 2__
 I____ have seen the Eif____-fel_ Tow-er_

3*  -4 -4 3* -4____ -4___ 4*___
lit up on a  Par___-is___ night.

3* -4  -4    3* -4__    -4__
I have kissed a west    coast

-2*_2___ 3* -4  -4    3*  -4____ -4___ 4*___
girl____ un-der-neath the North_&ndash;ern__ Lights.

-2*_3* -4   -4   3*   4*_____ 3*__ 3*_-2*_2___
 I____ know what it&rsquo;s like___ to__ be_________

-4  4*___ -4 -4  3*__ 3*_-2*_2__
the on___&ndash;ly one like me________

2  3*   -4_3* -4__ -4___ -4  -4 -4_3*_-2*__
to take a____ good hard_ look a-round______

2   3* -4 -4 -4___ 4*___ -5*___ 4*_-4__ -4__ 6___ 6__
and be in the mi__-nor__- i____-ty.____ Now_ I___ miss

-5*_5* 4*__-4 -4__ 3*__ 3*__-2*_2__
my____ Ten___-nes_-see_ home,______

2  3* -4___ 6____ -5*_5* 4*__-4 -4__ -4_4*__ 3*_-2*_2__
but I can__ see__ the___ ways__ that I&rsquo;ve___ grown.____

2  3* -4___ 6___-5* -5*__
And I can&rsquo;t see____ this_

4*_-4 -4 -4__ 4*___ 3*__-2*_2___
world un-less I____ go__________

2__ -2*__ 3*__ -2*____ 2__ 3*__-2*_2 2__  2_________
out&ndash;side_ my__ South__&ndash;ern com______-fort zone._____

-4 4*   -5*__ 6__ -5*__ -5*_5* 5*__ 4*__ 3*__
I  miss your_ bis&ndash;cuits and___ your gra_-vy,_

5*__ -5*   -5*_6__ -5* -5*_5*_-4__ -4  -4___
fire-flies danc___-in&rsquo; in_________ the night.

-2*_-3* -4__ -4__ 4*___ 4*  4*__ -4__  -2*_3*__
You____ have fed_ me,__ you have saved me,_____ 

3*  3*__ 3*_-2*_2__ 2  -2*___ 3*  3*___
Bil-ly__ Graham____ and Mar__-tha White.

4*  -5*__ 6__  -5* -5*__ 4* 4*__ 3*
But I&rsquo;ve_ since be-come_ a  drif-ter,

4* -5*__ 6__  -5*___ -5*_5*_-4__ -4 -4____
and I___ just can&rsquo;t_ wait_______ to pack._

3*    -4 -4__ 4*__ 4*__ 4* 4*__ -2*_3*__
&lsquo;Cause I know the_ road I leave on,_____

3* 3*__ 3*_-2*_2__ 2__  -2*__ 3*___
it will al________-ways bring me___

4*_______-4___7*________________________
back.___________________________________

-4__ 6____ 7*____ -6*____ 6____ 5*____ 6________
I___ wish_ I_____ was____ in___ Dix___-ie,______

-4____ 7*____________________________
a_____-way,___________________________

-4 -5*_6__ 6__
And I_____ miss

6__  -5*__5*__ 4*__-4 -4__ 3*__ 3*__-2*_2__
my__ Ten______-nes___-see_ home____________

3*  -4___ 6____ -5*__5*__ 4*__-4 -4__ 3*__ 3*__-2*_2__ 
and I&rsquo;ve_ been_ a________&ndash;way___ way too__ long.______

3* -4___ 6___-5* -5*__    4*_-4 -4 -4__ 4*_3* 3*____-2*_2__
I  can&rsquo;t see____ this_    world un-less I____ go___________

2__ -2*__ 3*__ -2*______ 2__ 3*__-2*_2__ 2__  2_________
out-side_ my__ South____&ndash;ern com________-fort zone._____

3*  -4__ -5*_6____________ -4_3* 3* 3*_-4_____3*_-2*_2______
Look a__-way,_____________ look_ a_-way_____________________

-4____ 6____ 7____ -6*____ 6____ 5*____ 6________
I_____ wish_ I____ was____ in___ Dix___-ie,______

-4____ 7*____________ 6__ -4__ 6____________
a_____-way___________ look a__-way._________

-4__ 6____ 6____ 6__-6*__ 7*__ -7__ 
I___ wish_ I____ was_____ in__ the_ 

-8____ -8____ -8____ 7*________________
land__ of____ cot___&ndash;ton,______________

6__ -4__ 6________________
look a__-way._____________

-4____ 7*____________ 6__ -4__ 6________________
A_____&ndash;way,__________ look a__-way._____________

-4__ 6____ 6____ 6______ -4__ 4*__ 4*______________
To__ live_ and__ die____ in__ Dix_-ie,_____________

-4____ 6____ 6____________________________
in____ Dix__-ie.__________________________

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