Southern Comfort Zone

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 E Major Richter tuned diatonic

Tab Notations:
none = blow    - = draw    &rdquo; = full-step bend    3_2 = slur
___ = hold 


3_2  3____ 2_-1  -1_1__
When your_ wheel&ndash;house_

2  -2&rdquo; 3_____ 3_2 2__ 2___
is the land__ of_ cot-ton,

2   3__   3_____ 3_2 -3&rdquo;___ 2  -2&rdquo; 3__ -3&rdquo;___
the first time__ you leave_ it can be_ strange.

3  2   3_2___ 3__   -1_2_____-1_1__
It can be____ shock-ing.___________

3   3   3  3   3 3_____ 2 2_-1_1__
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y drives a truck,__

1   2   3  3   3 3__       2__   2_-1_1__
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y drinks    sweet tea.____

1   2   3  3   2 3______ 2 2_-1_1__
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y owns___ a gun,____

2__   3 3__  3__  -3&rdquo;__ 2__ -1_1__
wears a ball-cap, boots and jeans.

1   2   3  3   2 3______ 2  2_-1_1__
Not ev-&lsquo;ry-bod-y goes___ to church__

1  2     3  3   2  3____ 2___ -1_1__
or watch-es ev-&lsquo;ry NAS &ndash; CAR_ race._

1   2  3  3   2 3______
Not ev&rsquo;ry-bod-y knows__

2   -3&rdquo;____ 2   2    3__ 3__   3__
the words__ to &ldquo;Ring of_ Fire&rdquo; or_

2 -3&rdquo;___3 3___ -3&rdquo;____3__5_______________-4_4__
&ldquo;A-maz___-ing_ Grace&rdquo;,_________________________


4________ -3___ 5___ -3&rdquo;_______3_2__   
Oh,______ Dix &ndash; ie &ndash; land,__________

1__ 4______ 4__ -4___ 5___ 3________
I__ hope___ you un___&ndash;der_&ndash;stand____

-3&rdquo;  4___ 4__  -3_-3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;__3 3__ 2__ 2___-1_1__
when I___ miss my______ Ten___&ndash;nes&ndash;see home______

2   3___ 4____ -3_-3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;__3 3__ 2__ 2__-1_1__
and I&rsquo;ve been_ a_____&ndash;way___ way too long.____

2 3___  4___-3 3__    -3&rdquo;_3 3  3__  -3&rdquo;_2 2_____-1_1__
I can&rsquo;t see___ this   world un-less I____ go__________

1__ -1__ 2__ -1______ 1__ 2__-1_1__ 1__  1_________
out-side my_ South___&ndash;ern com______-fort zone._____

2 3    3      2   3__          2__ 2_-1_1__
I have walked the streets      of_ Rome,___

-1_2 3    3    2  3_____ 3__  -1_1__
I___ have been to for___&ndash;eign lands.

-1_2 3    3    2    3__     3___ -1_1__
I___ know what it&rsquo;s like    to__ talk__

1   2    3  3   2 3____ 3___ -1_1__
and have no-bod-y un___-der_-stand_

-1_2 3    3    2   3_____ 2__ -1  1__
I___ have seen the Eif___-fel Tow-er_

2   3  3  2 3____ 3___ -3&rdquo;___
lit up on a Par__-is__ night.

2 3    3      2 3__     3__
I have kissed a west    coast

-1_1___ 2  3   3     2   3____ 3___ -3&rdquo;___
girl___ un-der-neath the North&ndash;ern_ Lights.

-1_2 3    3    2    -3&rdquo;_____ 2__ 2_-1_1___
I___ know what it&rsquo;s like____ to_ be_______

3   -3&rdquo;___ 3  3   2__ 2_-1_1__
the on____&ndash;ly one like me_____

1  2    3_2 3__  3___ 3    3 3_2_-1__
to take a__ good hard look a-round___

1   2  3  3   3___ -3&rdquo;___ 3___ -3&rdquo;_3__ 3__ 4___ 4__
and be in the mi__-nor___-i___-ty.____ Now I___ miss

-3_-3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;___3 3__ 2__ 2__-1_1__
my______ Ten____-nes-see home,____

1   2 3___ 4____ -3_-3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;__3 3__  3_-3&rdquo;__ 2__-1_1__
but I can_ see__ the_____ ways__ that I&rsquo;ve___ grown.___

1   2 3___  4___-3 -3__ -3&rdquo;_3 3  3__  -3&rdquo;___ 2__-1_1___
And I can&rsquo;t see___ this World un-less I_____ go________

1__ -1__ 2__ -1______ 1__ 2__-1_1__ 1__  1_________
out&ndash;side my_ South___&ndash;ern com______-fort zone._____

3 -3&rdquo;  3__  4__ -3__  -3_-3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;__ 2__
I miss your bis&ndash;cuits and___ your_ gra__-vy,

-3&rdquo;__ -3__  -3_4__ -3  -3_-3&rdquo;_3 3   3___
Fire_-flies danc__-in&rsquo; in______ the night.

-1_2 3__  3__ -3&rdquo;___ -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;  3__   -1_2   
You_ have fed me,___ you have saved me, 

2   2__ 2_-1_1__ 1   -1___ 2   2___
Bil-ly_ Graham__ and Mar__-tha White.

-3&rdquo; -3__ 4__   -3 -3__-3&rdquo; -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;__ 2
But I&rsquo;ve since be-come___  a  drif_-ter

-3&rdquo; 3__ 4__  -3___ -3-3&rdquo;3__ 3  3____
and I__ just can&rsquo;t wait____ to pack.

 2     3 3__  -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;__ -1_2__
&lsquo;Cause I know the road_ I____ leave on,___

2  2__  2_-1_1 1__  -1__  2___
it will al____-ways bring me__

-3&rdquo;______3__5________________________
back.________________________________

3__ 4____ 6____ -5____  4____ -3&rdquo;____ 4________
I__ wish_ I____ was____ in___ Dix____&ndash;ie,______


3____ 5____________________________
a____-way._________________________

3  -3_4__ 4__     -3__-3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;__3 3__ 2__ 2__-1_1__
And I____ miss    my_______ Ten___-nes-see home_____

2   3___ 4____ -3_-3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;__3 3__ 2__ 2__-1_1__
and I&rsquo;ve been_ a_____&ndash;way___ way too long.____

2 3___  4___-3 3__    -3&rdquo;_3 3  3__  -3&rdquo;_2 2_____-1_1__
I can&rsquo;t see___ this   world un-less I____ go__________

1__ -1__ 2__ -1______ 1__ 2__-1_1__ 1__  1_________
out-side my_ South___&ndash;ern com______-fort zone._____

2    3__ -3_4____________ 3_2  2 2_3_____2_-1_1______
Look a__-way,____________ look a-way_________________

3____ 4____ 5____ -4____ 4____ -3&rdquo;____ 4________
I____ wish_ I____ was___ in___ Dix____-ie,______

3____ 5____________
a____-way,_________

4__  3__ 4____________
look a__-way._________

3__ 4____ 4____ 4__-4__ 5  -5  6____ 6____ 6____ 5________________
I__ wish_ I____ was____ in the land_ of___ cot__&ndash;ton,_____________

4__  3__ 4________________
look a__-way._____________

3____ 5____________ 4__  3__ 4________________
A____&ndash;way,_________ look a__-way._____________

3__ 4____ 4____ 4______ 3__ -3&rdquo;__ -3&rdquo;______________
To_ live_ and__ die____ in_ Dix__-ie,______________

3____ 4____ 4________________________
In___ Dix__-ie.______________________

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