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Luke Bryan – Southern And Slow Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
          Em7
I need to find a country
                   C
 station where the DJ's
          G
heart is breakin'
        Em7
Playin' Jones and Merle
                       C   G
and Waylone, all damn day
       Em7           Bm
I'm so sick of doin' ninety,
         C
 need a road that's so
       G
 damn windy
            Em7
It leads to somewhere no
     Bm7                 C
 one finds this Chevrolet

[Chorus]
       Em
I need slow and southern
  Gm
 like a Sunday
     C
Like muddy water rollin'
       G
 by a riverbank
          Em
Like some sleepy little town,
down with the moon
C
Livin' like honey drippin'
 G
 off a spoon
         Em
Like the sun that takes an hour

           Gm
 to get behind the water tower
          C
'Bout the speed of watchin'
              G
 wildflowers grow
Em7
Ain't but two ways this
 old boy's gonna go
C
Slow and southern, southern
        Em
and slow
Gm  C  G  Em7   C  G

[Verse 2]
          Em7
Yeah, I'm over wild-ass womеn
        C                  G
Gettin' gone in a New York minutе
        Em7             Bm
Aw, but girl, somethin' tells
              C
me that ain't you
            G
(That ain't you)
  Em7                 Bm
I wanna take my sweet time,
          C
 like the slow buzz of
            G
that sweet shine
Em7              Bm
Nothin' keeps me high quite
          C            G
 like you do (Like you do)

[Chorus]
                 Em
When you love me slow and
southern like a Sunday
     C
Like muddy water rollin'
      G
by a riverbank
          Em
Like some sleepy little town,
down with the moon
C
Livin' like honey drippin'
 G
 off a spoon
         Em
Like the sun that takes an
               Gm
 hour to get behind the
 water tower
          C
'Bout the speed of watchin'
              G
wildflowers grow
Em7
Ain't but two ways this
old boy's gonna go
C                G
Slow and southern, southern
     Em7                C    G
 and slow, southern and slow
             Em7 Gm
Southern and slow, yeah

[Guitar Solo]
C  G

[Bridge]
Am              G
Woah, ooh-woah, girl,
       D                  G
right now that's all I'm needin'
Am             G     C
Woah, ooh-woah, just take
me there and keep it

[Chorus]
Em
Slow and southern like a Sunday
     C
Like muddy water rollin'
      G
by a riverbank
          Em
Like some sleepy little town,
down with the moon

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

C
Livin' like honey drippin'
 off a spoon
         Em
Like the sun that takes an hour
           G
 to get behind the water tower
          C
'Bout the speed of watchin'
              G
wildflowers grow
Em
Ain't but two ways this
old boy's gonna go
C                G
Slow and southern, southern
     Em    C    G
 and slow, yeah
             Em   Gm  C  G
Southern and slow

[Outro]
G
Southern and slow

How to play Southern And Slow: key, chords and progression

These are Southern And Slow chords by Luke Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Southern And Slow by Luke Bryan is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 9 chords in all: G, Em7, C, Bm, Bm7, Em, Gm, Am and D.

Most of the song cycles through G – Em7 – C – G (I – vi7 – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: Bm, Bm7 and Gm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.