Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (a.k.a Will Oldham)
The Southside of the World
Capo on first fret

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/ Intro /  | Em | D (x4)

Where were the rapists when I was a child ?             | Em | D | Em
(Southside of the world)                                | D
They were my neighbours, that's why I'm so wild         | Em | D | Em
(Southside of the world)                                | D
Where were the drunkards that shot with their guns ?    | Bm | D | Bm
(Ah...)                                                 | D
And closed the shops early so we could have fun ?       | Bm | D | BAm
(Ah...)                                                 | D

Where were the women who spread the disease ?           | Em | D | Em
(Southside of the world)                                | D
Who spread love so freely and so spread their knees ?   | Em | D | Em
(Southside of the world)                                | D
They went to the southside to make their own laws       | Am | G | Am
(Southside of the world)                                | G
Away from the knowing of innocent jaws                  | Am | G | Am
(Southside of the world)                                | G

Lord, they went to the southside and we must go too     | Em | D | Em
(Southside of the world)                                | D
If we want our freedom, it's what we must do            | Em | D | Em
(Southside of the world)                                | D
If we want happy families, it's what we must do         | Bm | D | Bm
(Southside of the world)                                | D

Give me donkey ears !                                   | F | F | G | G
Give me honkey tears !                                  | F | F | G | G
Give me black blood !                                   | F | F | G | G
And that of queers !                                    | F | F | G
To mix with my own                                      | G | Am | Am

Come with me to the southside where we'll make our home | Am | G | Am
(Southside of the world)                                | G
Come with me to the southside where we'll make our home | Em | D | Em
(Southside of the world)                                | D

(Southside of the world)                                | Em | D | Em | D
(Southside of the world)                                | Em | D | Em | D | Em