Biography:
Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw (born February 24, 1958, in Kaplan, Louisiana) is an American Country and Western music singer and songwriter.
He is a relative of Cajun music legend, Doug Kershaw.
After the death of his father when Sammy was 11, he worked a variety of jobs by day while playing roadhouses at night to support his family.
During that time, he opened shows for Ray Price, Merle Haggard and George Jones while barely into his teens. When the pressures of growing up fast took their toll in the form of a serious drug and alcohol problem
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- 2883
- Anywhere But Here
- Arms Length Away
- At Least You Left The Matches
- Better Than I Used To Be
- Cadillac Style
- Christmas Times A Comin
- Dont Go Near The Water
- Evangeline
- Every Third Monday
- For Years
- Harbor For A Lonely Heart
- Here She Comes
- Honky Tonk America
- I Buy Her Roses
- I Know A Little
- I Want My Money Back
- Ive Never Bit A Bullet Like This
- Leavin Made Easy
- Like I Got One Day Left To Live
- Love Of My Life
- Matches
- Me And Maxine
- Miss Whats Her Name
- More Than I Can Say
- Neon Leon
- Politics Religion And Her
- Queen Of My Double Wide Trailer
- Same Place
- She Dont Know Shes Beautiful
- Southbound
- Takin The Long Way Home
- Thank God Youre Gone
- The Route That I Took
- Vidalia
- Yard Sale
- Your Tattoo
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[Intro]
(A) (D) (A) (D)
A E
Grease in our hair
D E
Hands in our pock ets
A E
We stood and stared
D
At cars goin' past
F#m Bm7
We placed our bets
D A
Where they were headed
F#m Bm7
And held our ciga rettes
D E
Like movie stars
A E
Grandmother's hands
D E
Hard from the gar den
A E
She had a plan
D
For me to preach one day
F#m Bm7
She prayed for rain
D A
She watched and she waited
F#m Bm7
And never comp lained
D E
When it did not fall
F#m E A
South bo und
Dmaj9 D6
Breezes blow ing
F#m E A Bm7
This to wn ain't my home
A/C# D F#m E A
You can slow me do wn
E D
But I'm go ing
F#m Bm7 A E
If I can turn this road I'm on
A
Southbound
Bb F
Stories I tell
Eb
Reek of nostalgia
Bb F
And those that know me well
Eb
Have heard 'em all before
Gm Cm7
How far I've come
Bb/D Bb
Mostly I'm proud of
Gm Cm7
But where I'm comin' from
F
Is calling me
Gm F Bb
South bo und
Ebmaj9 Eb6
Breezes blow ing
Gm F Bb Cm7
This to wn ain't my home
Bb/D Eb Gm F Bb
You can slow me do wn
F Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm Cm7 Bb F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Bb
Southbou nd
[Solo]
(Emaj9) (Eb6) (Gm) (F) (Bb) (Cm7) (Bb/D) (Eb)
Gm F Bb
You can slow me do wn
F Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm Cm7 Bb F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Gm Cm7 Bb F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Bb
Southbound
Gm F Bb
South bo und
Ebmaj9 Eb6
Breezes blow ing
Gm F Bb Cm7
This to wn ain't my home
Bb/D Eb Gm F Bb
You can slow me do wn
F Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm Cm7 Bb F
If I can turn this road I'm on
(A) (D) (A) (D)
A E
Grease in our hair
D E
Hands in our pock ets
A E
We stood and stared
D
At cars goin' past
F#m Bm7
We placed our bets
D A
Where they were headed
F#m Bm7
And held our ciga rettes
D E
Like movie stars
A E
Grandmother's hands
D E
Hard from the gar den
A E
She had a plan
D
For me to preach one day
F#m Bm7
She prayed for rain
D A
She watched and she waited
F#m Bm7
And never comp lained
D E
When it did not fall
F#m E A
South bo und
Dmaj9 D6
Breezes blow ing
F#m E A Bm7
This to wn ain't my home
A/C# D F#m E A
You can slow me do wn
E D
But I'm go ing
F#m Bm7 A E
If I can turn this road I'm on
A
Southbound
Bb F
Stories I tell
Eb
Reek of nostalgia
Bb F
And those that know me well
Eb
Have heard 'em all before
Gm Cm7
How far I've come
Bb/D Bb
Mostly I'm proud of
Gm Cm7
But where I'm comin' from
F
Is calling me
Gm F Bb
South bo und
Ebmaj9 Eb6
Breezes blow ing
Gm F Bb Cm7
This to wn ain't my home
Bb/D Eb Gm F Bb
You can slow me do wn
F Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm Cm7 Bb F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Bb
Southbou nd
[Solo]
(Emaj9) (Eb6) (Gm) (F) (Bb) (Cm7) (Bb/D) (Eb)
Gm F Bb
You can slow me do wn
F Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm Cm7 Bb F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Gm Cm7 Bb F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Bb
Southbound
Gm F Bb
South bo und
Ebmaj9 Eb6
Breezes blow ing
Gm F Bb Cm7
This to wn ain't my home
Bb/D Eb Gm F Bb
You can slow me do wn
F Eb
But I'm go ing
Gm Cm7 Bb F
If I can turn this road I'm on
Samo
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