Verse:
B F#
I was dyin' in that small town, dreamed of headin, southbound
Ab/G# E
So I hitched down I-65
B F#
Climbed into her trans-am an hour below birmingham
Ab/G# E
She was headed home and I was there for the ride
B F#
We started taking nonsense, she was laughin at my accent
Ab/G# E
We wound up on the alabama shore
B F#
There was magic in the night air, a gulf breeze in her blonde hair
Ab/G# E
That's what my soul was searchin' for
Chorus :
B F#
Summer moonlight southern daughter
B E5
She led me down to the water
B F#
As we lay on that cool white sand
E B
I was born again in dixieland
Guitar: B-G#-F#-E-F#-G#-B
Verse II
B F#
We drank from a mason jar underneath a blanket of stars
Ab/G# E
I said, do you believe this was meant to be
B
She told me, I believe in front porch swings,
F#
Songs that the crickets sing
Ab/G# E
And I believe you belong down here with me
Repeat chorus:
Bridge :
D# B
We watched the twilight fade, there by the ocean waves
E F#
And it made me feel at home
B C#/Db
I knew I'd found my place, lost in her embrace
E5 F#7
I was baptized in her arms
Repeat chorus:
B F#
Summer moonlight southern daughter
B E5
She led me down to the water
B F#
As we lay on that cool white sand
E
I was born again
B F#
Summer moonlight southern daughter
B E5
She led me down to the water
B F#
As we lay on that cool white sand
E B
I was born again in dixieland
B-G#-F#-E-F#-G#-B- :X2
In dixieland dixieland
Outro: Dune by mandolin according to c.d. cover
E5 = XXX565
F#7 =XXX676
Ab = XX6544