C
I've been loved in Cincinnati Evansville and St Paul
All the gals were pretty and I ain't trying to find no fault
F
There's a gal in the Windy City I can't forget about
C
But if you want to love like you ain't had love go south south south
F G7 C
Southern loving take that southern loving every time
There's a sweet thing in Augusta got the softest lips of all
When she kisses on you you just climb right up the wall
F
And there's a nurse I know in Memphis got love for a middle name
C
If she ever gets her hands on you it's shame shame shame
F G7 C
Southern loving take that southern loving every time
F
Now everybody's heard about that southern hospitality
D7 G7
But that ain't why the sunny south has got a hold on me
C
There's a teacher down in Dallas I ain't seen in quite sometime
Just to think about her burns a hole right through my mind
F
And there's a gal in Bogalusa just can't love enough
C
I'll tell you about her with just three words she's tough tough tough
F G7 C
Southern loving take that southern loving every time
F
Now everybody's heard about that southern hospitality
D7 G7
But that ain't why the sunny south has got a hold on me
F G7 C
Southern loving take that southern loving every time