Down Home 
By Alabama 
 
 
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Just off of the beaten path 
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A little dot on a state road map 
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That's where I was born & where I'll die 
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Things move at a slower pace 
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Nobody's in a rat race 
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And these days that's a special way to fly 
 
 
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Down Home where they know you by name and treat you like family 
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Down Home a man's good word & a handshake are all you need 
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Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on 
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Those of us raised up Down Home
 
 
 
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In the corner of a hardware store 
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Gathered round a checker board 
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Old men telling lies & crowning kings 
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Kids drivin round the old town square 
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Tops rolled down in the cool nite air 
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Go & see what's shakin at the Dairy Queen 
 
 
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When I was a boy I couldn't wait to leave this place 
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But now I wanna see my children raised 
 
 
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Down Home  
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Down Home  
C     Em                                    C                 A 
Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on 
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Those of us raised up Down Home 
 
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Where they know you by name and treat you like family 
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Down Home a man's good word & a handshake are all you need 
C     Em                                   C                  A  
Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on 
G                  C   D    G   
Those of us raised up Down Home 
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Down Home 
 
Way Down Home 
Down Home 
Down Home 
Way Down Home 
Down Home 
 
Dan Nicholas 
Arnprior, On. Ca 
nicholdb@istar.ca 
This dock you meant was spell chequed!