The White Stripes - Your Southern Can is Mine: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Your Southern Can is Mine" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      A                          F#
Now, lookie here momma let me explain ya this
       A                           F#
If ya wanna get crooked I'll even give ya my fist
          A                   F#
Ya might read from Revelation back to`Genisis
    B                               E        A
Ya keep forget your Southern can belongs to me

Chorus:
         A                            F#
So there ain't no use in bringin' no jive to me
      B        E      A           F#
Your Southern can is mine in the mornin'
      B              E        A
Your Southern can belongs to me

Ya might go uptown, have me arrested, put in jail
Some hotshots got money, gonna pull my bail
Soon as I get out, hit the ground
Your Southern can is worth a thousand, half a pound

Chorus

You might take it from the south, baby, hide it up north
Understand you can't rule me or be my boss
Take it from the east, hide in the west
But when I get ya momma your can'll see no rest

Chorus

          A               A7
Now baby, ashes to ashes, sand to sand
  D                          Dm
When I hit ya momma then ya feel my hand
 A                             A7
Give you a punch through that barbed wire fence
  D
When I hit ya baby, ya know I make no sense

Chorus

Now look here woman, don't get hot
I'm gettin' me a brick outta my backyard

Chorus

Well, if I catch you momma down in the heart of town
I'm gonna grab me a brick and tear your can on down

Chorus

You may be deathbed sickness, baby, graveyard bound
I'm gonna make you moan like a graveyard hound
Baby,

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Your Southern Can is Mine" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Your Southern Can is Mine" by The White Stripes.

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