Learn to play "Heading South" 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.
C#m A E B Was a boy who was a dreamer and he flew so high and proud In a world full of people out to cut his young ass down No one ever understood a single word he said And they cast him to the wolves when he wasn’t well and fed But boys we’ve got a riser, a riser in our midst And he will get the last laugh if it’s the last thing he did And he used to roll around in that red dirt mud But now he’s skipping town and that dreamer's out for blood Chorus: C#m A Don't stop going, going south E B 'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud C#m A Don't stop heading, heading south E B They will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth Then that boy, he called his daddy to tell him what he did As the masses scream the lyrics of the messed up kid And then he told that old man he was never coming back To be cut down again in a town like that Then he surely came to learn people come to watch you fall But he's out to make a name and a fool out of them all They’ll never understand, that boy and his kind 'Cause all they comprehend is a fuckin' dollar sign Chorus: So don't stop goin', goin' south 'Cause they’ll let you play your music real damn loud Don’t stop headin’, headin’ south 'Cause they will understand the words that are pourin' from your mouth Don’t stop goin’, goin’ south 'Cause they’ll let you play your music real damn loud Don’t stop headin’, headin’ south They will understand the words that are pourin' from your mouth You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA C#m E 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 "Heading South" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Heading South" by Zach Bryan.