American By Birth Ukulele tab

	  
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I'm gonna go down on the creek bank, gather all my people 
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Pitch horseshoes until the sun goes down 
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Gonna barbecue my ribs, eat potato salad 
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Let the bird dogs run, let the children sing 
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Lord we're gonna get down 

 
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Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie 
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Where my father and my children's feet have trod 
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We shall all sing "Hallelujah" 
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I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God 

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I'm gonna slip off with my cousin For a little shot of bourbon 
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Listen to him stretch the truth for a little while 
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I'm gonna sneak up behind my baby 
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And tell her that I love her 
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I'm gonna lay her down in a hickory sheet 
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And watch my baby smile 


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Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie 
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Where my father and my children's feet have trod 
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We shall all sing "Hallelujah" 
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I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God 

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Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie 
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Where my father and my children's feet have trod 
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We shall all sing "Hallelujah" 
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I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God