Biography:
The Dead South is a four-piece acoustic ensemble based in Regina, Saskatchewan. With Nate Hilts' gritty vocals and aggressive guitar strumming, Scott Pringle's soaring harmonies and mandolin chops, Colton Crawford's blazing banjo licks and steady kick drum, and Danny Kenyon's prominent cello melodies, The Dead South blends elements of folk, bluegrass, classical, and rock which results in a unique, modern, and authentic blend of boot-stompin' acoustic music.
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Other songs:
- In Hell I'll Be In Good Company
- Achilles
- Banjo Odyssey
- Deep When The Rivers High
- Every Man Needs A Chew
- Gunslingers Glory
- Hard Day
- Honey You
- In Hell Ill Be In Good Company
- Into The Valley
- Long Gone
- Massacre Of El Kuroke
- That Bastard Son
- The Dead South
- The Good Lord
- The Recap
- Time For Crawlin
- Travellin Man
- Wishing Well
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E
[Verse 1]
Am G
Well we're all wasted, in a bar
C F E
Somewhere downtown
A Am G F E
When a man walks up and pokes me with a knife And says "Man I'm gonna send you to hell"
Am Em F E
Well I took that knife, I stared him straight in the eyes I said, "Oh boy, you better
fuckin' run,
Am G F E
I've been sittin' here just a slammin' down beers, now its time to have some fun" Oh
[Interlude]
C E F#m Em Am E F#m Em
Am E D E A A F#m F
F F E E E F E E
[Bridge]
Am G
Oh well he hit me hard, yeah he hit me good
F E Am
And then I fell to the ground, but I kicked him fast
D Em F E
I kicked him real swift and he came a tumblin' down
Am G
He took a stab at me and nearly cut my gut
F E
But I kicked that knife to the floor
Am C Em
Then I took his head and slammed it into the bar
F E Am C F E
I don't think he'll come around no more Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
[Chorus]
E Am F C Em
Well I've been drinkin' here for so many damn years, Trying to recap my life
Am F C E
Every night trouble finds my sight and I cant help but fight
Am F
With a bottle of Jack and a tin of skoal
C E Am F C E
I'll be stickin' around, until the day a man will put me away and I can rest my soul
[Verse 2]
Am G
Well we're all wasted, in a bar
F E
Somewhere downtown
Am G F Em
E
When a man walks up and pokes me with a knife And says "Man, I'm gonna send you to hell"
A Am D G F C
Well I took that knife, I stared him straight in the eyes I said, "Oh boy this is the day"
A G F Em
Then I grabbed that knife, stabbed it straight through my eye and Then I fell to my knees
Am C F E
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
[Chorus]
E Am F C E
Well I've been Drinkin' here for so many damn years, Trying to recap my life
Am F C Em
Every night trouble finds my sight and I cant help but fight
Am F
With a bottle of Jack and a tin of skoal
C E
Tonight I'm goin' home
Am F C Em E
Today's the day a man put me away and I can rest my soul
[Outro]
E G A A A D C Dm
Dm F E E E E E A
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E
[Verse 1]
Am G
Well we're all wasted, in a bar
C F E
Somewhere downtown
A Am G F E
When a man walks up and pokes me with a knife And says "Man I'm gonna send you to hell"
Am Em F E
Well I took that knife, I stared him straight in the eyes I said, "Oh boy, you better
fuckin' run,
Am G F E
I've been sittin' here just a slammin' down beers, now its time to have some fun" Oh
[Interlude]
C E F#m Em Am E F#m Em
Am E D E A A F#m F
F F E E E F E E
[Bridge]
Am G
Oh well he hit me hard, yeah he hit me good
F E Am
And then I fell to the ground, but I kicked him fast
D Em F E
I kicked him real swift and he came a tumblin' down
Am G
He took a stab at me and nearly cut my gut
F E
But I kicked that knife to the floor
Am C Em
Then I took his head and slammed it into the bar
F E Am C F E
I don't think he'll come around no more Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
[Chorus]
E Am F C Em
Well I've been drinkin' here for so many damn years, Trying to recap my life
Am F C E
Every night trouble finds my sight and I cant help but fight
Am F
With a bottle of Jack and a tin of skoal
C E Am F C E
I'll be stickin' around, until the day a man will put me away and I can rest my soul
[Verse 2]
Am G
Well we're all wasted, in a bar
F E
Somewhere downtown
Am G F Em
E
When a man walks up and pokes me with a knife And says "Man, I'm gonna send you to hell"
A Am D G F C
Well I took that knife, I stared him straight in the eyes I said, "Oh boy this is the day"
A G F Em
Then I grabbed that knife, stabbed it straight through my eye and Then I fell to my knees
Am C F E
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
[Chorus]
E Am F C E
Well I've been Drinkin' here for so many damn years, Trying to recap my life
Am F C Em
Every night trouble finds my sight and I cant help but fight
Am F
With a bottle of Jack and a tin of skoal
C E
Tonight I'm goin' home
Am F C Em E
Today's the day a man put me away and I can rest my soul
[Outro]
E G A A A D C Dm
Dm F E E E E E A
The Dell Vikings
The Devil Makes (...)
The Devil Wears (...)
The Devoted Few
The Diamonds