A
I want to talk to folks back home again,
                               E 
to walk along a lonely country lane
   D          E              D        E           
To spend some time with that woman of mine
D       A    D  E  A  D       A    D  E  A
Heading south,        Heading south

A           E            A      D
Things look bright and I feel alright, 
A         E       A
Yeah, I'm heading south

Chorus:
E                                 A
Heading south to see the sun go down on campfire light,
   D           E          A
To join in the singing at night
E                                A
Heading south to cotton rows and honeysuckle bloom
D         E          A
Under the Cumberland moon
E       A      E       A
Heading south, heading south

Give me room to travel on my way, 
to a place where dreams won't fade away
Where the river flows and tobacco grows 
Heading south, Heading south