Sodom, South Georgia

Sodom, South Georgia chords by Iron & Wine Share Report Print

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4.3 (4)

Instrument Lefty

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Strum fallbackeverywhere 4/4

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Intro:
    A  E7  G  G  G (x2)
    A  

           E7      G   
Papa died smiling 
 G                    D    A  
Wide as the ring of a bell 
                E7     G   
Gone all star white 
 G                   D    A  
Small as a wish in a well 
                   E7     G   
And Sodom, South Georgia 
 G                        D   A  
Woke like a tree full of bees 
            E7    G   
Buried in Christmas 
  G                    D    D     Bm
Bows and a blanket of weeds 


 D     	   D         G  G      Em    Bm
Papa died Sunday and I understood
 D         D  	     G     G        Em
All dead white boys say, "God is good" 
 G              G              	  D 
White tongues hang out, "God is good" 


[alternate between C and G]
D  


                E7  G   
Papa died while my 
 G                   D   A  
Girl Lady Edith was born 
                 E7  G   
Both heads fell like 
 G                      D   A  
Eyes on a crack in the door 
                   E7    G   
And Sodom, South Georgia 
 G                   D   A  
Slept on an acre of bones 
                E7      G   
Slept through Christmas 
 G                      D     D      Bm
Slept like a bucket of snow 


 D     	   D         G  G      Em    Bm
Papa died Sunday and I understood 
D         D          G    G        Em
All dead white boys say, "God is good"
 G              G                 D 
White tongues hang out, "God is good"


[alternate between G and D]
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How to play Sodom, South Georgia on ukulele

Sodom, South Georgia is usually fingerpicked on ukulele rather than strummed. If you would rather strum, the everywhere 4/4 works as a fallback. The groove sits around 88 bpm, a medium pace. This arrangement is in G major. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory. Fingerpick softly and let the notes ring.

7 ukulele chords used in "Sodom, South Georgia" by Iron & Wine: A, Bm, C, D, Em, E7 and G

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Iron And Wine is the stage and recording name of folk rock singer-songwriter, Samuel Beam. He has released three studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). Beam was raised in South Carolina before moving to Florida to attend school, but now resides outside of Austin, Texas. The name Iron And Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named "Beef Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store while shooting a film.[1]

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Intro:
    A  E7  G  G  G (x2)
    A  

           E7      G   
Papa died smiling 
 G                    D    A  
Wide as the ring of a bell 
                E7     G   
Gone all star white 
 G                   D    A  
Small as a wish in a well 
                   E7     G   
And Sodom, South Georgia 
 G                        D   A  
Woke like a tree full of bees 
            E7    G   
Buried in Christmas 
  G                    D    D     Bm
Bows and a blanket of weeds 


 D     	   D         G  G      Em    Bm
Papa died Sunday and I understood
 D         D  	     G     G        Em
All dead white boys say, "God is good" 
 G              G              	  D 
White tongues hang out, "God is good" 


[alternate between C and G]
D  


                E7  G   
Papa died while my 
 G                   D   A  
Girl Lady Edith was born 
                 E7  G   
Both heads fell like 
 G                      D   A  
Eyes on a crack in the door 
                   E7    G   
And Sodom, South Georgia 
 G                   D   A  
Slept on an acre of bones 
                E7      G   
Slept through Christmas 
 G                      D     D      Bm
Slept like a bucket of snow 


 D     	   D         G  G      Em    Bm
Papa died Sunday and I understood 
D         D          G    G        Em
All dead white boys say, "God is good"
 G              G                 D 
White tongues hang out, "God is good"


[alternate between G and D]
D