Southtown Guitar Tab

P.O.D. Tabs:

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Artist: P.O.D.
Song: Southtown
Album: The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
Tabbed by: Ryan Sanders (ryan@ricknyephotography.com)
Date: January 21, 2001

I just love this song.  It's so freakin awesome.  Not too hard, so have fun.

Drop-D Tuning

INTRO (clean, no distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-------------------------2-2-2-2-------------------------| play 4 times
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

VERSE (distortion) -also used before vocals come in
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--7-7-7-| play 5 times
A|-7--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|
D|-7--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|

PRE-CHORUS
e|-----------|
B|-----6---5-|
G|-----------|
D|-----3---2-|
A|-----------|
D|-0---------|

CHORUS
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8---------5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3--5-5-5-5---3--3--5-5-5-5---0--0--2-2-2-2--0--0--2-2-2-2-|
A|-3--3------------3--3------------0--0-----------0--0----------|
D|-3--3------------3--3------------0--0-----------0--0----------|


BRIDGE               with this on top:
e|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-6-5--5-3--3-1--5-3--6-5-|
G|-----------------|-------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Matt Average	#1 by Matt Waas at Jan 19, 1994 at 4:18 PM EST
	I think the song "South Town" is about growing up in South Town Sad Diego and stuff goes down there just kind of like the video is just being in South Town and chillin and living your life.

No Picture Tyler Average	#2 by Tyler Hutchison at May 4, 1995 at 3:54 AM EST
	I think its about P.O.D.'s tough younger years growing up in the South Town near San Diego. It was a tough neighborhood and he followed God rather than resorting to violence. "dont want to throw up my fists, aint gots to be like this".

No Picture Badass	#3 by guess wha' i suck at May 12, 1997 at 1:53 PM EST
	he is screaming "it aint got to be like this x 4 life doesnt have to be like this 4x" it aint hard to understand him.

No Picture Faiz Average	#4 by Faiz fender at Jan 8, 1999 at 11:20 AM EST
	This is probably my favourite POD song, it has got a good buildup and is heavy enough with a dash of screaming, what more could you want. Some of the words sonny screams are "life doesn't have to be like this" I believe he angry at people that cause problems in places everywhere like Southtown or that God can help you escape the situation. Payable On Death

No Picture chris Average	#5 by chris nagel at Nov 15, 2002 at 8:30 AM EST
	this is the better P.O.D, there new stuff like Alive and Youth of a nation sux ass. This song is really hard but not trashy, gothic crap. awesome opening.

No Picture jacob Average	#6 by jacob ap at Apr 29, 2005 at 6:29 PM EST
	i think this song is about surviving life, but it does not reall refer to God at all