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Whispering Pines

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Note: Original is D, but to be able to sing it, I have to play in G.
This was a very popular song from 1956/1960 and beyond.
Whispering Pines
as recorded by: Johnny Horton
written by: Howard Hausey
[Verse]
DThe snowflakes fall it's winter's call
And Gtime just seems to Dfly
Is it the lonely-Gness in me
That Dmakes me A7wanna Dcry
My heart is sad like a mourning dove
That's Glost it's mate in Dflight
Hear the cooing of his Glonely heart
Through the Dstillness A7of the Dnight
[Chorus]
Whispering A7Pines Whispering Pines Gtell me is it Dso
Whispering A7Pines Whispering Pines Gyou're the one who Dknows
My darlings A7gone oh she's gone and I Gneed your sympaDthy
Whispering Pines GSend my Dbaby A7back to Dme
See that squirrel up in the tree
His Gmate there on the Dground
Hear their barking Gcall of love
From the DhappineA7ss they've Dfound
Is my love still my love
OGh this I've gotta Dknow
Send a message Gby the wind
BeDcause I A7love her Dso
Repeat chorus
(and end on final verse)
All chords in this song (3)

The story behind the song

Johnny Horton was a prominent country, honky tonk, and rockabilly musician known for his narrative saga songs, with hits like "The Battle of New Orleans." While the original "Whispering Pines" by The Band is a ballad exploring intense loneliness through images of nature, Horton's version, released around 1959, shifts the focus to a winter's call for a lost mate. The "Whispering Pines" themselves become a confidant, the one who understands the depth of love for someone now gone. It’s a song that speaks to the quiet ache of missing a loved one, finding solace in the silent understanding of the natural world.

AI-written from these sources:Whispering Pines (The Band song) — Wikipedia ↗Johnny Horton — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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