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Red Buds

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Tuning: standard
[Intro]
 G   A   C    Gx2
[Verse]
Well the, Gthe wind blows hard uApon whippoorwill hill
and the Cred buds sway in the bGreeze
And if you Glisten real close you can hAear 
the desperate cry of a brCoken man on his kneesG.
[Chorus]
And the Crain beats hard on a Gpoor man's head
And the Cwind blows the nails out of the Gtin roof of the shed
And the Awater keeps on risiCn at the old homestGead
[Verse]
Well if the Gcorns knees high by the Afourth of July
and Mother CNature smiles on us Gall
And there's a Gring around the moon
and that means Arain is comin' soon
and we'll hCave a good harvest this fGall.
[Chorus]
And the Crain beats hard on a Gpoor on man's head
And the Cwind blows the nails out of the Gtin roof of the shed
And the Amoon keeps on shinCin at the old homesGtead
[Verse]
Well the, the Gwind blows through the Awheat field at night
and it plCays a lonely tuGne
And the Gbones clatter in the trees waving iAn the summer breeze 
Well there ain't Cnothin like Lee County in JuGne
[Chorus]
And the Crain beats hard on a Gpoor man's head
And the Cwind blows the nails out of the Gtin roof of the shed
And the Ariver keeps on flowCin at the old homesteGad

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Red Buds

by William Elliott Whitmore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: standard

[Intro]

G A C G

[Verse]

G A

Well the, the wind blows hard upon whippoorwill hill

C G

and the red buds sway in the breeze

G A

And if you listen real close you can hear

C G

the desperate cry of a broken man on his knees.

[Chorus]

C G

And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head

C G

And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of the shed

A C G

And the water keeps on risin at the old homestead

[Verse]

G A

Well if the corns knees high by the fourth of July

C G

and Mother Nature smiles on us all

And there's a ring around the moon

and that means rain is comin' soon

C G

and we'll have a good harvest this fall.

[Chorus]

C G

And the rain beats hard on a poor on man's head

C G

And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of the shed

A C G

And the moon keeps on shinin at the old homestead

[Verse]

G A

Well the, the wind blows through the wheat field at night

C G

and it plays a lonely tune

G A

And the bones clatter in the trees waving in the summer breeze

C G

Well there ain't nothin like Lee County in June

[Chorus]

C G

And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head

C G

And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of the shed

A C G

And the river keeps on flowin at the old homestead

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