Joe Ely - Because of the wind

^FDo you know why the trees bend, At the ^DmWest ^BbTexas ^Fborder? ^FDo you know why they bend, ^GmSway and ^Ctwine? The ^Ftrees bend because of the wind, ^DmAcross that ^Bblonesome ^Fborder, ^FThe trees bend ^Dmbecause of the wind, ^GmAlmost ^Call the ^Ftime.

^FHave you seen my Caroleen, ^DmUp in ^BbAma^Frillo, ^FHave you seen my Caroleen, ^GmThe one that I ^Dmcall ^Cmine, ^FWell, if you see my Caroleen, ^DmWith her ^Bb6hair of ^F/Cyellow, ^FIf you see my ^Dm7Caro^Dmleen, ^GmTell her I'm ^Cdoing ^Ffine.

^FShe is to me like the breeze, That ^Dmblows from ^BbCorpus ^FChristi, ^FShe is to me like the breeze, That ^Gmblows up from the ^Csea, Now ^F/Cif she is like the breeze, That ^Dmblows from ^BbCorpus ^FChristi, ^FThen I must be ^Dm7like the ^Dmtrees, Cause ^GmCaroleen ^Cblows through ^F/Cme.

^FDo you know why the trees bend, At the ^DmWest ^BbTexas ^F/Cborder? ^FDo you know why they bend, ^GmSway and ^Ctwine?^C7 The ^F/Ctrees bend because of the wind, ^DmAcross that ^Bblonesome ^F/Cborder, ^FThe trees bend ^Dm7because of the wind, ^GmAlmost ^Call the ^Ftime, ^FThe trees bend ^Dm7because of the wind, ^GmAlmost ^Call the ^Ftime.