---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Buds - William Elliott Whitmore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Steve Henderson Email: drtywrk_21@hotmail.com Tuning: standard Intro: G A C G 2x Verse:

^GWell the wind blows hard u^Apon weepin' will hair and ^Cthe red buds sway in the^G breeze/ ^GAnd if you listen real close ^Ayou can hear the distant cry of a^C broken man on his kne^Ges.

Chorus:

^CAnd the rain beats hard on a p^Goor man's head ^CAnd the wind blows the nails out of the ^Gtin roof of shame A C G (A little hammer on pull And the water keeps on risin at the old homestead ...off on the A string)

Verse:

^GWell if the corns knees high by the^A fourth of July and Mother^C Nature smiles on us ^Gall/ A^Gnd there's a ring around the moon and t^Ahat means rain is comin' soon and ^Cwe'll have a good harvest this fal^Gl.

Chorus:

^CAnd the rain beats hard on a p^Goor on man's head ^CAnd the wind blows the nails out of the ^Ctin roof of shame ^AAnd the moon keeps on shinin^C at the old homestea^Gd

Verse:

^GWell the wind blows through the ^Awheat field at night and it^C plays a lonely tu^Gne/ A^Gnd the bones clatter in the trees waving e^Andless summer breeze/ Well there ain't^C nothin like Lee County in Jun^Ge

Chorus:

^CAnd the rain beats hard on a ^Gpoor man's head ^CAnd the wind blows the nails out of the ^Gtin roof of shame ^AAnd the river keeps on flowin^C at the old homestea^Gd

William Elliott Whitmore - Red buds