John Anderson - Seminole Wind
Greatest Hits (1994)
Intro : Em G D A (x4) (the part with that awesome fiddle... you know the one.)
INTRO (FIDDLE PART)SLOW
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Verse 1:
Em G
Ever since the days of old,
D A
Men would search for wealth untold.
Em G
They'd dig for silver and for gold,
D A
And leave the empty holes.
Em G
And way down south in the Everglades,
D A
Where the black water rolls and the saw grass sways.
Em G
The eagles fly and the otters play,
D A
In the land of the Seminole.
Chorus:
Em G
So blow, blow Seminole wind,
D A
Blow like you're never gonna blow again.
Em G
I'm calling to you like a long lost friend,
D A
But I know who you are.
Em G
And blow, blow from the Okeechobee,
D A
All the way up to Micanopy.
Em G
Blow across the home of the Seminole,
D A
The alligators and the gar.
Break: Em G D A (x 2)
HERE IS THE AWESOME SOLO I PUT IN THIS SONG ITS A COOL SONG SO YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT
LONG AS YOU DONT GET TO FAR FROM THE MELODY(this is just an example!)
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gets fast
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B-------------15-----|etc. just keep playing in the blues scale until your
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Verse 2:
Em G
Progress came and took its toll,
D A
And in the name of flood control,
Em G
They made their plans and they drained the land,
D A
Now the glades are going dry.
Em G
And the last time I walked in the swamp,
D A
I sat upon a Cypress stump,
Em G
I listened close and I heard the ghost,
D A
Of Osceola cry.
Chorus
Instrumental / Outro : Em G D A (x5) Em
( here i usually play and awesome solo or something but you can just play the intro if
want for a sentimental ending)
