#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 15:18:08 -0800 (PST) From: "M. Schweisthal" Subject: Chords/Lyrics to "Wildflowers in a Mason Jar" by John Denver "Wildflowers in a Mason Jar" as performed by John Denver Brought to you by Mike Schweisthal [mschweis@u.washington.edu] Chords used: D:XX0232 G:320003 A:X02220 NOTE: I don't know how to do tablature very well, so you'll have to listen to the song and fiddle with D, G and A suspendeds to get the same sound that John Denver does on his intro...note that the same "riff" that you play as an intro comes at the end of each chorus...a '|' mark indicates a measure break...enjoy!--Mike INTRO: | D | G A | G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DJanuary (xx0232@1)back in '55 we rode a Greyhound bus through the Georgia midnight G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) AGrandpa (x02220@1)was sleeping and the winter sky was clear G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DWe (xx0232@1)hit a bump and his head jerked back a little and he mumbled something G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) AHe (x02220@1)woke up smiling, but his eyes were bright with tears D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Said, "I dreamed I was back on the farm... G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)20 years have passed, boy, but the memory still warms me... G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)Wildflowers in aMason (x02210@1)Jar..." G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DHe (xx0232@1)told me those old stories about that one-room cabin in Kentucky G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)smell of the rain and the warm earth in his hands G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DHe (xx0232@1)slowly turned and stared outside; his face was mirrored in the window G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)his reflection flew across the moonlit land D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And he dreamed he was back on the farm G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)Tilts his head and listens to the early sound of morning G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)Wildflowers in aMason (x02210@1)Jar G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DAn (xx0232@1)old man and an eight-year-old boy rolling down that midnight highway G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) AKentucky (x02220@1)memories from a winter Georgia night G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DI (xx0232@1)started drifting off and Grandpa tucked his coat around me G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) AI (x02220@1)think I tried to smile as I slowly closed my eyes D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And I dreamed I was with him on the farm G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)"Grandpa, I can hear the evening wind out in the corn... G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)Wildflowers in aMason (x02210@1)Jar... G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)Wildflowers in aMason (x02210@1)Jar... G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)Wildflowers in aMason (x02210@1)Jar..." G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)the bus rolled through the night...
