Seminole Wind

(originally by John Anderson)

Capo: 2nd fret

[Intro]
Em  G  D  A  Em  G  D  A
Em  G  D  A  Em  G  D  A
Em
 
 
[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
Way down south in the Everglades
          D                         A
Where the black water rolls and the saw grass swings
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
 
 
[Interlude]
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Em
 
 
[Verse 2]
Em                G
Progress came and took its toll
D              A
In the name of flood control
Em                             G
They made their plans and they drained the land
            D                A
And now the glades are going dry
Em          G
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]
   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 alligator and the gar
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
Em  G  D  A  Em  G  D  A
 
 
[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
 
 
[Outro]
Em  G  D  A  Em  G  D  A
Em  G  D  A  Em  G  D  A
Em  G  D  A