Fire in the Wind

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Fire in the Wind’ was originally released on the album  "Fire in the Wind", RSO, 1977, re-released as CD with five bonus songs by Wrasse Records, 2001.  Live versions are on "Way Too Much Fun! Live at McCabe´s June and December ´99", Neon Dreams, 2000, and on the double CD "Front Row Music - Before the War", Neon Dreams, 2001.  This is the studio version.

 

 

(Am) (Em) (Am) (Em)

 

(Am)Found her out on a (Em)cane-break road,

(Am)Blankets she had (Em)rolled.

(Am)She was all of (Em)five foot-five,

(Am)Sixteen years of (Em)old.

 

Oh, the (C)rain can sure blow (F)thunder

When you (G)steal the devil's (Em)kin.

She said, (Am)"Lay me by cool (Em)water,

There's (F)fire in the (Fj7)wind." (Am) (Em) (Am) (Em)

 

(Am)Told her she could (Em)stay with me,

(Am)Wash and mend my (Em)clothes.

(Am)I would feed and (Em)keep her here

Un(Am)til she chose to (Em)go.

 

Oh, the (C)rain can sure blow (F)thunder

When you (G)steal the devil's (Em)kin.

She said, (Am)"Lay me by cool (Em)water,

There's (F)fire in the (Fj7)wind." (Am) (Em) (Am) (Em) (Am) (Em)

 

(Am)Travellers seldom (Em)came our way,

We (Am)lived across the (Em)plain.

I (Am)called the girl Su(Em)sanna,

For I (Am)never knew her (Em)name.

 

Oh, the (C)rain can sure blow (F)thunder

When you (G)steal the devil's (Em)kin.

She said, (Am)"Lay me by cool (Em)water,

There's (F)fire in the (Fj7)wind."

Oh, (Am)lay me by cool (Em)water,

There's (F)fire in the (Fj7)wind." (Am) (Em) (Am) (Em) (Am) (Em)

 

Her (Am)dress was long, too (Em)small for her,

And (Am)tight as midnight (Em)light.

She'd (Am)lay her head u(Em)pon my chest

And (Am)hold me through the (Em)night.

 

Oh, the (C)rain can sure blow (F)thunder

When you (G)steal the devil's (Em)kin.

So I (Am)laid her by cool (Em)water,

She was (F)fire in the (Fj7)wind.

Oh, I (Am)laid her by cool (Em)water,

She was (F)fire in the (Fj7)wind.

Oh, I (Am)laid her by cool (Em)water,

She was (F)fire in the (Fj7)wind. (Am) (Em) (Am) (Em)

(Am) (Em) (Am) (Em) (Am) (Em) (Am)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Ken Swiatek and

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

(The trio)

 

4/2003