Headin´ For The Hills

 

Written by John Stewart

 

Razorback Jim requested this song.  It is on a Limeliters album, “Tonight: In Person”, published by RCA in 1961.  A Live Recording from the Ash Grove in Hollywood, Friday, July 29, 1960.  Out on CD; Amazon and others have it.  Good song.

I sent this intro to Charlie.  He replied, "I think we should also add an invitation to all the Bloodliners to request songs that they would like to have done.  So – if we feel we can find the chords for the song, we will do requests, unless there are copyright issues."

 

 

(single  high notes run: c-c-d-e-f-e-d-c-b-g-a-b-c)

We’ll (C)sing another song, then we’ve (D)got to move along,

Far a(Bm)way, my (Em)Sal(A), please (G)try to understand why I’m (D)leaving you so sad.

Like the (Em)wind, we’re (A)headed for the (D)hills.

(single notes run: d-c#-b-a-d-d-e-f#-d-f#-e, last notes already in spoken part)

 

(Spoken while playing the tune to "Yankee Doodle.")

(D) In 1776 (A) (D) men came from (G)all of the thirteen colonies

To (A)fight for General (D)Washington,

(G) Many times (D) the only things they had in common (G)were the songs they sang,

And the (D)cause for (A)which they (D)fought.

 

When brother died at Bunker Hill, my (G)mother said to (D)me,

(G)”Take your gun and (D)join the men who (E)fight for liber(A)ty,

(D)Here I sit awaitin’ for a(G)nother British (D)raid.

I’ll (G)drink my barley (D)whiskey and pre(A)tend I’m not a(D)fraid.”

 

We’ll (C)sing another song, then we’ve (D)got to move along ,

Far a(Bm)way, my (Em)Sal(A), please (G)try to understand why I’m (D)leaving you so sad,

Like the (Em)wind, we’re (A)headed for the (D)hills. (single notes run: d-c#-b-a)

 

No one ever told me (G)where to call my (D)home,

When (G)I was just a (D)little lad (E)I began to (A)roam.

(D)Then I heard the musket fire (G)ringin’ loud and (D)clear,

Saw the (G)redcoats up near (D)Tarrytown, well, I (A)had to volun(D)teer.

 

 We’ll (C)sing another song, then we’ve (D)got to move along,

Far a(Bm)way my (Em)Sal(A), please (G)try to understand why I’m (D)leaving you so sad,

Like the (Em)wind, we’re (A)headed for the (D)hills. (single notes run: d-c#-b-a)

 

Once I had a little gal, we (G)lived outside of (D)town,

(G)Only had a (D)one room shack and (E)it was fallin’ (A)down.

(D)But the land was all our own, it’s (G)where my son was (D)born,

Let’s (G)hurry up and (D)end this war, it’s (A)time to plant my (D)corn.

 

 We’ll (C)sing another song, then we’ve (D)got to move along,

Far a(Bm)way, my (Em)Sal (A), please (G)try to understand why I’m (D)leaving you so sad,

Like the (Em)wind, we’re (A)headed for the (D)hills. (single notes run: d-c#-b-a)

 

When this war is over (G)and our cause is (D)won,

All (G)men who seek e(D)quality will (E)learn from what we’ve (A)done.

We’ll (D)send those redcoats packin’ to (G)drink their bitter (D)tea,

And (G)we will welcome (D)all who share our (A)longing to be (D)free.

 

We’ll (C)sing another song, then we’ve (D)got to move along,

Far a(Bm)way, my (Em)Sal (A), please (G)try to understand why I’m (D)leaving you so sad,

Like the (Em)wind, (hold) we’re (A)headed for the (D)hills.

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de

 

February 2008