Promise the Wind

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Promise 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. 

I wasn´t really aware this is a song about Jimmy Carter until Charlie told me.  Once you think about it, it´s pretty obvious.

 

 

Capo 2nd fret

 

(D4) (D) (D2) (D) (D4) (D) (D2) (D)

He was (D4)born a(D)gain (D2) (D) (D4) (D) (D2) (D)

In the (D4)Georgia (D)wind,  (D2) (D) (D4) (D) (D2) (D)

The (D4)eldest (D)son (D2)of (D)Miss (A7 short)Lilli(D)an.

He was (D4)born to (D)win  (D4) (D) (D2) (D)

With his (D4)Georgia (D)grin. (D2) (D) (D4) (D) (D2) (D)

 

You just (D4)sell 'em the (D)Lord (D2)and (D)you (A7 short)promise the (D)wind,

(D4)Sell 'em the (D)Lord (D2)and (D)you (A7 short)promise the (D)wind.

(D4) (D) (D2) (A) (hold)

 

And he said (G)I am the (D)one (A) (D) in the (G)Georgia (D)sun, (A) (D)

Oh, (G)Georgia dirt (D)farmers, there's (A)work to be (D)done.

He said (G)Rosa(D)lynn, (A) (D) keep on (G)smil(D)ing. (A) (D)

You just (D4)sell 'em the (D)Lord (D2)and (D)you (A7 short)promise the (D)wind,

(D4)Sell 'em the (D)Lord (D2)and (D)you (A7 short)promise the (D)wind.

(G)Sell 'em the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind,

(G)Sell 'em the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (Bm) (hold)wind.

 

And a(Em)cross the fields of (D)Plains,

(G)Good old (D)boys walking (A)home in the (D)rain.

And there's (Em)redneck Billy and (D)beer,

(G)Don't look (D)like something's (A)going on (D)here.

But there's a (G)man there (D)out to (A)win,

(G)Banking on his (D)Georgia (A)grin.

Oh, (G)it's so (F#m)easy to (Em)sucker us (D)in,(hold)

(D4)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (D2)promise the (D)wind.

 

(D4)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind,

(D4)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind,

(D4)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind.

(G)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind,

(G)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind.

 

He was (G)born a(D)gain (A) (D)

In the (G)Georgia (D)wind , (A) (D)

The (G)eldest (D)son of Miss (A7 short)Lilli(D)an.

He was (G)born to (D)win (A) (D)

With his (G)Georgia (D)grin, (A) (D)

You just (G)sell'us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind.

 

(G)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind,

(G)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (D)wind,

(G)Sell us the (D)Lord and you (A)promise the (G)wind. (D)

(G) (D)  (G) (D) (A) (D)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de

 

September 2006