Slider

 

Written by John Stewart

 

Slider is on The Day the River Sang, Appleseed, 2006. 

Aye, thatīs an excellent song.  Great groove.  John wrote it for champion jockey Julie Krone. 

This is what I found on the net about Julie:

In one of many acts through her early years that were aimed at intimidation, a fellow jockey had lashed her ear with his whip.  Krone tracked down the offender, sent him sprawling with a shot that bloodied his nose, then returned to the winner's circle with a gentle smile for the trophy presentation.  (from USA Today, posted 2/8/2004 4:24 PM, updated 2/8/2004 5:04 PM, www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/ 2004-02-08-krone-10-toughest_x.htm). 

Astounding imagery – great poem. Love that song. 

Charlie plays it in Am, capo 7th, I play it in Em.

 

 

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)Slider stuck her (D)hand in a (C)rainbow, (D)

(Em)Slider stuck her (D)hand in the (C)heat. (D)

(Em)Slider stuck her (D)hand in a (C)rainbow, (D)

(Em)That is the (D)word on the (C)street, (D)

(Em)That is the (D)word on the (C)street. (D)

 

(G)Slider stuck her (D)life in the (C)bull's-eye, (D)

(G)Slider didn't (D)know what she (C)got. (D)

(G)Slider, she's been (D)riding with (C)wise guys, (D)

And the (Em)wise guys (D)taking a (C)shot, (D)

And the (Em)wise guys (D)taking a (C)shot. (D)

 

And (C)yellow is the (D)color of the (Bm)hot August (Em)sun,

(C)Red is the (D)color of the (Em)heat.

(C)Blue is the (D)color of a (B7)Mississippi (Em)moon,

īNī (C)Black is the (D)color of the (Cj7)beat,

Yeah, (C)black is the (D)color of the (Em)beat.

          (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

 

(Em)Slider, are there (D)too many (C)rainbows? (D)

(Em)Slider, are there (D)not enough (C)hands? (D)

(Em)Slider, (D)that's how the (C)cane grows, (D)

(Em)Slider, when you're (D)dancing with (C)fans, (D)

Yeah, (Em)Slider, when you're (D)dancing with (C)fans. (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

 

Yeah, (C)yellow is the (D)color of the (Bm)hot August (Em)sun,

(C)Red is the (D)color of the (Em)heat.

(C)Blue is the (D)color of the (B7)Mississippi (Em)moon,

(C)Black is the (D)color of the (Cj7)beat, (hold)

Yeah, (C)black is the (D)color of the (Em)beat.

          (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

 

(Em)Slider, are there (D)too many (C)rainbows? (D)

(Em)Slider, are there (D)not enough (C)hands? (D)

(Em)Slider, (D)that's how the (C)cane grows, (D)

(Em)Slider, when you're (D)dancing with (C)fans, (D)yeah,

(Em)Slider, when you're (D)dancing with (C)fans. (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

 

(Em)Slider stuck her (D)hand in a (C)rainbow, (D)

(Em)Slider stuck her (D)hand in the (C)heat. (D)

(Em)Slider, (D)that's how the (C)cane grows, (D)

(Em)Slider, when you're (D)out on your (C)feet, (D)

Yeah, (C)Slider, when you're (D)out on your (C)feet. (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)

(Em)  (D)  (C)  (D)  (Em)

 

Đ John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

 

 

 

Slider     John Stewart

 

Capo 7th fret

 

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)Slider stuck her (G)hand in a (F)rainbow, (G)

(Am)Slider stuck her (G)hand in the (F)heat. (G)

(Am)Slider stuck her (G)hand in a (F)rainbow, (G)

(Am)That is the (G)word on the (F)street, (G)

(Am)That is the (G)word on the (F)street. (G)

 

(C)Slider stuck her (G)life in the (F)bull's-eye, (G)

(C)Slider didn't (G)know what she (F)got. (G)

(C)Slider, she's been (G)riding with (F)wise guys, (G)

And the (Am)wise guys (G)taking a (F)shot, (G)

And the (Am)wise guys (G)taking a (F)shot. (G)

 

And (F)yellow is the (G)color of the (Em)hot August (Am)sun,

(F)Red is the (G)color of the (Am)heat.

(F)Blue is the (G)color of a (E7short)Mississippi (Am)moon,

īNī (F)Black is the (G)color of the (Fj7)beat,

Yeah, (F)black is the (G)color of the (Am)beat.

          (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

 

(Am)Slider, are there (G)too many (F)rainbows? (G)

(Am)Slider, are there (G)not enough (F)hands? (G)

(Am)Slider, (G)that's how the (F)cane grows, (G)

(Am)Slider, when you're (G)dancing with (F)fans, (G)

Yeah, (Am)Slider, when you're (G)dancing with (F)fans. (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

 

And (F)yellow is the (G)color of the (Em)hot August (Am)sun,

(F)Red is the (G)color of the (Am)heat.

(F)Blue is the (G)color of a (E7short)Mississippi (Am)moon,

(F)Black is the (G)color of the (Fj7)beat, (hold)

Yeah, (Fj7)black is the (G)color of the (Am)beat.

          (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

 

(Am)Slider, are there (G)too many (F)rainbows? (G)

(Am)Slider, are there (G)not enough (F)hands? (G)

(Am)Slider, (G)that's how the (F)cane grows, (G)

(Am)Slider, when you're (G)dancing with (F)fans, (G)

(Am)Slider, when you're (G)dancing with (F)fans. (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

 

(Am)Slider stuck her (G)hand in a (F)rainbow, (G)

(Am)Slider stuck her (G)hand in the (F)heat. (G)

(Am)Slider, (G)that's how the (F)cane grows, (G)

(Am)Slider, when you're (G)out on your (F)feet, (G)

Yeah, (F)Slider, when you're (G)out on your (F)feet, (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)

(Am)  (G)  (F)  (G)  (Am)

 

Đ John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

 

March 2006