Wheatfield Lady

 

Written by John Stewart

 

Nice to start a great concert with an up-tempo song.  Thus it was with the “Phoenix Concerts” (originally an RCA double LP, 1974, re-released by Bear Family Records as a single CD with two bonus songs, 1990).  What is arguably (anybody wants to argue?) the greatest live album ever kicks off with ‘Wheatfield Lady’, a song even Charlie Woodward´s father (not a JS-fan) liked.  So do we, and here it is.  “Ah, my wheatfield lady, I can taste you on my tongue...”

 

 

Capo 3rd fret

 

(C5)(hold) (G)(hold) (F)(F)(F)(G)(hold)

(F)(F)(F)(G)(hold) (F)(F)(F)(G)(hold)

(C) Ah, (G)wheatfield (Am)lady, (G)

(C) In the (G)wheatfield we were (Am)young. (G)

(C) (G)Ah, my (Am)wheatfield (G)lady,

(C) I can (G)taste you (Am)on my (G)tongue.

(C) And laying (G)out be(F)fore me,(G)

(C) The endless (G)highway (Am)lies(G)

(C) And the lady's (G)eyes grow (Am)hungry (G)

(C) When she (G)knows (F) the eagle (C)flies.

 

Rock me (G)crazy, (F)wheatfield (G)lady,

(C)Oh sweet (G)highway, (F)rock me (G)home.

(C)Rock me (G)crazy, (F)wheatfield (G)lady,

(C)Take me to my (G)lady at the (F)end of the (C)road. (D)

 

Ah, (A)wheatfield (Bm)lady, (A)

(D) (A) shinin' in the (Bm)sun, (A).

(D) (A)Ah, my (Bm)wheatfield (A)lady,

(D) (A)Call me (Bm)and I (A)come.

(D) Roll me (A)down, oh, (G)highway (A)sound,

(D) Sting my (A)wheels to (Bm)run. (A)

(D) Drive me (A)wild, (Bm)highway (A)child,

(D) 'Till my (A)wheatfield (G)lady (D)comes.

 

Rock me (A)crazy, (G)wheatfield (A)lady,

(D)Oh, sweet (A)highway, (G)rock me (A)home.

(D)Rock me (A)crazy, (G)wheatfield (A)lady,

(D)Take me to my (A)lady at the (G)end of the (D)road.

 

Rock me (A)crazy, (G)wheatfield (A)lady,

Said, (D)oh, sweet (A)highway, (G)rock me (A)home.

(D)Rock me (A)crazy, (G)wheatfield (A)lady,

(D)Take me to my (A)lady at the (G)end of the (D)road.

(A) (G) (A) (D) (A) (G) (A) (D) (A) (G) (A) (D) (A) (G) (D)

 

Rock me (A)crazy, (G)wheatfield (A)lady,

Said, (D)oh, sweet (A)highway, (G)rock me (A)home.

(D)Rock me (A)crazy, (G)wheatfield (A)lady,

(D)Take me to my (A)lady at the (G)end of the (D)road.

(A) (G) (D)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de

 

2003