Before The Cold Wind Blows
Blue Highway
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Key:
G C G C D G [Verse 1] N.C. G C G The weather finally broke in the middle of AprilC Jacob loaded up his wagon with lastD years fursG He’d have to make the trip aloneC G cause it would be too riskyC For his pretty wife Sarah and theD unborn childG She carried with her [Verse 2] N.C. G C G It took three weeks to reach the Mississippi RiverC And he turned south toward NewD OrleansG Cor a boy from the mountainsC G It was easy to get caught upC In the sights and sounds of the cityD G And the things he’d never seenContinues after the ad[Chorus] N.C. C G And the river rolls on like an endless riverC The sun light glistens on the rocksD belowC D He can hear her voice in theG rippling waterC D Saying please be home before theG cold winds blow [Verse 3] N.C. G C G He fell in with a bad companionC Said give me your money or I’llD take your lifeG Jacob drew his pistol and in lessC G than a heart beatC The stranger lay dead on the floorD G And someone had to pay the price [Verse 4] N.C. G C G And after three long years in a Louisiana prisonC G He stands on the hill thatD G overlooks his farmD G With his woman by his side thanksC G God for his blessingsC And most of all for the blonde hairD G child resting in his arms [Chorus] N.C. C G And the river rolls on like an endless riverC The sun light glistens on the rocksD belowC D He can hear her voice in theG rippling waterC D Saying please be home before theG cold winds blow [Other]C D Yes he can hear her voice in theG rippling waterC D Saying please be home before theG cold winds blow