G C G C D G [Verse 1] N.C. G C G The weather finally broke in the middle of AprilC D Jacob loaded up his wagon with last years fursG C G He’d have to make the trip alone cause it would be too riskyC D For his pretty wife Sarah and the unborn childG She carried with her [Verse 2] N.C. G C G It took three weeks to reach the Mississippi RiverC D And he turned south toward New 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 D The sun light glistens on the rocks belowC D G He can hear her voice in the rippling waterC D G Saying please be home before the cold winds blow [Verse 3] N.C. G C G He fell in with a bad companionC D Said give me your money or I’ll take your lifeG C G Jacob drew his pistol and in less 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 D G He stands on the hill that overlooks his farmD G C G With his woman by his side thanks God for his blessingsC D G And most of all for the blonde hair child resting in his arms [Chorus] N.C. C G And the river rolls on like an endless riverC D The sun light glistens on the rocks belowC D G He can hear her voice in the rippling waterC D G Saying please be home before the cold winds blow [Other]C D G Yes he can hear her voice in the rippling waterC D G Saying please be home before the cold winds blow
Before The Cold Wind Blows
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