Southwind

Words and Music by Herb Pedersen
Sung by John Denver
on JD John Denver (1979)


      G        Bm        Em          G7/D
The wheels go down, I’m back in town,
   C       				     C/D
three mounths full of summer and nothin’ to do.
	       G	   Bm            b/      Em
It’s been a strain at the reins but the picture remains,
Am          G/B         C         Bm
Southwind's blowin’ my love to you
A             G/B       C     G/B   C   D
southwind's blowin’ my love.
     G         Bm         Em      	   G7/D
For sixty one days I got caught in the maze,
  C				        C/D
twenty throusand watchin’ the songs go by.
     G           Bm         B7         Em
The lights come down in an East Texas town,
 Am           G/B       C         Bm
Southwind's blowin’ my love to you,
 Am           G/B       C         D
southwind's blowin’ my love.

Em              Dm        C
      I couldn’t wait until,
    Bm    C      D7     G
‘til I got back home to you
Em            Dm     C            Am   G/B     C     D7
       Or to get my fill of these California summer nights.
      G        Bm
It’s good to be home.
	      Em              G7/D
My, how the children have grown.
C					     C/D
Screen door’s barking out that old familiar tune.
G	      Bm	      B7         Em
Games at the park, but honey wait until dark,
Am                  G/B		    C	Bm             
Southwind will blow all my love to you,
Am		G/B	       C      D
southwind will blow all my love.
Em              Dm      C      
    I couldn’t wait until,
     Bm  C      D7       G
‘til I got back home to you
Em          Dm      C             Am   G/B    C     D7
      Or to get my fill of these California summer nights.
      G	       Bm        Em          G7/D
The wheels go down, I’m back in town,
   C                 			     C/D
three mounths full of summer and nothin’ to do.
	       G	   Bm            b/      Em
It’s been a strain at the reins but the picture remains,
Am            G/B       C         Bm
Southwind's blowin’ my love to you
A            G/B        C         Bm
southwind's blowin’ my love.
Am           G/B        C         Bm
Southwind's blowin’ my love to you
A            G/B        C         D
southwind's blowin’ my love.
	 G  F                C/D
All my love    		yeah
G       F               C    C/D      G
     All of my love to you
F       C        C/D        C    G/B   Am7   D7   G
All my love to you      Yeah