Chords for "Red Wing" a Natural Classic!
Tempo:
118.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] Here in Bakersville, [G] where the headwaters of [C] the Gasconnais [G] flow from the Ozark [F#m] Hills,
[D] horses for [G] water, camps for [C] stock, and [G] the Mother Earth also paint western and bluegrass [D]-style music,
[G] Red Wing is a [C] classic.
[D] [G] The lyrics weren't [D] published until 1907.
[G] According to legend, each version [C] agrees that Red [A] Wing had been in wait for her warrior,
who did not return from [D] battle.
[G] The lyrics changed with each harvest that was carted [C] into town.
[G] As many as there are red tomatoes.
[A] [G] Indian legend and stories were stretched by [C] craftsmen and [G] cowboys and righteous Red Wing sympathizers.
At harvest, crops could leave you either weeping or raping.
The song was always a fun part of each harvest.
After the publication of Hiawatha in 1902, [C] a Native [G] American craze began, and Red Wing peaked in [A] popularity.
[G] American Indian images soon made their way into [C] motion pictures, [G] onto egg carts and seed packets handed out in the [A] gardening community.
Many Indian [G] maids became farmers' wives as [C] planting techniques [G] merged.
More delicious varieties and herbal remedies were discovered and shared.
[C]
Garden like [G] your grandmother did!
I [D] like that.
That was funny.
[G] [A] In Bakersville, over 250 varieties of [G] heirloom tomatoes have been passed down [D] and grown through collaboration [G] with other cultures and [D] communities.
Local [A] merchants and postmasters soon became familiar with mail orders, [Am] seed packets, [G] and catalog [F#m] deliveries.
[D] In 1939, [G] the Illinois Herb [C] Company wanted [D] you to order by calling Harrison 4431.
[G] [C]
[A] [G] [D] Native and farm folklore has spread [G] garden recipes.
Colorful [C] illustrations have held steadfast [G] as a popular marketing strategy.
[Dm] Lunch fresh from the garden is [G] served daily in an Ozark hotel restaurant.
[C] [G] [C] Since [G] 1998, [A] Jeremiah Gettle's passion [D] for heirloom [G] seeds and colorful catalogs has spread the word of heirloom seeds [C] worldwide.
[G] His generation of farmers have gone online and [C] Ozark-based Baker Creek [G] Heirloom Seed Company has blossomed.
The thought process at Baker's Creek is to put the home gardener and local farmer back in control of our food [Dm] supply, our lives, and our freedom.
America, it's time to think green!
Grab your favorite heirloom seed, plant, and save, save, save!
Let's don't wipe them out.
Say no to [C] GMO!
[G] There are rare seeds like beans carried across country during the Cherokee [C] Trail of Tears march.
[G] Indian corn with [Bm] great taste and absolutely no trace of [G] GMO.
It's getting so difficult to find these pure varieties, folks.
[D]
[G] [D] Baker [A] Creek's old-time spring planting festival and its selection of now 1,300 heirloom seed [D] varieties are leading the way to a [G] revival of the [C] foods and planting [D] method of 100 [C] years ago.
[G] When self [D]-reliant, home living [G] is a wonderful example of [C]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [C] how we can bake a [A] creek.
[D]
[B] Isn't it so nice?
Yes.
[D#] Oh, hi, sweetheart.
Aw, she's so sweet.
Can I take her home with me?
[N]
[C] Here in Bakersville, [G] where the headwaters of [C] the Gasconnais [G] flow from the Ozark [F#m] Hills,
[D] horses for [G] water, camps for [C] stock, and [G] the Mother Earth also paint western and bluegrass [D]-style music,
[G] Red Wing is a [C] classic.
[D] [G] The lyrics weren't [D] published until 1907.
[G] According to legend, each version [C] agrees that Red [A] Wing had been in wait for her warrior,
who did not return from [D] battle.
[G] The lyrics changed with each harvest that was carted [C] into town.
[G] As many as there are red tomatoes.
[A] [G] Indian legend and stories were stretched by [C] craftsmen and [G] cowboys and righteous Red Wing sympathizers.
At harvest, crops could leave you either weeping or raping.
The song was always a fun part of each harvest.
After the publication of Hiawatha in 1902, [C] a Native [G] American craze began, and Red Wing peaked in [A] popularity.
[G] American Indian images soon made their way into [C] motion pictures, [G] onto egg carts and seed packets handed out in the [A] gardening community.
Many Indian [G] maids became farmers' wives as [C] planting techniques [G] merged.
More delicious varieties and herbal remedies were discovered and shared.
[C]
Garden like [G] your grandmother did!
I [D] like that.
That was funny.
[G] [A] In Bakersville, over 250 varieties of [G] heirloom tomatoes have been passed down [D] and grown through collaboration [G] with other cultures and [D] communities.
Local [A] merchants and postmasters soon became familiar with mail orders, [Am] seed packets, [G] and catalog [F#m] deliveries.
[D] In 1939, [G] the Illinois Herb [C] Company wanted [D] you to order by calling Harrison 4431.
[G] [C]
[A] [G] [D] Native and farm folklore has spread [G] garden recipes.
Colorful [C] illustrations have held steadfast [G] as a popular marketing strategy.
[Dm] Lunch fresh from the garden is [G] served daily in an Ozark hotel restaurant.
[C] [G] [C] Since [G] 1998, [A] Jeremiah Gettle's passion [D] for heirloom [G] seeds and colorful catalogs has spread the word of heirloom seeds [C] worldwide.
[G] His generation of farmers have gone online and [C] Ozark-based Baker Creek [G] Heirloom Seed Company has blossomed.
The thought process at Baker's Creek is to put the home gardener and local farmer back in control of our food [Dm] supply, our lives, and our freedom.
America, it's time to think green!
Grab your favorite heirloom seed, plant, and save, save, save!
Let's don't wipe them out.
Say no to [C] GMO!
[G] There are rare seeds like beans carried across country during the Cherokee [C] Trail of Tears march.
[G] Indian corn with [Bm] great taste and absolutely no trace of [G] GMO.
It's getting so difficult to find these pure varieties, folks.
[D]
[G] [D] Baker [A] Creek's old-time spring planting festival and its selection of now 1,300 heirloom seed [D] varieties are leading the way to a [G] revival of the [C] foods and planting [D] method of 100 [C] years ago.
[G] When self [D]-reliant, home living [G] is a wonderful example of [C]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [C] how we can bake a [A] creek.
[D]
[B] Isn't it so nice?
Yes.
[D#] Oh, hi, sweetheart.
Aw, she's so sweet.
Can I take her home with me?
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
A
Dm
G
C
D
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Here in Bakersville, [G] where the headwaters of [C] the Gasconnais [G] flow from the Ozark [F#m] Hills,
_ [D] horses for [G] water, camps for [C] stock, and [G] the Mother Earth also paint western and bluegrass [D]-style music,
[G] Red Wing is a [C] classic. _
_ [D] _ [G] _ The lyrics weren't [D] published until 1907.
[G] According to legend, each version [C] agrees that Red [A] Wing had been in wait for her warrior,
who did not return from [D] battle.
_ [G] The lyrics changed with each harvest that was carted [C] into town.
[G] As many as there are red tomatoes. _
_ [A] _ _ [G] Indian legend and stories were stretched by [C] craftsmen and [G] cowboys and righteous Red Wing sympathizers.
At harvest, crops could leave you either weeping or raping.
The song was always a fun part of each harvest.
After the publication of Hiawatha in 1902, [C] a Native [G] American craze began, and Red Wing peaked in [A] popularity. _
_ [G] _ American Indian images soon made their way into [C] motion pictures, [G] onto egg carts and seed packets handed out in the [A] gardening community.
Many Indian [G] maids became farmers' wives as [C] planting techniques [G] merged.
_ More delicious varieties and herbal remedies were discovered and shared.
_ [C] _
Garden like [G] your grandmother did!
I [D] like that.
That was funny. _
_ [G] [A] In Bakersville, over 250 varieties of [G] heirloom tomatoes have been passed down [D] and grown through collaboration [G] with other cultures and [D] communities.
Local [A] merchants and postmasters soon became familiar with mail orders, [Am] seed packets, [G] and catalog [F#m] deliveries.
[D] _ In 1939, [G] the Illinois Herb [C] Company wanted [D] you to order by calling Harrison 4431.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Native and farm folklore has spread [G] garden recipes.
Colorful [C] illustrations have held steadfast [G] as a popular marketing strategy.
[Dm] Lunch fresh from the garden is [G] served daily in an Ozark hotel restaurant. _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] Since [G] 1998, [A] Jeremiah Gettle's passion [D] for heirloom [G] seeds and colorful catalogs has spread the word of heirloom seeds [C] worldwide.
[G] His generation of farmers have gone online and [C] Ozark-based Baker Creek [G] Heirloom Seed Company has blossomed. _ _ _
The thought process at Baker's Creek is to put the home gardener and local farmer back in control of our food [Dm] supply, our lives, and our freedom.
America, it's time to think green!
Grab your favorite heirloom seed, plant, and save, save, save!
Let's don't wipe them out.
Say no to [C] GMO!
_ [G] There are rare seeds like beans carried across country during the Cherokee [C] Trail of Tears march.
[G] Indian corn with [Bm] great taste and absolutely no trace of [G] GMO.
It's getting so difficult to find these pure varieties, folks.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Baker [A] Creek's old-time spring planting festival and its selection of now 1,300 heirloom seed [D] varieties are leading the way to a [G] revival of the [C] foods and planting [D] method of 100 [C] years ago.
[G] When self [D]-reliant, home living [G] is a wonderful example of [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] how we can bake a [A] creek. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ Isn't it so nice?
Yes.
[D#] Oh, hi, sweetheart. _ _ _
Aw, she's so sweet.
Can I take her home with me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [C] Here in Bakersville, [G] where the headwaters of [C] the Gasconnais [G] flow from the Ozark [F#m] Hills,
_ [D] horses for [G] water, camps for [C] stock, and [G] the Mother Earth also paint western and bluegrass [D]-style music,
[G] Red Wing is a [C] classic. _
_ [D] _ [G] _ The lyrics weren't [D] published until 1907.
[G] According to legend, each version [C] agrees that Red [A] Wing had been in wait for her warrior,
who did not return from [D] battle.
_ [G] The lyrics changed with each harvest that was carted [C] into town.
[G] As many as there are red tomatoes. _
_ [A] _ _ [G] Indian legend and stories were stretched by [C] craftsmen and [G] cowboys and righteous Red Wing sympathizers.
At harvest, crops could leave you either weeping or raping.
The song was always a fun part of each harvest.
After the publication of Hiawatha in 1902, [C] a Native [G] American craze began, and Red Wing peaked in [A] popularity. _
_ [G] _ American Indian images soon made their way into [C] motion pictures, [G] onto egg carts and seed packets handed out in the [A] gardening community.
Many Indian [G] maids became farmers' wives as [C] planting techniques [G] merged.
_ More delicious varieties and herbal remedies were discovered and shared.
_ [C] _
Garden like [G] your grandmother did!
I [D] like that.
That was funny. _
_ [G] [A] In Bakersville, over 250 varieties of [G] heirloom tomatoes have been passed down [D] and grown through collaboration [G] with other cultures and [D] communities.
Local [A] merchants and postmasters soon became familiar with mail orders, [Am] seed packets, [G] and catalog [F#m] deliveries.
[D] _ In 1939, [G] the Illinois Herb [C] Company wanted [D] you to order by calling Harrison 4431.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Native and farm folklore has spread [G] garden recipes.
Colorful [C] illustrations have held steadfast [G] as a popular marketing strategy.
[Dm] Lunch fresh from the garden is [G] served daily in an Ozark hotel restaurant. _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] Since [G] 1998, [A] Jeremiah Gettle's passion [D] for heirloom [G] seeds and colorful catalogs has spread the word of heirloom seeds [C] worldwide.
[G] His generation of farmers have gone online and [C] Ozark-based Baker Creek [G] Heirloom Seed Company has blossomed. _ _ _
The thought process at Baker's Creek is to put the home gardener and local farmer back in control of our food [Dm] supply, our lives, and our freedom.
America, it's time to think green!
Grab your favorite heirloom seed, plant, and save, save, save!
Let's don't wipe them out.
Say no to [C] GMO!
_ [G] There are rare seeds like beans carried across country during the Cherokee [C] Trail of Tears march.
[G] Indian corn with [Bm] great taste and absolutely no trace of [G] GMO.
It's getting so difficult to find these pure varieties, folks.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Baker [A] Creek's old-time spring planting festival and its selection of now 1,300 heirloom seed [D] varieties are leading the way to a [G] revival of the [C] foods and planting [D] method of 100 [C] years ago.
[G] When self [D]-reliant, home living [G] is a wonderful example of [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] how we can bake a [A] creek. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ Isn't it so nice?
Yes.
[D#] Oh, hi, sweetheart. _ _ _
Aw, she's so sweet.
Can I take her home with me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _