---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Buds - William Elliott Whitmore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: standard Intro: 2x Verse: Well the wind blows hard upon weepin' will hair and the red buds sway in the breeze/ And if you listen real close you can hear the distant cry of a broken man on his knees. Chorus: And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame ( little hammer on pull And the water keeps on risin at the old homestead ...off on the A string) Verse: Well if the corns knees high by the fourth of July and Mother Nature smiles on us all/ And there's a ring around the moon and that means rain is comin' soon and we'll have a good harvest this fall. Chorus: And the rain beats hard on a poor on man's head And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame And the moon keeps on shinin at the old homestead Verse: Well the wind blows through the wheat field at night and it plays a lonely tune/ And the bones clatter in the trees waving endless summer breeze/ Well there ain't nothin like Lee County in June Chorus: And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame And the river keeps on flowin at the old homestead