big wind chords by Porter Wagoner

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Verse 1
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From
D 
daylight 'til dusk,
we've been a-workin' in in the dust
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Pickin' cotton, workin' side by side
Well, I can't forget, yes, I remember yet
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The way my daddy looked at me and cried

Verse 2
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"Big wind's a-comin', listen
listen to the hummin'
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Hurry up, son, be quick, don't stall
You know we can't be slow,
take the kids and get below
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D 
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all"

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Verse 3

Well I ran across the field,

so scared my lips was sealed

To warn my mom the storm

was on its way

Well I knew I'd won my race when

I saw my mammy's face

And the way she looked at me and said

Verse 4
D 
"Big wind's a-comin', listen
listen to the hummin'
A 
D 
Hurry up, son, be quick, don't stall
You know we can't be slow,
take the kids and get below
A 
If we don't hurry it'll surely
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Bm 
E 
get us all"

Verse 5
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Oh, but dad was in the cellar and
by now the sky was yellow
Wind was a-blowin' trees
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trees were fallin'
And outside I heard him cryin'
and as he lay there dyin'
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It seemed I could still hear
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him callin', son

Verse 6
E 
"Big wind's a-comin', listen
listen to the hummin'
B 
E 
Hurry up, son, be quick, don't stall
You know we can't be slow,
take the kids and get below
B 
E 
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all"