The Steel Woods – Straw In The Wind chords

[Intro]
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[Verse]
     D           FRode in from the west
        CWith an eye towards
  G         D   C GA dollar to make
   D            FHe pitched us a sale
      CAbout healin' and
G          D   C GOil from a snake
    D          FThe barkeep he warned him
        CBut the man he
    G         D   C GDid not comprehend

[Chorus]
    F                        GHow strangers round here disappear
                  DLike straw in the wind

[Instrumental lick same as Intro]
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[Verse]
    D            FToo young but in love
         CWhen she met him
   G             D   C GIn some northern town
   DHe treated her good
          C'Till the sun and
    G            D   C GThe whiskey went down
        D             FDid the bruise on her face
         CTest the patience
   G          D  C GOf all of her kin

[Chorus]
      F                        GOr do strangers round here disappear
                  DLike straw in the wind

[Instrumental Fill same as Intro]
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[Verse]
   D             FOh Clem runs his mouth
        CWhen he drinks since
    G            D  C GHis wife passed away
         D           FBut he's good to the kids
        GAnd his crops that
   F              D    F C GHe sells for fair trade
      D          FBut a travelling man
     CHad enough took a
G           D   C GPipe to his chin

[Chorus]
     F                  GThat travelling man disappeared
                  DLike straw in the wind

[Solo]
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[Verse]
          D             FOh.. if the mouth of this river
      CCould talk here's
G             D  F C GWhat it would say
       D              FIf you come here with Good
        GIn your heart
       F          D  F C GYou'll be on your way
       D           FOh but I'm not the one
         CHere who judged
 G            D  F C GAnother man's sin

[Chorus]
      F                        GOr do strangers round here disappear
                  DLike straw in the wind

[Outro]
         F                        GOh... do strangers round here disappear
                     DLike straw... in the wind

[Solo]
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[Outro lick - same as Intro]
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