Tom: G
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I've been shot for tresspassing
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Down in New Orleans
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Tangled up, I've been undone
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I've been uncovered and I've run
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
Rattlin' on the wind
Em D Em D
Looking for that whispered ship that we've been
Em D Em D
Following for a sea~son
Em D Em D
And I'm Rattlin' on the wind
[Verse]
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I was born free, I was born proud
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With my head in the clouds and my feet on the ground
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I've been caught in a spider's web
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By casting nets in ladies' beds Yes I'm-
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
I've seen the kudzu how it covers up the south
Em D Em D
It's covering my eyes and it's coming out my mouth
Em D Em D
I feel like I feel when the trees withstand the flood
Em D Em D
I'm careful where im walking, don't want to step into the mud
[Solo]
[Verse]
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The hitch--hi--ker was leading me to
D C G C G
The sweet wa--ter at the mountain's feet
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That for--est porchlight, it slapped my eyes
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The door swung wide as a night owl cried
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The hitch--hi--ker, he cured his words
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Dis--a--ppeared just as I heard a
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Bomb--shell blast and split the night
D C G C G
Took me down just as it blew my mind. And I'm-
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
Rattlin' on the wind
Em D Em D
Looking for that whispered ship that we've been
Em D Em D
Following for a sea~son
Em D Em D
And I'm Rattlin' on the wind
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
Rattlin' on the wind
Em D Em D
Looking for that whispered ship that we've been
Em D Em D
Following for a sea~son
Em D Em D
And I'm Rattlin' on the wind
