South Wind of Summer Flatlanders (Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore) transcribed by Doug Floyd From the website AltCountryTab.com which can be found at http://www.altcountrytab.com Slow waltz type flavour (texas style) INTRO A G A [A]When the south wind of [C] summer [G] Sings through the [D] trees And the high mountain [A] thunder [G] Hangs low in the [D] breeze A strong heart flows [F#m] over, [Bm] an empty heart [G] fills And the south wind of [D] summer [G] caresses the [D]hills There is no [Bm] returning, the seasons don’t [D]end They just blow through the [F#m] branches [G] And bend with the [A] wind When the south wind of [C] summer [G] sings to the [D] pines And the faraway [A] cities [G] seem so close [D] behind A strong heart flows [F#m] over, [Bm] an empty heart [G] fills And the south wind of [D] summer [G] Blows where it [D] wills There is no [Bm]returning, the seasons don’t [D] end They just blow through the [F#m] branches And bend with the [A]wind OUTRO- CHORD PROGRESSION AS BELOW W/DOBRO/MANDOLIN/SOLOS C/G/D/A/G/D/F#m/Bm/G/D/G/D/Bm/D/G/D/G/D/G/D REPEAT G-D to fade Trans. By Doug Floyd