William Elliott Whitmore (born 1978, Iowa) is an American blues vocalist and musician from Lee County, Iowa. He has recorded a number of albums released on Southern Records. His act mostly consists of playing the banjo or guitar while singing, though on occasion he performs a cappella. While he has earned much acclaim from the folk, blues and alt-country communities he is also rooted in the hardcore punk community. He found a close friendship in the members of Ten Grand with whom he traveled and opened for on many tours.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Buds - William Elliott Whitmore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Steve Henderson Email: [email protected]
Tuning: standard
Intro: GACG 2x
Verse: GAC Well the wind blows hard upon whippoorwill hill and the red buds GGA sway in the breeze/ And if you listen real close you can hear the CG distant cry of a broken man on his knees.
Chorus: CG And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head CG And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of the shed A C G (A little hammer on pull And the water keeps on risin at the old homestead ...off on the A string)
Verse: GAC Well if the corns knees high by the fourth of July and Mother Nature GGA smiles on us all/ And there's a ring around the moon and that means CG rain is comin' soon and we'll have a good harvest this fall.
Chorus: CG And the rain beats hard on a poor on man's head CG And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of the shed ACG And the moon keeps on shinin at the old homestead
Verse: GAC Well the wind blows through the wheat field at night and it plays a GGA lonely tune/ And the bones clatter in the trees waving endless summer CG breeze/ Well there ain't nothin like Lee County in June
Chorus: CG And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head CG And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of the shed ACG And the river keeps on flowin at the old homestead