1. When ^CI was a ki^Fd Uncle Re^Fmus he ^Cput me to ^Fbed ^F 2. Well nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does 3. When I was in school I ran with the kid down the street

1. with a ^Cpicture of Stonewall ^FJackson ^Cabove my ^Fbed ^F 2. But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was 3. and I watched him burn himself up on Bourbon and Speed

1. Then ^ADaddy came in to kiss his ^Flittle man 2. The smell of Cape Jasmine thru the window screen 3. but I was smarter than most and I could choose

1. with ^Agin on his breath and the Bible ^Fin his hand 2. with John R. and the wolfman kept me company 3. learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news

1^F. and he talked about honor and ^Fthings I should know 2. by the light of the radio by my bed 3. when I was eighteen, Lord I hit the road

1. Then ^Fhe staggered a little when he ^G7went out the door 2. with Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head 3. but it doesn't seem to matter how far I go

R: And I^C still hear the soft southern ^Fwind in the ^Flive oak ^Ftrees ^{D G7} those ^CWilliams boys they ^Fstill mean a ^Flot to ^Fme, Hank and ^DTennessee ^G7

I g^Fuess we're all gonna ^Fbe what we're gonna ^Abe ^F So what do you do with ^Fgood ole boys like ^Cme