Careless Weed

Intro: Am

 

verse 1

 

Em B Am G

The wind is blowin', the farmer is sowin' now

C B C G Am

 

And soon you'll be going to seed, yes and growing oh,

 

[Refrão]G

Careless Weed

D G

Rise beside the road and sing to me

D C

To be where roads and rivers lead

D G Em

And living without greed Careless Weed

 

verse 2

B Am

So grow beneath the bridge and grow you in the fence row now

C B G Am

But God help you in the farmers field 'cause he will make you weep,

 

with his hoe-down now,

 

[Refrão] G Am G

Oh, Careless Weed, from across the river bed you’re calling to me

B C

To be where roads and rivers lead

Am G Em

In love and without need Careless Weed

 

verse 3

 

B D C Am G D Em C

I lean on my hoe and stare and stare, because I know I ain't really

D G Em

going nowhere, oh, Nowhere

B Am C

And the mare, the mare, she's foalin', the tumbleweeds are rollin' now,

B C G Am C

Movin' down the line and leavin' tracks for the wind to read

 

[Refrão] G B Em G Am G

Oh, Careless Weed, stand beyond the hills and call to me

D C

To be where roads and rivers lead

Am G

Loving without need careless weed

Am

And living without greed

D G D

 

Careless Weed