Jenny Wind
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CAPO: 4th Fret
Am Em
Her father was a man who knew no fences
Am Em
Her mother was a woman of the trail
Am Em F
But Jenny Wind was born into a new world
G7 C
When the white man came
Am Em
Jenny was taught the old ways
Am Em
And she learned to speak her father's tongue
F C
When she died, she was one of the last ones
G7 C
And the earth covered up her bones
Am Em
Jenny Wind was born a wild thing
Am Em
A sister to coyote and the sun
Am Em F
But they gave her a dress of calico
G7 C
And they named her Jenny Wind
Am Em
But the white man's ways, they followed her
Am Em
She was buried 'neath a marker made of stone
F C
And on her grave they carved her pretty name
G7 F7 C
"Here lies the Indian, Jenny Wind"
Bridge:
F G7 C
But they say her soul flies free
F G7 C
Caring for the weary and the lost
Am F
In the forest deep and quiet
G7 C
All around the grave of Jenny Wind
Am Em
I met Jenny on a summer night
Am Em
Walking in the Placer County
Am Em F
I stumbled on her grave in the forest there
G7 C
So all alone and still
Am Em
I wondered if she cared that I found her
Am Em
Lying so hidden and alone
F C
I wondered who she was before they named her
G7 C
"The Indian, Jenny Wind"
Am Em
The silence grew till it touched me
Am Em
And held me like the words upon the stone
Am Em F
And for the first time I was afraid
G7 C
I would not find my way home
Am Em
I ran from her as the night grew darker
Am Em
I dropped my glasses and I took a fall
F C
Lost and blind, somehow I found them
G7 C
Lying folded on her grave so small
Bridge:
F G7 C
And I believe that her soul flies free
F G7 C
And it cares for the weary and the lost
Am F
In the forest deep and quiet
G7 C
All around the grave of Jenny Wind
How to play Jenny Wind
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.