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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
In album version there's no guitar part at the intro and first verse - just bass and some drum beat. The same
goes for outro. For solo guitar it's irrelevant though.
Also, I did this by ear and I'm not sure about that C chord which sounds pretty close, but not ideal.
Chords:
Dsus2 xx023x (mute last string - sounds better IMO).
There's a riff that repeats through the whole song which goes something like this:
e|-------------------------|
B|--6/8-6------------------|
G|--------7----------------|
D|----------8-5------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Verse 1:
Gm
The wind that shakes the barley, it will not shake me
Gm
The wind that shakes the barley, it will not shake me
Gm F F Gm
The wind that shakes the barley won't shake me
Gm C Dsus2 Gm
Like my momma told me, this I know when I see
Verse 2:
Gm
Well the fire that takes the kindling will not take me
Gm
The fire that takes the kindling will not take me
Gm F F Gm
The fire that takes the kindling won't take me
Gm C Dsus2 Gm
Like my momma told me, this I know when I see
Chorus:
Gm Dsus2 Gm
Ooooh Heeeey Hey Hey
Gm Dsus2 Gm
Ooooh Ooooh-a Hey
Verse 3:
Gm
And the rain that floods the valley, it will not drown me
Gm
The rain that floods the valley, it will not drown me
Gm F F Gm
The rain that floods the valley won't drown me
Gm C Dsus2 Gm
Like my grandma told me this I should know when I see
Verse 4:
Gm
Well the hawk that stoops the sparrow, it will not strike me
Gm
The hawk that stoops the sparrow will not strike me
Gm F F Gm
The hawk that stoops the sparrow won't strike me
Gm C Dsus2 Gm
Like my grandma told me, this I know when I see
Chorus:
Gm Dsus2 Gm
Ooooh Heeeey Hey
Gm Dsus2 Gm
Ooooh Ooooh-a
Verse 5:
Gm
Well the dark before the dawn breaks, it will not bind me
Gm
The dark before the dawn breaks, it will not bind me
Gm F F Gm
The dark before the dawn breaks will not bind me
Gm C Dsus2 Gm
Like my momma told me, this I should know when I see
Verse 6:
Gm
Well the wind that shakes the barley, it will not shake me
Gm
The wind that shakes the barley, it will not shake me
Gm F F Gm
The wind that shakes the barley won't shake me
Gm C Dsus2 Gm
Like my momma told me, this I know when I see
Chorus:
Gm Dsus2 Gm
Ooooh Ooooh-a
Gm Dsus2 Gm
Ooooh Ooooh-a
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025