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Introduction: EM
Em
All down through the holler, something's just not right
D Em B
A mocking bird or swaller has given thought to flight
Em
I took the last load of lightening, and headed for the ridge
D
saw something mighty frightenin'
B7
From the Buffalo River Bridge
Em
First it came the water, then there came the hail
D Em B
Put down your sons and daughters, pray the inside walls don't fail
Em
got back to the family, wind came whipping in
D B7
grown folks often hear me,as I come up around the bend
G D
get the children to the cellar, grab a bible if you can
D Em
something wicked comes this way to tear apart the land
G D
get the horses from the stable, put the fire out in the still
B7 Em
An evil wind is blowin through the hills
Em
The lumber took to flying, the glass began to break
D Em B
the thought of the family dying, was more than I could take
Em
I don't believe the words I'm saying, that witless old refrain
D B7
down where we were laying, it sounded like a train
G D
get the children to the cellar, grab a bible if you can
D Em
something wicked comes this way to tear apart the land
G D
get the horses from the stable, put the fire out in the still
B7 Em
An evil wind is blowin through the hills
Em
He left the still and three fillies, and lord he left our souls
D Em
while we hillbillies went running for the holes
G D
get the children to the cellar, grab a bible if you can
D Em
something wicked comes this way to tear apart the land
G D
get the horses from the stable, put the fire out in the still
B7 Em
An evil wind is blowin through the hills