The Whippoorwill Chords
The Whippoorwill by Blackberry Smoke is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, D, C, B, G, F, E and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am D Am D
Am D
Going through life the righteous way
Am D
The only way so the preacher would say
Am D
You put me on the Jericho Road
Am D
Barefoot and smilin standing over here by the piano
C B Am G F
Well I dreamed I heard that Whippoorwill sing
C B Am G F
She sang my song and she called me my name
E
And I hung my head in shame.
Am D Am D
Am D
You sewed my years together like a patchwork quilt
Am D
Your bougenvie is bloomed yea it never will
Am D
The lessons I remember and some that I forgot
Am D
are precious and pure now like one honeysuckle drop
C B Am G F
Well I dreamed I heard that Whippoorwill sing
C B Am G F
Yes she sang my song and called me by name
E
And I hung my head in shame
Am D Am D Am D
Lord above..
Bridge:
F D
I sing my song with the Whippoorwill in a sweet high harmony
Bb G G
Though I know just What went with her, she's always here with me Always here with me
C B Am G F
Well I dreamed I heard that Whippoorwill sing
C B Am G F
Yes she sang my song and called me by name
E
And I hung my head in shame
Am D Am D Am D