Seminole Wind (E Minor)
Artist: John Anderson    Genre: Country    Tempo: 120bpm    Roman Numerals: i, III, IV, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Video: Recording @ YouTube

Seminole Wind — John Anderson (1992)

Written and sung by John Anderson, “Seminole Wind” is a mournful neotraditional country song about the Florida Everglades, where Anderson was born. Over a swampy, minor-key groove of fiddle and steel, he laments the draining of the wetlands and calls back to the Seminole people and their war chief Osceola. It was the title track of the 1992 album that revived his career, climbed to No. 2 on the country charts, and became his signature song.

Anderson was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (2014) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (2024). He died on October 21, 2026, at 71.
Entered by: Steve Marlowe   
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯


Section 1
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Interlude
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Verse 1
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ever since the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] days of old
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Men would search for wealth		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] untold
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They'd dig for silver		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] and for gold
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] And		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] leave the empty holes		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way down south in the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Everglades
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Where the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] blackwater rolls and the		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sawgrass waves
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The eagles fly and the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] otters play
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] In the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] land of the Seminole		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Chorus
So [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blow, blow		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Seminole wind
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Blow like you're never gonna		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blow again
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'm calling to you like a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] long lost friend
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] But		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] I know who you		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] are
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blow, blow from the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Okeechobee
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] All the way up to Mi		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] canopy
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Blow across the home of the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Seminoles
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] The		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] alligators and the gar		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Interlude
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Verse 2
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Progress came and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] took its toll
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] And		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] in the name of flood		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] control
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They made their plans and they		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] drained the land
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Now the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] glades are going dry		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] last time I walked		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] in the swamp
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] sat upon a Cy		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] press stump
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I listened close and I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] heard the ghost
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Osceola cry		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Chorus
So [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blow, blow		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Seminole wind
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Blow like you're never gonna		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blow again
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'm calling to you like a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] long lost friend
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] But		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] I know who you		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] are
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blow, blow from the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Okeechobee
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] All the way up to Mi		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] canopy
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Blow across the home of the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Seminoles
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] The		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] alligators and the gar		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Interlude
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Outro (Fade Out)
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

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