Flesh and Blood

Flesh And Blood Johnny Cash

* Capo on the second fret

G C G

Beside a singin' mountain stream where the willow grew

C G A7 D

Where the silver leaf of maple sparkled in the mornin' dew

G C G

I braided twigs of willow, made a string of buckeye beads

C G C G

But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need

C G C G

Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need

I leaned against the bark of birch and I breathed the honeydew

I saw a northbound flock of geese against a sky of baby blue

Beside the lily pads I carved a whistle from a reed

Mother Nature's quite a lady, but you're the one I need

Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need

[Interlude]

C and G x4

A cardinal sang just for me and I thanked him for the song

Then the sun went slowly down the west and I had to move along

These were some of the things on which my mind and spirit feed

But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood but you're the one I need

Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need

So, when the day was ended I was still not satisfied

For I knew everything I touched would wither away and die

And love is all that will remain and grow from all these seeds

Mother's Nature's quite a lady, but you're the one I need

Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood and you're the one I need