0[Intro] D0 G1 Em2 A3 D4 G5 1 2[Verse 1] D6 3Vineland, New Jersey, farm land stretching G7 4Far as the eye can see Em8 A9 5Not much down there, but sun-scorched pastures in D10 G11 6Nineteen-fifty-three D12 7The war is over, they came searching G13 8For a place to be Em14 A15 9They left the Rhineland, they lost their homeland, and D16 G17 10All their family 11 12[Chorus] A18 G19 13Like feathers on the ocean breeze Bm20 A21 D22 14They went spinning and tumbling 'cross the sea Em23 G24 A25 15Never known where they'd come down D26 16Or who they'd be A27 G28 17Like heather on the hillside Bm29 A30 D31 18They were bruised and they were battered by the breeze Em32 G33 A34 19Searching for a place D35 20To be free 21 22[Instrumental] D36 G37 Em38 A39 D40 G41 23 24[Verse 2] D42 25Sun burn summers and frostbite winter G43 26Kids were plainly dressed Em44 A45 27Left the farmhouse when he was old enough, and D46 G47 28Headed out west D48 29From California to Southern Africa G49 30And all the way to France Em50 A51 31And on to England to meet my mother in D52 G53 32Nineteen-eighty-one 33 34[Chorus] A54 G55 35a feather on the ocean breeze Bm56 A57 D58 36He went spinning and tumbling 'cross the sea Em59 G60 A61 37Never known where he'd come down D62 38Or who he'd be A63 G64 39Like heather on the hillside Bm65 A66 D67 40He was bruised and he was battered by the breeze Em68 G69 A70 41Searching for a place D71 42To be free 43 44[Bridge] G72 45Oh, and like a seed A#73 46That is flying in the wind D74 A75 Bm76 47In search of water, soil, and sun Em77 E78 48And the birds and the bees A79 Asus480 A81 49To have it all along 50 51[Verse 3] D82 52Now here I am, thirty-three years down G83 53Two-thousand-seventeen Em84 A85 D86 54I've seen the Rhineland, I've been to Vineland, I'm G87 55a feather on the breeze 56 57