Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
C majorC
As I travel down the back roads,
A minorAm G+G FF
Of this home I love so much,
C majorC A minorAm
Every carpenter and cowboy,
DmDm G+G
Every lame many on a crutch.
FF E minorEm
They're all talking about a feelin',
FF G+G
'Bout a taste that's in the air,
FF
They're all talking about,
C majorC A minorAm
This mighty wind,
FF G+G C majorC
That's blowin' every-where.
Chorus 1:
Bb majorBb FF
Oh a mighty winds a blowin',
Bb majorBb FF
It's kickin' up the sand,
A minorAm
It's blowin' out a message,
D7D7 Bb majorBb G+G
To every woman, child and man.
Bb majorBb FF
Yes a mighty winds a blowin',
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm G+G
Cross the land and cross the se-ea,
FF C majorC A minorAm
It's blowin' peace and free-dom,
FF G+G C majorC
It's blowin' e-quali-ty.
Verse 2: (The Folksmen)
C majorC A minorAm
From a lighthouse in Barr Harbor,
G+G FF
To a bridge called Golden Gate,
C majorC A minorAm
From a trawler down in Shreveport,
DmDm G+G
To the shore of one great lake.
FF E minorEm
There's a star on the hor-izon,
FF G+G
And it's burning like a flame,
FF C majorC A minorAm
It's lighting up this mighty wind,
FF G+G C majorC
That's blowin' every-where.
Chorus 2:
Bb majorBb FF
Oh a mighty winds a blowin',
Bb majorBb FF
It's kickin' up the sand,
A minorAm
It's blowin' out a message,
D7D7 Bb majorBb G+G
To every woman, child and man.
Bb majorBb FF
Yes a mighty winds a blowin',
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm G+G
Cross the land and cross the se-ea,
FF C majorC A minorAm
It's blowin' peace and free-dom,
FF G+G C majorC
It's blowin' e-quali-ty.
Verse 3: (Mitch & Mickey)
C majorC A minorAm
When the blind man sees the picture,
G+G FF
When the deaf man hears the word,
C majorC A minorAm
When the fisherman stops fishing,
DmDm G+G
When the hunter spares the herd.
FF E minorEm
We'll still hear the wondrous story,
FF G+G
Of a world where people care,
FF C majorC A minorAm
The story of this mighty wind,
FF G+G C majorC
That's blowin' every-where.
Chorus 3:
Bb majorBb FF
Oh a mighty winds a blowin',
Bb majorBb FF
It's kickin' up the sand,
A minorAm
It's blowin' out a message,
D7D7 Bb majorBb G+G
To every woman, child and man.
Bb majorBb FF
Yes a mighty winds a blowin',
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm G+G
Cross the land and cross the se-ea,
FF C majorC A minorAm
It's blowin' peace and free-dom,
FF G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
It's blowin' you and me.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C majorC A minorAm G+G FF DmDm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 x02210 320003 133211 xx0231
E minorEm Bb majorBb D7D7 C/BC/B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x13331 xx0212 x20010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
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