Chords with lyrics
"Against the Wind" is a song by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band from the 1980 album Against the Wind.
"Against the Wind" is the highest ranking single from the album, peaking at #5.
Glenn Frey of the Eagles sang background vocals on this song.
According to Timothy White, a writer for Rolling Stone, "'Against the Wind' is about
trying to move ahead, keeping your sanity and integrity at the same time."
Intro: G+G
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It seems like yesterday,
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but it was long ago.
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Jenny was lovely; she was the queen of my nights,
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there in the darkness with the radio, playing low now.
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And the secrets that we shared,
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the mountains that we moved
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Caught like wildfire out of control,
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till there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove.
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And I remember what she said to me,
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how she swore that it never would end.
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I remember how she held me, oh so tight.
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Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.
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Against the wind, we were running against the wind.
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We were young and strong, we were running against the wind.
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And the years rolled slowly past.
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And I found myself alone.
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Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends,
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I found myself further and further from my home.
And I guess I lost my way.
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There were oh, so many roads.
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I was living to run, and running to live.
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Never worrying about paying, or even how much I owed.
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Runnin' 8 miles a minute for months at a time,
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breaking all of the rules that would bend.
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I begin to find myself just searching,
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searching for shelter again and again.
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Against the wind, a little something against the wind.
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I found myself seeking shelter against the wind.
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Well those drifter's days are past me now,
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I've got so much more to think about.
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Deadlines and commitments;
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what to leave in, what to leave out.
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Against the wind,
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I'm still running against the wind.
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I'm older now but still running against the wind.
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Well, I'm older now but still running against the wind.
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Against the wind
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Against the wind (Still running)
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Against the wind (I m still running against the wind)
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Against the wind (I m still running)
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Against the wind (I m still running against the wind)
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Against the wind (Still running)
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Against the wind (Running against the wind, running against the wind)
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Against the wind (See the young man run)
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Against the wind (Watch the young man run)
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Against the wind (Watch the young man running)
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Against the wind (He ll be running against the wind)
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Against the wind (Let the cowboys ride)
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Against the wind (Ohh...)
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Against the wind (Let the cowboys ride)
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Against the wind (They ll be riding against the wind)
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Against the wind (Against the wind)
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Against the wind (riding against the wind)
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Against the wind
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Against the wind (Ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride ?)
*Fades out*