Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
G7G7 FF G7G7
(Strings corresponding single notes)
G+G BB FF A augmentedA G+G D MajorD BB A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Chorus:
G7G7 C majorC C minorCm
Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind
G+G D7D7
A augmentedA restless wind that yearns to wander
G+G G7G7 C majorC C minorCm
And he was born the next of kin
G+G D MajorD G+G
The next of kinnn to the wayward wind
Verse:
Strings:
G+G F#F# E MajorE D MajorD
G+G
In a lonely shack by a railroad track
Strings:
G+G F#F# E MajorE D MajorD
He spent his younger days
Strings:
G+G F#F# E MajorE D MajorD
And I guess the sound of the outward bound
D7D7 G+G
Made him a slave to his wandering ways
Chorus:
G7G7 C majorC C minorCm
Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind
G+G D7D7
A augmentedA restless wind that yearns to wander
G+G G7G7 C majorC C minorCm
And he was born the next of kin
G+G D MajorD G+G
The next of kinnn to the wayward wind
Verse:
Key Change:
Up 1/2 step
Strings:
G#G# G+G FF D#D#
G#G#
Oh, I met him there in a border town
Strings G#G# G+G FF D#D#
He vowed we'd never part
Strings:
G#G# G+G FF D#D#
Though he tried his best to settle down
D#7D#7 G#G#
Now I'm alone with a broken heart
Chorus:
G#7G#7 C#C# C# minorC#m
Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind
G#G# D#7D#7
A augmentedA restless wind that yearns to wander
G#G# G#7G#7 C#C# C# minorC#m
And he was born the next of kin
G#G# D#D# G#G#
The next of kinnn to the wayward wind