The Wind - Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
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THE WIND by Cat Stevens (1971)
Intro
D5
E |-------5---
B |--3--------
G |-----2---2-
D |--0--------
A |-----------
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D5
E |-------5---
B |--3--------
G |-----2---2-
D |--0--------
A |-----------
E |-----------
D4 D D2
--3--p2--p0---
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G6
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Asus7 A7 Asus7
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D5
E |-------5---
B |--3--------
G |-----2---2-
D |--0--------
A |-----------
E |-----------
D4 D D2
--3--p2--p0---
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G6
-|---0------0-
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Asus7 A7 Asus7
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Verse 1
D5 D4 D D2 G6
I list-en to the wind,
Asus7 A7 Asus7 D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7 Asus7
To the wind of my soul,
D5 D4 D D2 G6
Where I’ll end up, well, I think,
Asus7 A7 Asus7 D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7 Asus7
Only God reall-y knows,
G A G A D Em G Em G A4 A
I’ve sat upon the sett-ing sun, but never, nev-er, nev-er, nev-er,
G A G A D D2 D
I never wanted wat-er once-------,
Em G Em A G D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7 Asus7 A7 Asus7
No, never, nev-er, nev-er!
D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7 Asus7 D5
Verse 2
D5 D4 D D2 G6
I list-en to my words,
Asus7 A7 Asus7 D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7 Asus7
But they fall far be -low,
D5 D4 D D2 G6
I let my music take me
Asus7 A7 Asus7 D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7 Asus7
Where my heart wants to go,
G A G A D Em G Em G A4 A
I swam upon the dev-il’s lake, but never, nev-er, nev-er, nev-er,
G A G A D D2 D
I’ll never make the same mis-take-------,
Em G Em A G D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7 Asus7 A7 Asus7
No, never, nev-er, nev-er!
D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7 Asus7 D5
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CHORDS:
D5 D4 D D2 G6 Asus7 A7
xx0235 xx0233 xx0232 xx0230 320030 x02030 x02020
A A4 G Em
x02220 x02230 320033 022000
This variation on the main riff, has an extra hammer-on with the
Asus7, & appears in the first 2 bars at the end of each verse:
D5
E |-------5---
B |--3--------
G |-----2---2-
D |--0--------
A |-----------
E |-----------
D4 D D2
--3--p2--p0---
-------------3
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--0-----------
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G6
-|---0------0-
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Asus7 A7 Asus7
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--3---2--h3---
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A7 Asus7
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