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TUNING: Eb CAPO II FRET
CHORDS:
      G3X0030
     G63X0430
  Gadd93X0230
      C03X030
     C603X430
  Cadd903X230
Cadd4  032030  
INTRO:  G   G6   Gadd9  G  
       C C6 Cadd9 C
GIn the dirty towns on the dirty streets
There's a Em7violent wind that Cadd4blows
Across the Ggenerations men like me
Have been Em7swept to these crosCadd4sroads
Dblown out of house, Amblown out of home
DBlown down the road
On the Amwind that Cblows away my GworG6dsGadd9  
GBlows away my CrC6easCadd9onC  
GBlG6ows Gadd9away mGy soul
CTaC6kinCadd9g my eCxistence
Oh the Fmaj7wind blows Amaway Cmy wordsG  G6  Gadd9  G  C  C6  Cadd9  C  
There's a rushing sound that is sometimes heard
When you mind won't let you sleep
It's the flickering sound of a thief
Who's come to tear up all these dreams
Stealing from the heart, stealing from the soul
Stealing from the future
On the wind that blows away my words
Blows away my reason
Blows away my soul
Taking my existence
Oh the wind blows away my words
Oh the wind blows away my words

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Wind Blows Away My Words

by Mike Peters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

Cadd9

Fmaj7

TUNING: Eb CAPO II FRET

CHORDS:

3X0030

3X0430

Gadd9

3X0230

03X030

03X430

Cadd9

03X230

Cadd4 032030

G G6 Gadd9 G

INTRO:

C C6 Cadd9 C

In the dirty towns on the dirty streets

Em7 Cadd4

There's a violent wind that blows

Across the generations men like me

Em7 Cadd4

Have been swept to these crossroads

D Am

blown out of house, blown out of home

Blown down the road

Am C G G6 Gadd9

On the wind that blows away my words

G C C6 Cadd9 C

Blows away my reason

G G6 Gadd9 G

Blows away my soul

C C6 Cadd9 C

Taking my existence

Fmaj7 Am C G G6 Gadd9 G C C6 Cadd9 C

Oh the wind blows away my words

There's a rushing sound that is sometimes heard

When you mind won't let you sleep

It's the flickering sound of a thief

Who's come to tear up all these dreams

Stealing from the heart, stealing from the soul

Stealing from the future

On the wind that blows away my words

Blows away my reason

Blows away my soul

Taking my existence

Oh the wind blows away my words

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