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August Winds

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Lots of beautiful chords underpin this song from Sting’s 2013 The Last Ship album. 
This tune is picked - Sting tends to pick the bass note then two or three higher notes, 
so for each of the chords I’ve indicated just the strings that he picks on the piece - 
Standard tuning, Capo 2
Chords
      Cx3505x
    Cm9x3x43x
    G/Bx2x03x
   Asusx0x00x
    C/G3x201x
     F61x201x
    C/F1x021x
   Gsus3x353x
     G63x343x
   E/G#4x21xx
    Am7x2x01x
   F(2)xx355x
F6(2)  xx353x
  Eadd9x0405x
 A7sus4x0403x
   D/F#2xx23x
    D/F1xx23x
     Amx02210
     G63x000x
    C/Exx301x
   C(2)x3x01x
    Dm7x57x5x
      F1x32xx
Intro
   C    Cm9x4
Verse 1
When CAu -G/Bgust  Asuswinds  C/Gare   F6turn-C/FingGsus  G6  
The Cfishing G/Bboats set Asusout    C/Gu-pon   F6the  C/FseaGsus4  G6  
I E/G#watch 'til Am7they sail G/Bout of Csight
           F2F6(2)        Gsus4  G6  
The winter   follows   soon
I E/G#watch them Am7drawn in-G/Bto the Cnight
Be-nEadd9eath the A7sus4August   Gsus4moonG6  
Verse 2
CNo  G/Bone   Asusknows  C/GI     F6come C/FhereGsus  G6  
CSome G/Bthings AsusI      C/Gdon't F6sha -C/FareGsus  G6  
I E/G#can't ex-Am7plain the G/Breasons Cwhy
       F2F6(2)          Gsus4  G6  
It moves me close to tears
Or E/G#something Am7in the G/Bseason's Cchange
Will Eadd9find me A7sus4wandering Gsus4hereG6  
Verse 3
And Cin  G/Bmy    Asuspub   -C/Glic   F6mo  -C/FmentsGsus  G6  
I Chear the G/Bthings I Asussay but C/Gthey're not D/F#meD/F  
Per-G6haps I'll know be-E/G#fore I die
Ad-Am7mit that there's a C/Ereason why
I C(2)count the Fboats re-G6turning Dm7to the AmseaC/G  D/F#  
I C(2)count the Fboats re-G6turning Dm7to the Csea
G/BVerse 4Asus  C/G  F6  C/F  Gsus  G6  
And Cin  G/Bmy    Asuspri   -C/Gvate  F6mo  -C/FmentsGsus  G6  
I Cdrop the G/Bmask that AsusI've been C/Gforced to D/F#wearD/F  
    G6(2)                 E/G#  
But no-one knows this secret me
Where Asusalbeit un-C/Econsciously
I C(2)count the Fboats re-G6turning Dm7from the AmseaC/G  D/F#  
I C(2)count the Fboats re-G6turning Dm7from the Csea
      Cm9        C       Cm9  COooh  Cm9oooh  CooohCm9  C  
     Cm9  COooh Cm9oooh CooohCm9  C  
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August Winds

by Sting

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm9

G/B

Asus

C/G

C/F

Gsus

E/G#

Am7

F(2)

Eadd9

A7sus4

D/F#

D/F

C/E

C(2)

Dm7

Gsus4

Lots of beautiful chords underpin this song from Sting’s 2013 The Last Ship album.

This tune is picked - Sting tends to pick the bass note then two or three higher notes,

so for each of the chords I’ve indicated just the strings that he picks on the piece -

Standard tuning, Capo 2

Chords

x3505x

Cm9

x3x43x

G/B

x2x03x

Asus

x0x00x

C/G

3x201x

1x201x

C/F

1x021x

Gsus

3x353x

3x343x

E/G#

4x21xx

Am7

x2x01x

F(2)

xx355x

F6(2) xx353x

Eadd9

x0405x

A7sus4

x0403x

D/F#

2xx23x

D/F

1xx23x

x02210

3x000x

C/E

xx301x

C(2)

x3x01x

Dm7

x57x5x

1x32xx

Intro

C Cm9

Verse 1

C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6

When Au -gust winds are turn-ing

C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus4 G6

The fishing boats set out u-pon the sea

E/G# Am7 G/B C

I watch 'til they sail out of sight

F2 Gsus4 G6

F6(2)

The winter follows soon

E/G# Am7 G/B C

I watch them drawn in-to the night

Eadd9 A7sus4 Gsus4 G6

Be-neath the August moon

Verse 2

C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6

No one knows I come here

C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6

Some things I don't sha -are

E/G# Am7 G/B C

I can't ex-plain the reasons why

F2 Gsus4 G6

F6(2)

It moves me close to tears

E/G# Am7 G/B C

Or something in the season's change

Eadd9 A7sus4 Gsus4 G6

Will find me wandering here

Verse 3

C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6

And in my pub -lic mo -ments

C G/B Asus C/G D/F# D/F

I hear the things I say but they're not me

G6 E/G#

Per-haps I'll know be-fore I die

Am7 C/E

Ad-mit that there's a reason why

C(2) F G6 Dm7 Am C/G D/F#

I count the boats re-turning to the sea

C(2) F G6 Dm7 C

I count the boats re-turning to the sea

G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6

Verse 4

C G/B Asus C/G F6 C/F Gsus G6

And in my pri -vate mo -ments

C G/B Asus C/G D/F# D/F

I drop the mask that I've been forced to wear

G6 E/G#

(2)

But no-one knows this secret me

Asus C/E

Where albeit un-consciously

C(2) F G6 Dm7 Am C/G D/F#

I count the boats re-turning from the sea

C(2) F G6 Dm7 C

I count the boats re-turning from the sea

Cm9 C Cm9 C Cm9 C Cm9 C

Oooh oooh oooh

Cm9 C Cm9 C Cm9 C

Oooh oooh oooh

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