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John Gorka - Diminishing Winds
## NOTE:  F~ ~  C/G= walk-down from  Fto  C/G##
INTRO:   C/G   G6   G     G6   F~ ~    C/G     G   F~ ~   C/G  
C/GI like the night, Gso dark you seeAm  
You can hide, Fif you pleaseC/G  
Take a ship to Gforeign seas
            F~   ~      C/G  
If the winds are moving right
I like the day, beGcause it's mineAm  
To make a rhyme and Ftime to C/Gtime
You have been a Gfriend of mine
            F~  ~             C/G  F  
Got my head up, feeling right
CHORUS:
Slow Gdown diEmminishing wAmindsF  
One by Gone the storms Emtook away my AmfriendsF  
                               G             Em       F  F-C/G  
I tried hard, but I didn't hear anything, anything
You'll catch Fcold in Gthose old Amclothes Gin these diFminishing windC/Gs
INTERLUDE:   G    Am    F      C/G   F   G  C/G  
I like the rain, if GI'm insideAm  
Quinine and Flimes to buy
C/GI'll rise like an ocean Gtide
             F~  ~        C/G  
With the moon up flying high
I like the sun, it's Gclear to see
There's Amblue it's true, but there's Froom for me
No C/Gline between love Gand company
             F~      ~        C/G  F  
That we never seemed to mind
CHORUS:
One morGe one-way Emsign Amto doF  
Don't you let the Gbitter Emget the better of Amyou
The Fanswer, my Gfriend, Emis goAmne again
You'll catch Fcold in Gthose old Amclothes Gin these diFminishing windC/Gs
INTERLUDE:   G    Am    F      C/G   F   G  C/G  
I like the night, Gso dark you seeAm  
The Milky Way, the FPleiadesC/G  
Take a ship to Gforeign seas
            F~   ~         C/G  
If the winds are moving right
I like the day, beGcause it's mineAm  
To make a rhyme and Ftime to tC/Gime
You have been a Gfriend of mine
            F~  ~             C/G  F  
Got my head up, feeling right
CHORUS:
Slow Gdown diEmminishing wAmindsF  
One by Gone the storms Emtook away my AmfriendsF  
                               G             Em       FF-C
I tried hard, but I didn't hear anything, anything
And you'll catch Fcold in Gthose old Amclothes Gin these diFminishing windC/Gs
OUTRO:   G    Am    F      C/G    F    G  C/G  

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Diminishing Winds

by John Gorka

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C/G

John Gorka - Diminishing Winds

F C/G F C/G

## NOTE: ~ ~ = walk-down from to ##

C/G G6 G G6 F C/G G F C/G

INTRO: ~ ~ ~ ~

C/G G Am

I like the night, so dark you see

F C/G

You can hide, if you please

Take a ship to foreign seas

F C/G

~ ~

If the winds are moving right

G Am

I like the day, because it's mine

F C/G

To make a rhyme and time to time

You have been a friend of mine

F C/G F

~ ~

Got my head up, feeling right

CHORUS:

G Em Am F

Slow down diminishing winds

G Em Am F

One by one the storms took away my friends

G Em F F C/G

I tried hard, but I didn't hear anything, anything

F G Am G F C/G

You'll catch cold in those old clothes in these diminishing winds

G Am F C/G F G C/G

INTERLUDE:

G Am

I like the rain, if I'm inside

Quinine and limes to buy

C/G G

I'll rise like an ocean tide

F C/G

~ ~

With the moon up flying high

I like the sun, it's clear to see

Am F

There's blue it's true, but there's room for me

C/G G

No line between love and company

F C/G F

~ ~

That we never seemed to mind

CHORUS:

G Em Am F

One more one-way sign to do

G Em Am

Don't you let the bitter get the better of you

F G Em Am

The answer, my friend, is gone again

F G Am G F C/G

You'll catch cold in those old clothes in these diminishing winds

G Am F C/G F G C/G

INTERLUDE:

G Am

I like the night, so dark you see

F C/G

The Milky Way, the Pleiades

Take a ship to foreign seas

F C/G

~ ~

If the winds are moving right

G Am

I like the day, because it's mine

F C/G

To make a rhyme and time to time

You have been a friend of mine

F C/G F

~ ~

Got my head up, feeling right

CHORUS:

G Em Am F

Slow down diminishing winds

G Em Am F

One by one the storms took away my friends

G Em F

F-C

I tried hard, but I didn't hear anything, anything

F G Am G F C/G

And you'll catch cold in those old clothes in these diminishing winds

G Am F C/G F G C/G

OUTRO:

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