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The Wayward Wind: Gogi Grant.
#1 on BB Hot 100 on ERA Records in 1956.
[Intro]
B D B D B
[Chorus]
   N.C.                      B7  E  
The wayward wind is a restless wind.
EmA restless Bmaj7wind   B6that yearns to F#7wan-der.
And he was F#m7bo-rn the next of Ekin..
Emthe next of Bkin, E/C#to the wayward Bwind.
[Verse 1]
BIn a lonely shack by a railroad track,
he spent his younger days.
BAnd I guess the sound of the outward-bound,
F#7made him a sla-ve, to his wandring Bways.
[Chorus]
  N.C.                        B7  E  
And the wayward wind is a restless wind.
EmA restless Bmaj7wind   B6that yearns to F#7wan-der.
And he was F#m7bo-rn the B7next of Ekin..
Emthe next of Bkin, E/C#to the wayward Bwind.
[Interlude]
B
[Verse 2]
BOh, I met him there in a border town..
he vowed we'd never part.
BThough he tried his best to settle down,
F#7I'm now alone with a broken Bheart.
[Chorus]
   N.C.                            E  
And the wayward wind is a restless wind.
EmA restless Bmaj7wind   B6that yearns to F#7wan-der.
And he was F#m7born-nn-nn B7the next of Ekin..
Emthe next of Bkin, E/C#to the wayward Bwind.
[Outro]
EmThe next of Bkin E/C#to the wayward Bwind.
D B D B

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The Wayward Wind

by Gogi Grant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmaj7

F#7

F#m7

E/C#

The Wayward Wind: Gogi Grant.

#1 on BB Hot 100 on ERA Records in 1956.

[Intro]

B D B D B

[Chorus]

B7 E

N.C.

The wayward wind is a restless wind.

Em Bmaj7 B6 F#7

A restless wind that yearns to wan-der.

F#m7 E

And he was bo-rn the next of kin..

Em B E/C# B

the next of kin, to the wayward wind.

[Verse 1]

In a lonely shack by a railroad track,

he spent his younger days.

And I guess the sound of the outward-bound,

F#7 B

made him a sla-ve, to his wandring ways.

[Chorus]

B7 E

N.C.

And the wayward wind is a restless wind.

Em Bmaj7 B6 F#7

A restless wind that yearns to wan-der.

F#m7 B7 E

And he was bo-rn the next of kin..

Em B E/C# B

the next of kin, to the wayward wind.

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Oh, I met him there in a border town..

he vowed we'd never part.

Though he tried his best to settle down,

F#7 B

I'm now alone with a broken heart.

[Chorus]

N.C.

And the wayward wind is a restless wind.

Em Bmaj7 B6 F#7

A restless wind that yearns to wan-der.

F#m7 B7 E

And he was born-nn-nn the next of kin..

Em B E/C# B

the next of kin, to the wayward wind.

[Outro]

Em B E/C# B

The next of kin to the wayward wind.

D B D B

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