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Wild Wind - John Leyton
added under name Johnny Leyton to keep the tab with the "Johnny remember me" tab
Composer: Goddard
Original Key: D
Label: Top Rank
Reached #2 in the UK in 1961, #1 on some charts of the day.
The backing musicians apparently became the Tornados of Telstar
fame.
Note: Female chorus in brackets
Intro Female chorus sings a rising shriek! :
D(A- Faa -  Daa - Faa -  Daa-  Faa AaaEm7-a- aAa )
#1:
DHey there, wild wind, blow awBmay my blues. 
DTake all the troubles, that BmI wanna lose, 
Em7Far awa aA7y,   Dwild windG  A  
#2:
DI hear him a-howling,    way acrBmoss the plain.
                     (OOh)                    (OO-Oh)
DHe's taking back,       his Bmsister rain,
                  (OOOh)                 (OO-Oh)
Em7Far awa aA7y,   Dwild windG  A  
#3:
DHey there wild wind,        blow aBmway my blu-ues, 
                    (Aaaah)
Dtake all the troubles,     that BmI wanna lo-o -ose,
                    (Aaaah)
Em7Far awa aA7y,   Dwild windG  A  
Instrumental + female chorus singing Aa-aa-aa-aa-ah:
D       Bm
D       Bm
D C  D C  D C  D C  D C  D C  D C  D C
#4:
DHey there wild wind, when my Bmtime is done,
Dcarry my soul beyBmond the sun, 
Em7Far awa aA7y,       Dwild windG  A  
           (OO-aah)        (Aaah)
#5:
DHey there, wild wind,      blow awBmay my blu-ues. 
                    (Aaaah)
DTake all the troubles,     that BmI wanna lo-o -ose, 
                    (Aaaah)
Em7Far awa aA7y,   Dwild wind
          (Aaa-aa -aa-aa-aa-
        F  DWild wind,      FwDild wind F(fade)
aa-aa-aaa-a-a-a-a--aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-ah)

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Wild Wind

by John Leyton

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Em7

Wild Wind - John Leyton

added under name Johnny Leyton to keep the tab with the "Johnny remember me" tab

Composer: Goddard

Original Key: D

Label: Top Rank

Reached #2 in the UK in 1961, #1 on some charts of the day.

The backing musicians apparently became the Tornados of Telstar

fame.

Note: Female chorus in brackets

Intro Female chorus sings a rising shriek! :

D F D F D F A Em7 A

(A- aa - aa - aa - aa- aa aa-a- aa )

#1:

D Bm

Hey there, wild wind, blow away my blues.

D Bm

Take all the troubles, that I wanna lose,

Em7 A7 D G A

Far awa ay, wild wind

#2:

D Bm

I hear him a-howling, way across the plain.

(OOh) (OO-Oh)

D Bm

He's taking back, his sister rain,

(OOOh) (OO-Oh)

Em7 A7 D G A

Far awa ay, wild wind

#3:

D Bm

Hey there wild wind, blow away my blu-ues,

(Aaaah)

D Bm

take all the troubles, that I wanna lo-o -ose,

(Aaaah)

Em7 A7 D G A

Far awa ay, wild wind

Instrumental + female chorus singing Aa-aa-aa-aa-ah:

D Bm

D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C

#4:

D Bm

Hey there wild wind, when my time is done,

D Bm

carry my soul beyond the sun,

Em7 A7 D G A

Far awa ay, wild wind

(OO-aah) (Aaah)

#5:

D Bm

Hey there, wild wind, blow away my blu-ues.

(Aaaah)

D Bm

Take all the troubles, that I wanna lo-o -ose,

(Aaaah)

Em7 A7 D

Far awa ay, wild wind

(Aaa-aa -aa-aa-aa-

F D F D F

Wild wind, wild wind (fade)

aa-aa-aaa-a-a-a-a--aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-ah)

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