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Whistle Down The Wind

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Written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan 1992
Title song of Joan Baez' last album "Whistle Down The Wind" (2017)
Capo I
When twice E7, you can change from E7 1st fret to E7 bar chord on 7th fret
When twice B7, you can change from E7 1st fret to B7 bar chord on 7th fret
[Intro]
A    E      A  D
Bm   E      A  E
A    E      A  D
Bm   E      A  E
[Verse]
AI grew up Ehere   Aall of my Dlife
But I Bmdreamed some Eday I'd AgoE  
Where the Ablue-eyed Egirls and the Ared guiDtars and
The Bmnaked Erivers Aflow
DI'm not all I thought I'd be
I've Aalways stayed around
DAnd I've been as far as Mercy and Grand
B7Frozen to the gE7round
AI can't stay Ehere and I'm Ascared to Dleave
So Bmkiss me Eonce and AthenE  
AI'll go to Ehell, I Amight as Dwell
Be Bmwhistlin' Edown the Awind
[Break]
 DThe bus is at the corAner
 DClock on the walAl
 DBroken down wAindmill
And B7no wind at allB7  
 DI've yelled and I Acursed
 DIf I stay here I'll Arust
 DI'm stuck like a shipAwreck
Out B7here in the dustB7  
[Instrumental]
A E A D Bm E A E
A E A D Bm E A E
AThe sky is Ered and the Aworld's on Dfire
And the Bmcorn is Etaller than AmeE  
And the Adog is Etied to a Awagon of Drain
And the Bmroad is Ewet as the sAeaE  
 DSometimes the music from a dance
Will Acarry across the plainsA  
 DPlaces I've been dreaming of
Dream B7only of your E7faceE7  
There are Aplaces Ewhere they Anever sDleep
And the Bmcircus Enever AendsE  
So AI will Etake the AMarleybone cDoach
And be   Bmwhistling Edown the AwindE  
So AI will Etake the AMarleybone Dcoach
And be  Bmwhistling Edown the AwindE  
[Outro]
A E A D Bm E A

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Whistle Down The Wind

by Joan Baez

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan 1992

Title song of Joan Baez' last album "Whistle Down The Wind" (2017)

Capo I

When twice E7, you can change from E7 1st fret to E7 bar chord on 7th fret

When twice B7, you can change from E7 1st fret to B7 bar chord on 7th fret

[Intro]

A E A D

Bm E A E

A E A D

Bm E A E

[Verse]

A E A D

I grew up here all of my life

Bm E A E

But I dreamed some day I'd go

A E A D

Where the blue-eyed girls and the red guitars and

Bm E A

The naked rivers flow

I'm not all I thought I'd be

I've always stayed around

And I've been as far as Mercy and Grand

B7 E7

Frozen to the ground

A E A D

I can't stay here and I'm scared to leave

Bm E A E

So kiss me once and then

A E A D

I'll go to hell, I might as well

Bm E A

Be whistlin' down the wind

[Break]

D A

The bus is at the corner

D A

Clock on the wall

D A

Broken down windmill

B7 B7

And no wind at all

D A

I've yelled and I cursed

D A

If I stay here I'll rust

D A

I'm stuck like a shipwreck

B7 B7

Out here in the dust

[Instrumental]

A E A D Bm E A E

A E A D

The sky is red and the world's on fire

Bm E A E

And the corn is taller than me

A E A D

And the dog is tied to a wagon of rain

Bm E A E

And the road is wet as the sea

Sometimes the music from a dance

A A

Will carry across the plains

Places I've been dreaming of

B7 E7 E7

Dream only of your face

A E A D

There are places where they never sleep

Bm E A E

And the circus never ends

A E A D

So I will take the Marleybone coach

Bm E A E

And be whistling down the wind

A E A D

So I will take the Marleybone coach

Bm E A E

And be whistling down the wind

[Outro]

A E A D Bm E A

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