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Caribbean Wind

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Tuning: Standard
capo: 3rd fret
play: C
key: Eb
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Csus4 x-3-3-0-1-1
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[Verse]
CShe was from Haiti, Em7fair brown and intense
FI don’t think she’d ever known about Cinnocence
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
I was playin’ a show in Miami in the theater of mystery.
CTold her about Jesus, Em7told about the rain
FShe told me about the vision, Ctold me about the pain
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
That had risen from the ashes and abided in her memory.
[Verse]
Was she a Cvirtuous woman? Em7I really can’t say
FSomething about her said Ctrust me anyway.
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
As the days turned to minutes and the minutes turned back into hours.
I preCtended to be sleeping Em7and he thought I was
But FI was only paying attention like a Crattlesnake does
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
When he’s hearin’ footsteps trampling on the flowers.
[Chorus]
FAnd that Caribbean Gwind still blows Cfrom Mexico to FCuraçao,
C/EFrom Chinatown to the Ffurnace of deGsire.
FAnd them distant ships of Gliberty Con the iron waves so Fbold and free,
C/EBringing everyone that's Fnear to me Gcloser to the Cfire.Csus4  
[Verse]
Well, our Cshadows move closer til they Em7touched on the floor,
The FProdigal Son’s waiting Cclose to the door,
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
Preaching up sanity, he’s waiting for the night to arrive.
He was Cwell connected, but her Em7heart was a snare
FShe had left him to Cdie in there,
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
But I knew I could get him out while he still was alive.
[Verse]
CStars on my balcony, Em7flies buzz my head,
FCeiling fan’s broken, there’s Cheat in my bed
C   C/B   C/A   C7/G   F| Bb   F|
Street band playin' "Nearer My God To Thee"
She looked Cinto my eyes, I hear the Em7mission bells ring,
She said "I Fknow what you're thinking, but Cthere ain't a thing
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
You can do about it, so you might as well let it be"
[Chorus]
When the FCaribbean Gwind still blows Cfrom Mexico to FCuraçao,
C/EFrom Chinatown to the Ffurnace of deGsire.
And them Fdistant ships of Gliberty Con them iron waves so Fbold and free,
C/EBringing everything that ever Fwas close to me Amcloser Gto the Cfire.Csus4  
[Verse]
CAtlantic City by the Em7cruel sea,
I hear a Fvoice crying "Daddy", I always Cthink it's for me,
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
But it's only the silence in the buttermilk hills that calls,
Every Cnew messenger bringin’ Em7evil report
About Farmies that are rioting, those fCuses are short [?]
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
And them ugly gargoyles and hate words written on walls
[Verse]
CWould I have married her? I don't Em7know I suppose,
She had Fbells in her braids and Cfire in her clothes.
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
But the curtain was rising, like they say, the show must go on
Then I Cfelt it come over me, Em7some kind of gloom,
I was going to Fsay "Come on with me, I got Cplenty of room"
C   C/B   C/A   C/G   F| Bb   F|
But I knew I'd be lyin', and besides she'd already gone.
[Chorus]
And them FCaribbean Gwind still blows Cfrom Curaçao to FMexico,
C/EFrom Chinatown to the Ffurnace of deGsire.
And Fthem distant ships of Gliberty Con iron waves so Fbold and free,
C/EBringing everything that's Fnear to me Gnearer to the Cfire.Csus4  
| C| Em7| F| C|
| C   C/B| C/A   C/G| F| Bb   F|
| C| Em7| F| C|
| C   C/B| C/A   C/G| F| Bb   F|
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The story behind the song

"Caribbean Wind" is a song that underwent extensive lyrical rewriting, to the point where the artist felt he lost the original inspiration. Despite its evolving nature, the song has drawn significant attention. It stands as one of the major songs that was not included on the Shot of Love album, even after multiple recording attempts. Playing this song can feel like exploring a work in progress, a deeply felt idea continuously reshaped.

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