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Look to the Wind, 1969
Leslie West/Mountain
Strum verse chords B, C, and D as a 5th power chords but also let the low E, G, B, and e 
ring out as if an E pedal tone was droning and ringing out.
   B/E024000
   C/E035000
   D/E057000
     E022100
     Ax02220
     G3x0000
     Dxx0232
     F133xxx
F/E   0-8-10-0-0-0
  Em/E079000
G/E   0-10-12-0-0-0
[Verse]
F/ESitting bEm/Ey the windowD/E  
F/EYou watch thG/Ee tears of raiD/En
F/EThunder fEm/Erom a weepinD/Eg sky
F/EAnd nothing G/Eseems the sameD/E  C/E  B/E  E  
The tF/Erembling Em/Ehand beD/Eside you
You drF/Eeam a lG/Eife of pD/Eure
LF/Eooking Em/Eto the tD/Ehings you brought
How F/Ecan you G/Ebe so sD/Eure?C/E  B/E  E  
[Chorus]
ALook to the Gwind, Dthen turn aAway
AI told you oGnce child on a sD/FummerG's Aday
AWalk to the Gwind, Dno need to Arun
AYou're made Gto shine as brigD/Fht as thGe Asun
[Verse]
Your cF/Ehildhood Em/Eis behD/Eind you
It F/Ewon't come G/Eback no mD/Eore
ToF/Eday you Em/Eare tomorD/Erow's child
Just F/Eopen G/Eup the dD/EoorC/E  B/E  E  
[Chorus]
ALook to the Gwind and Dthen turn aAway
AI saw you oGnce child on a sD/FummerG's Aday
AWalk to the Gwind, Dno need to Arun
AYou're made Gto shine as brigD/Fht as thGe Asun
[Verse]
Your cF/Ehildhood Em/Eis behD/Eind you
It F/Ewon't come G/Eback no mD/Eore
ToF/Eday you Em/Eare tomorD/Erow's child
Just F/Eopen G/Eup the dD/EoorC/E  B/E  E  
[Chorus]
ALook to the Gwind and Dthen turn aAway
AI saw you oGnce child on a sD/FummerG's Aday
AWalk to the Gwind, Dno need to Arun
AYou were made Gto shine as brigD/Fht as thGe Asun

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Look To The Wind

by Leslie West

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/E

C/E

D/E

Em/E

F/E

G/E

D/F

Look to the Wind, 1969

Leslie West/Mountain

Strum verse chords B, C, and D as a 5th power chords but also let the low E, G, B, and e

ring out as if an E pedal tone was droning and ringing out.

B/E

024000

C/E

035000

D/E

057000

022100

x02220

3x0000

xx0232

133xxx

F/E 0-8-10-0-0-0

Em/E

079000

G/E 0-10-12-0-0-0

[Verse]

F/E Em/E D/E

Sitting by the window

F/E G/E D/E

You watch the tears of rain

F/E Em/E D/E

Thunder from a weeping sky

F/E G/E D/E C/E B/E E

And nothing seems the same

F/E Em/E D/E

The trembling hand beside you

F/E G/E D/E

You dream a life of pure

F/E Em/E D/E

Looking to the things you brought

F/E G/E D/E C/E B/E E

How can you be so sure?

[Chorus]

A G D A

Look to the wind, then turn away

A G D/F G A

I told you once child on a summer's day

A G D A

Walk to the wind, no need to run

A G D/F G A

You're made to shine as bright as the sun

[Verse]

F/E Em/E D/E

Your childhood is behind you

F/E G/E D/E

It won't come back no more

F/E Em/E D/E

Today you are tomorrow's child

F/E G/E D/E C/E B/E E

Just open up the door

[Chorus]

A G D A

Look to the wind and then turn away

A G D/F G A

I saw you once child on a summer's day

A G D A

Walk to the wind, no need to run

A G D/F G A

You're made to shine as bright as the sun

[Verse]

F/E Em/E D/E

Your childhood is behind you

F/E G/E D/E

It won't come back no more

F/E Em/E D/E

Today you are tomorrow's child

F/E G/E D/E C/E B/E E

Just open up the door

[Chorus]

A G D A

Look to the wind and then turn away

A G D/F G A

I saw you once child on a summer's day

A G D A

Walk to the wind, no need to run

A G D/F G A

You were made to shine as bright as the sun

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