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Windy Nights

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[Intro]
C  G7  C  G7  C  G7  C  G7
[Verse]
WhenCever the Gmoon and Fstars are circling
WhenCever the wind is high
AmAll night Dlong, through the E7dark and Amwet
A Gman goes Friding Eby
G7Late in the night when the Cfire's all Amout
FWhy does he Cgallop and Ggallop aCbout?G7  C  G7  
[Verse]
WhenCever the Gtrees are Fcrying aloud
And Cships are tossed at sea
AmRide on the Dhighway, E7low and Amloud
GBy at the Fgallop goes Ehe
G7By at the gallop goes Che and Amthen
FBy he comes Cback at the Ggallop aCgain
[Instrumental]
C  G7  C  G7  C  G7  C  G7  C  G7  C  G7
F  C  Eb  Bb  Db  Ab G
[Verse]
WhenCever the Gmoon and Fstars are circling
WhenCever the wind is high
AmAll night Dlong, through the E7dark and Amwet
A Gman goes Friding Eby
G7Late in the night when the Cfire's all Amout
FWhy does he Cgallop and Ggallop aCbout?
[Outro]
C  G7  C  G7  C  G7  C  G7  C  G7  C  G7

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Windy Nights

by Shawn Colvin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7

[Verse]

C G F

Whenever the moon and stars are circling

Whenever the wind is high

Am D E7 Am

All night long, through the dark and wet

G F E

A man goes riding by

G7 C Am

Late in the night when the fire's all out

F C G C G7 C G7

Why does he gallop and gallop about?

[Verse]

C G F

Whenever the trees are crying aloud

And ships are tossed at sea

Am D E7 Am

Ride on the highway, low and loud

G F E

By at the gallop goes he

G7 C Am

By at the gallop goes he and then

F C G C

By he comes back at the gallop again

[Instrumental]

C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7

F C Eb Bb Db Ab G

[Verse]

C G F

Whenever the moon and stars are circling

Whenever the wind is high

Am D E7 Am

All night long, through the dark and wet

G F E

A man goes riding by

G7 C Am

Late in the night when the fire's all out

F C G C

Why does he gallop and gallop about?

[Outro]

C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7

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