Wind Of Change

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WIND OF CHANGE - Scorpions
[Intro]
F   Dm   F   Dm   Am  Dm* Am* G* C!
[Verse 1]
(C) Dm  
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky CPark
Dm* Am* G* C!
Listening to the wind of change
(C) Dm  
An August summer night
Soldiers passing Cby
Dm* Am* G*
Listening to the wind of change
[Interlude]
F   Dm   F   Dm   Am  Dm* Am* G* C!
[Verse 2]
(C) Dm  
The world is closing in
Did you ever Cthink
Dm* Am* G* C!
That we could be so close, like brothers
(C) Dm  
The future's in the air
I can feel it everyCwhere
Dm* Am* G*
Blowing with the wind of change
[Chorus]
CTake Gme to the Dmmagic of the Gmoment
On a gClory nGight
Where the Dmchildren of toGmorrow dream aAmway
IFn the wind of chGangeC  
[Verse 3]
CWalking down the Dmstreet
Distant memoCries
Dm* Am* G* C!
Are buried in the past forever
(C) Dm  
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky CPark
Dm* Am* G*
Listening to the wind of change
[Chorus]
CTake mGe to the mDmagic of the mGoment
On a gClory nGight
Where the Dmchildren of toGmorrow share their Amdreams
F! G!
With you and me
CTake mGe to the mDmagic of the mGoment
On a gClory nGight
Where the Dmchildren of toGmorrow dream aAmway
F! G!
In the wind of change
[Bridge]
AmThe wind of change blows Gstraight
Into the face of tAmime
Like a stormwind that will Gring
The freedom bell for peace of Cmind
Let your balalaika Dmsing
What my guitar wants to Esay
[Solo]
F G E Am F G Am
F G E Am Dm E
[Chorus]
CTake mGe to the mDmagic of the mGoment
On a gClory nGight
Where the Dmchildren of toGmorrow share their Amdreams
F! G!
With you and me
CTake mGe to the mDmagic of the mGoment
On a gClory nGight
Where the Dmchildren of toGmorrow dream aAmway
F! G!
In the wind of change
[Outro]
F Dm F Dm Am Dm
(NOTES)
1) When a chord is followed by a !, it means that you do not strum the chord
but instead you play it in one quick downward motion.
2) When a chord is followed by a *, it means that the chord has to be plucked.
The plucking pattern is given below.
(PLUCKING PATTERN)
The plucking progression for Dm, Am and G goes like this
e|-Dm--1-----|-Am--0-----|-G--------|
B|-----3---|-----1---|---3-0---|
G|-------2-|-------0-|-------0-|
D|-0-------|---------|---------|
A|---------|-0-------|---------|
E|---------|---------|-3-------|
Or this
e|-Dm--------|-Am--------|-G--------|
B|---6-----|---5-----|---3-----|
G|-----7---|-----5---|-----4---|
D|-------7-|-------5-|-------5-|
A|-5-------|---------|---------|
E|---------|-5-------|-3-------|
Whistling part arranged for guitar :
e|---------------------------------|
B|------0-1-----------0--1--3-1----|
G|---2-------------2---------------| x2
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Dm, Am, G plucking begins here.
| ½ ½
e|---------0--1-0---------------------------|
B|---1--3-----------1-3---------------------|
G|--------------------------2--4b----4br----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

This power ballad captures the feeling of a world on the cusp of change, specifically the end of the Cold War. Inspired by the band's visits to the Soviet Union during perestroika, the lyrics reflect on the subsiding enmity between communist and capitalist blocs. The song was written by lead singer Klaus Meine after attending the Moscow Music Peace Festival, where he observed music acting as a unifying force among people. He recounts sitting by the Moskva River in Gorky Park, reflecting on the significant global shifts. At its heart, this song embodies a powerful sense of hope for a new era.

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