When The Wild Wind Blows

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[Intro]
Em C G D
Em C G D
Em C G D
Am C D
[Chorus 1]
Em C G D
Have you heard what they said on the news today
Em C G D
Have you heard what is coming to us all?
Em C G D
That the world as we know it will be coming to an end
Am C D
Have you heard, have you heard?
[Verse 1]
Em G C G D
He sees them in the distance when the darkened clouds roll
Em G C G D
He could feel tension in the atmosphere
Em G C G D
He would look in the mirror, see an old man now
Em G C G D
Does it matter if they survive somehow
Em G C G D
They said there's nothing can be done about the situation
Em G C G D
They said there's nothing you can do at all
Em G C G D
To sit and wait around for something to occur
Am C D
Did you know, did you know?
Em G C G D
As he stares across the garden looking at the meadows
Em G C G D
Wonders if they'll ever grow again
Em G C G D
The desperation of the situation getting graver
Em G C D
Getting ready when the wild wind blows
[Chorus 1]
Em C G D
Have you seen what they said on the news today
Em C G D
Have you heard what they said about us all?
Em C G D
Do you know what is happening to just every one of us
Am C D
Have you heard, have you heard?
[Verse 2]
Em C G D
There will be a catastrophe the like we've never seen
Em C G D
There will be something that will light the sky
Em C G D
That the world as we know it, it will never be the same
Am C D
Did you know, did you know?
Em G C G D
He carries everything into the shelter not a fuss
Em G C D
Getting ready when the moment comes
Em G C G D
He has enough supplies to last them for a year or two
Em G C D
Good to have because you never know
Em G C G D
They tell us nothing that we don't already know about
Em G C D
They tell us nothing that is real at all
Em G C D
They only fill us with the stuff that they want
Am C D
Did you know, did you know?
Em G C G D
He's nearly finished with the preparations for the day
Em G C D
He's getting tired; that'll do for now
Em G C G D
They are preparing for the very worst to come to them
Em G C D
Getting ready when the wild wind blows
[Bridge]
Em C
He sees the picture on the wall, it's falling down
G D
Upside down
Em C
He sees a teardrop from his wife roll down her face,
G D
Saying Grace
Em C
Remember times they had, they flash right through his mind
G D
Left behind
Em C
Of a lifetime spent together long ago
G D
Will be gone
[Verse 3]
Em
They've been preparing for some weeks now
Em
For when the crucial moment comes
Em
To take their refuge in the shelter
C D Em
Let them prepare for what will come
Em
They make a tea and sit there waiting
Em
They're in the shelter feeling snug
Em
Not long to wait for absolution
C D Em
Don't make a fuss; just sit and wait
[Chorus 2]
C G D Em
Can't believe all the lying, all the screens are denying
C G Em
That the moments of truth have begun
C G D Em
Can't you see it on the T.V.? Don't believe them in the least bit
C D Em
Now the days of our ending have begun
[Verse 4]
Em
Say a prayer when it's all over
Em
Survivors unite, all as one
Em
Got to try and help each other
C D Em
Got the will to overcome
[Chorus 2]
C G D Em
I can't believe all the lying, all the screens are denying
C G Em
That the moments of truth have begun
C G D Em
Can't you see it on the T.V.? Don't believe them in the least bit
C D Em
Now the days of our ending have begun
[Outro]
Em G C G D
When they found them, had their arms wrapped around each other
Em G C D
Their tins of poison laying near by their clothes
Em G C G D
The day they both mistook an earthquake for the fallout,
Em G C D
Just another when the wild wind blows

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Free chords for When The Wild Wind Blows by Iron Maiden. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Em   C   G   D
Em   C   G   D
Em   C   G   D
Am   C   D
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus 2]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus 2]
[Outro]

When The Wild Wind Blows Chords by Iron Maiden

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