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The Wind

Cat Stevens (yusuf Islam)
Chords & TabKeyDintermediate
★4.8(567)

Chords in this song9

Intro

| D | G A7sus4 A7 | D | G A7sus4 A7 |

Verse 1

I listen to the wind
A7sus4 A7 | D | G A7sus4 A7 |
To the wind of my soul
Where I'll end up well I think,
A7sus4 A7 | D | G A7sus4 A7 |
Only God really knows

Chorus 1

I've sat upon the setting sun
But never, never, never, ne - ver
I never wanted water once
Em G Em A G [ D ]
No, never, ne-ever, ne-ver

Interlude

| D | G A7sus4 A7 | D | G A7sus4 A7 |

Verse 2

I listen to my words
A7sus4 A7 | D | G A7sus4 A7 |
But they fall far below
I let my music take me
A7sus4 A7 | D | G A7sus4 A7 |
Where my heart wants to go

Chorus 2

I swam upon the devil´s lake
But never, never, never, ne - ver
I´ll never make the same mista - a - ke

break

Em G Em A G [ D ]
No, never, ne-ever, ne-ver

Outro

| D | G A7sus4 A7 | D | G A7sus4 A7 | D
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Pattern
[Verse] / [Intro] / [Interlude] / [Outro]
Dsus4 Dsus2 A7sus4
D D D G6 G G6 A7 [ D ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1
e|----2---3-2-0---|0-----0---------|
B|----3---3-----3-(0)--3---3---2h3-|
G|--2---2---------|--0-0---0---0---|
D|0-------0-------|----------2-----|
A|----------------|--------0-------|
E|----------------|3---------------|
[Verse] + link to chorus
Dsus4 Dsus2 A7sus4
D D D G6 G G6 A7 [ G ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1
e|----2---3-2-0---|0-----0---------|
B|----3---3-----3-(0)--3---3---2-0-|
G|--2---2---------|--0-0---0---0---|
D|0-------0-------|----------2-----|
A|----------------|--------0-------|
E|----------------|3---------------|3

Chorus 1

4/4 5/4
G A G A D Em G Em G Asus4 A7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|----------------|------------2-0-|----------------|--------------------|
B|----0-------2---|0---2---3---3-0-|----0---0---0---|0---0---0---3---2-0-|
G|----0-------2---|0---2---2-2-----|----0---0---0---|0---0---0---2---2-0-|
D|--0---0---2---2-|--------0-------|--2---2---0---0-|--2---2---0---2-----|
A|--------0-------|----0-----------|----------------|------------0-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0-------3-------|0-------3-----------|
4/4 2/4
G A G A D Em G Em A G [ D ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1
e|----------------|------------2-0-|----------------|--------|
B|----0-------2---|0---2---3---3-0-|----0---0---0---|2---0---|
G|----0-------2---|0---2---2-2-----|----0---0---0---|2---0---|
D|--0---0---2---2-|--------0-------|--2---2---0---2-|--2---0-|0
A|--------0-------|----0-----------|----------------|0-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0-------3---0---|----3---|

Chorus 2

4/4 5/4
G A G A D Em G Em G Asus4 A7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|----------------|------------2-0-|----------------|--------------------|
B|----0-------2---|0---2---3---3-0-|----0---0---0---|0---0---0---3---2-0-|
G|----0-------2---|0---2---2-2-----|----0---0---0---|0---0---0---2---2-0-|
D|--0---0---2---2-|--------0-------|--2---2---0---0-|--2---2---0---2-----|
A|--------0-------|----0-----------|----------------|------------0-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0-------3-------|0-------3-----------|
4/4 5/4 4/4 2/4
G A G A D [ Em7 ] Em G Em A G [ D ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1
e|----------------|--------2-0---------|----------------|--------|
B|----0-------2---|0---2---3---3-------|----0---0---0---|2---0---|
G|----0-------2---|0---2---2---0-------|----0---0---0---|2---0---|
D|--0---0---2---2-|--------0---2-------|--2---2---0---2-|--2---0-|0
A|--------0-------|----0---------------|----------------|0-------|
E|3---------------|3-------------------|0-------3---0---|----3---|

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