The Wayward Wind

G7       F        G7
(Strings corresponding to single 
notes)
G B      F A      G D B A G D

[Chorus]
               G7                 
Oh the wayward wind is a restless 
C        Cm
wind
           G                  
A restless wind that yearns to 
 D7
wander
           G     G7          C   
And he was born  the next of kin
   Cm

            G      D              
The next of kinnn  to the wayward 
G
wind

[Verse]
(Strings)
G  F#  E  D
G
In a lonely shack by a railroad 
track
(Strings)
G  F#  E  D
He spent his younger days
(Strings)
G  F#  E  D
And I guess the sound of the outward
 bound
D7                                
Made him a slave to his wandering 
G
ways

[Chorus]
               G7                 
Oh the wayward wind is a restless 
C        Cm
wind
           G                  
A restless wind that yearns to 
 D7
wander
           G     G7         C    
And he was born  the next of kin
   Cm

            G     D              
The next of kinnn to the wayward 
G
wind

[Verse] (Key change, up 1/2 step)
(Strings)
Ab  G  F  Eb
Ab
Oh, I met him there in a border town
(Strings)
Ab  G  F  Eb
He vowed we'd never part
(Strings)
Ab  G  F  Eb
Though he tried his best to settle 
down
Eb7                  Ab
Now I'm alone with a broken heart

[Chorus]
               Ab7                
Oh the wayward wind is a restless 
Db        Dbm
wind
           Ab                 
A restless wind that yearns to 
 Eb7
wander
           Ab     Ab7       Db   
And he was born  the next of kin
     Dbm

            Ab    Eb             
The next of kinnn to the wayward 
Ab
wind