G7 F G7
(Strings corresponding to single notes)
G B F A G D B A G D
[Chorus]
G7 C Cm
Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind
G D7
A restless wind that yearns to wander
G G7 C Cm
And he was born the next of kin
G D G
The next of kinnn to the wayward 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 G
Made him a slave to his wandering ways
[Chorus]
G7 C Cm
Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind
G D7
A restless wind that yearns to wander
G G7 C Cm
And he was born the next of kin
G D G
The next of kinnn to the wayward 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 Db Dbm
Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind
Ab Eb7
A restless wind that yearns to wander
Ab Ab7 Db Dbm
And he was born the next of kin
Ab Eb Ab
The next of kinnn to the wayward wind
