Am There are some who can still remember Dm All the things that we used to do Am But the days of our youth were numbered Dm And the ones who survive it are few G C F G Oh, I can still see the smiling faces When the times were so good G C F F All in the old familiar places E I'd go back if I could (to the) Am Dm G Am People of the south wind,(It's the people of the wind) people of the southern wind Dm G Yeah, I got to be there again Am Well, it's a hard thing to face the music: Dm But it's something everybody has got to do Am So I hope that I can always remember Dm All the crazy times we had to go through G C F G Now it's a dream that is slowly fading And I don't want it to go G F G All of the memories are evading E And I want you to know (it's the) Am Dm G People of the south wind, (It's the people of the wind) people of the southern wind Am Dm G Ohh, I got to be there again Guitar Solo Am Now we've traveled all across the oceans Dm And we've seen what there is to see Am But I guess it's not the proper solution Dm Cause it's all about the same to me G C F G Now I look back and it makes me wonder Why we just couldn't see G F G All of the battles we fought and won there E And I wish that I could be with the Am Dm G People of the south wind, (It's the people of the wind) people of the southern wind Am Dm G Ohh, I got to be there again Am Dm G People of the south wind, (It's where we used to be free) people of the southern wind Am Dm G Ohh, I got to be there again Am Dm G People of the south wind, (It's where we used to be free) people of the southern wind Am Dm G And that's the place for me