...A MIGHTY WIND... by A Mighty Wind Cast
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*from 'A Mighty Wind Original Soundtrack' (2003)*
Verse 1:
C
As I travel down the back roads,
Am G F
Of this home I love so much,
C Am
Every carpenter and cowboy,
Dm G
Every lame many on a crutch.
F Em
They're all talking about a feelin',
F G
'Bout a taste that's in the air,
F
They're all talking about,
C Am
This mighty wind,
F G C
That's blowin' every-where.
Chorus 1:
Bb F
Oh a mighty winds a blowin',
Bb F
It's kickin' up the sand,
Am
It's blowin' out a message,
D7 Bb G
To every woman, child and man.
Bb F
Yes a mighty winds a blowin',
C C/B Am G
Cross the land and cross the se-ea,
F C Am
It's blowin' peace and free-dom,
F G C
It's blowin' e-quali-ty.
Verse 2: (The Folksmen)
C Am
From a lighthouse in Barr Harbor,
G F
To a bridge called Golden Gate,
C Am
From a trawler down in Shreveport,
Dm G
To the shore of one great lake.
F Em
There's a star on the hor-izon,
F G
And it's burning like a flame,
F C Am
It's lighting up this mighty wind,
F G C
That's blowin' every-where.
Chorus 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_soundtrack/a_mighty_wind_a_mighty_wind_crd.html ]
Bb F
Oh a mighty winds a blowin',
Bb F
It's kickin' up the sand,
Am
It's blowin' out a message,
D7 Bb G
To every woman, child and man.
Bb F
Yes a mighty winds a blowin',
C C/B Am G
Cross the land and cross the se-ea,
F C Am
It's blowin' peace and free-dom,
F G C
It's blowin' e-quali-ty.
Verse 3: (Mitch & Mickey)
C Am
When the blind man sees the picture,
G F
When the deaf man hears the word,
C Am
When the fisherman stops fishing,
Dm G
When the hunter spares the herd.
F Em
We'll still hear the wondrous story,
F G
Of a world where people care,
F C Am
The story of this mighty wind,
F G C
That's blowin' every-where.
Chorus 3:
Bb F
Oh a mighty winds a blowin',
Bb F
It's kickin' up the sand,
Am
It's blowin' out a message,
D7 Bb G
To every woman, child and man.
Bb F
Yes a mighty winds a blowin',
C C/B Am G
Cross the land and cross the se-ea,
F C Am
It's blowin' peace and free-dom,
F G C G C
It's blowin' you and me.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Am G F Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 x02210 320003 133211 xx0231
Em Bb D7 C/B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x13331 xx0212 x20010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
