Chords for The Highwaymen - Against The Wind
Tempo:
110.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
It seems like yesterday,
[G#m] but it was long ago.
She [A] was lovely, she was [E] the queen of our nights.
[B] There in the darkness, [A] with the radio playing [E] low.
The secrets that we shared,
[G#m] the mountains that we moved,
[A] Caught like a [E] wildfire out of control.
[A] There was nothing left to burn, [B] and nothing left to prove.
And [C#m] I remember [B] what she said [E] to me,
How [C#m] she swore that [A] it would never [E] end.
I [C#m] remember [B] how she [A] held me oh so tight,
Wish I didn't know now, [B] what I didn't know then.
[E] Against [G#m] the wind,
We [A] were running against [E] the wind.
We [A] were young [G#m] and strong, [F#m] but just running [A] [E] against the wind.
The years rolled slowly past,
[G#m] I found myself alone.
[A] Surrounded by strangers [E] I thought were my friends.
[B] I found myself [A] further and further from [E] my home.
I guess I lost my way, [G#m] there were oh so many roads.
[A] I was living to run [E] and running to live,
[A] Never worrying about paying [B] or how much I owed.
[C#m] Moving eight [B] miles a minute [E] for months at a time,
[C#m] Breaking [A] all the rules [E] I could bend.
[C#m] I began [B] to find [A] myself searching,
Searching for [B] shelter again and again.
[E] Against [G#m] the wind,
We [A] were running against [E] the wind.
[A] I found [E] myself [F#m] seeking shelter against [E] the wind.
[G#m]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[C#m] All those drifter [B] days are [E] past me now,
I've [C#m] got so much [A] more to think [E] about.
[C#m] [B] Deadlines and [A] commitments,
What to leave in, what to [B] leave out.
[E] Against [G#m] the wind,
[A] We were running against the [E] wind.
[A] We found [G#m] ourselves seeking [F#m] shelter [A] against [E] the wind.
[A] [G#m]
[B] Against the [A] wind,
[E] Against the wind.
[A] [E]
It seems like yesterday,
[G#m] but it was long ago.
She [A] was lovely, she was [E] the queen of our nights.
[B] There in the darkness, [A] with the radio playing [E] low.
The secrets that we shared,
[G#m] the mountains that we moved,
[A] Caught like a [E] wildfire out of control.
[A] There was nothing left to burn, [B] and nothing left to prove.
And [C#m] I remember [B] what she said [E] to me,
How [C#m] she swore that [A] it would never [E] end.
I [C#m] remember [B] how she [A] held me oh so tight,
Wish I didn't know now, [B] what I didn't know then.
[E] Against [G#m] the wind,
We [A] were running against [E] the wind.
We [A] were young [G#m] and strong, [F#m] but just running [A] [E] against the wind.
The years rolled slowly past,
[G#m] I found myself alone.
[A] Surrounded by strangers [E] I thought were my friends.
[B] I found myself [A] further and further from [E] my home.
I guess I lost my way, [G#m] there were oh so many roads.
[A] I was living to run [E] and running to live,
[A] Never worrying about paying [B] or how much I owed.
[C#m] Moving eight [B] miles a minute [E] for months at a time,
[C#m] Breaking [A] all the rules [E] I could bend.
[C#m] I began [B] to find [A] myself searching,
Searching for [B] shelter again and again.
[E] Against [G#m] the wind,
We [A] were running against [E] the wind.
[A] I found [E] myself [F#m] seeking shelter against [E] the wind.
[G#m]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[C#m] All those drifter [B] days are [E] past me now,
I've [C#m] got so much [A] more to think [E] about.
[C#m] [B] Deadlines and [A] commitments,
What to leave in, what to [B] leave out.
[E] Against [G#m] the wind,
[A] We were running against the [E] wind.
[A] We found [G#m] ourselves seeking [F#m] shelter [A] against [E] the wind.
[A] [G#m]
[B] Against the [A] wind,
[E] Against the wind.
[A] [E]
Key:
A
E
B
G#m
C#m
A
E
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It seems like yesterday, _ _ _
[G#m] _ but it was long ago.
She [A] was lovely, she was [E] the queen of our nights.
[B] There in the darkness, [A] with the radio playing [E] low.
The secrets that we shared, _ _
[G#m] _ the mountains that we moved, _
[A] Caught like a [E] wildfire out of control.
[A] There was nothing left to burn, [B] and nothing left to prove.
_ _ And [C#m] I remember [B] what she said [E] to me,
How [C#m] she swore that [A] it would never [E] end.
I [C#m] remember [B] how she [A] held me oh so tight,
Wish I didn't know now, [B] what I didn't know then.
[E] _ _ Against [G#m] the wind,
We [A] were running against [E] the wind.
We [A] were young [G#m] and strong, [F#m] but just running [A] _ [E] against the wind. _ _
_ _ _ _ The years rolled slowly past,
_ [G#m] I found myself alone.
_ _ [A] Surrounded by strangers [E] I thought were my friends.
[B] I found myself [A] further and further from [E] my home.
I guess I lost my way, [G#m] there were oh so many roads.
_ [A] I was living to run [E] and running to live,
[A] Never worrying about paying [B] or how much I owed. _ _ _
[C#m] Moving eight [B] miles a minute [E] for months at a time, _
[C#m] Breaking [A] all the rules [E] I could bend. _
[C#m] I began [B] to find [A] myself searching, _ _
_ Searching for [B] shelter again and again.
[E] _ _ Against [G#m] the wind,
We [A] were running against [E] the wind. _
[A] I found [E] myself [F#m] seeking shelter against [E] the wind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] All those drifter [B] days are [E] past me now,
I've [C#m] got so much [A] more to think [E] about.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] Deadlines and [A] commitments,
What to leave in, what to [B] leave out.
_ [E] _ _ _ Against [G#m] the wind,
_ _ [A] We were running against the [E] wind.
_ _ [A] We found [G#m] ourselves seeking [F#m] shelter [A] against [E] the wind. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Against the [A] wind,
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Against the wind.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It seems like yesterday, _ _ _
[G#m] _ but it was long ago.
She [A] was lovely, she was [E] the queen of our nights.
[B] There in the darkness, [A] with the radio playing [E] low.
The secrets that we shared, _ _
[G#m] _ the mountains that we moved, _
[A] Caught like a [E] wildfire out of control.
[A] There was nothing left to burn, [B] and nothing left to prove.
_ _ And [C#m] I remember [B] what she said [E] to me,
How [C#m] she swore that [A] it would never [E] end.
I [C#m] remember [B] how she [A] held me oh so tight,
Wish I didn't know now, [B] what I didn't know then.
[E] _ _ Against [G#m] the wind,
We [A] were running against [E] the wind.
We [A] were young [G#m] and strong, [F#m] but just running [A] _ [E] against the wind. _ _
_ _ _ _ The years rolled slowly past,
_ [G#m] I found myself alone.
_ _ [A] Surrounded by strangers [E] I thought were my friends.
[B] I found myself [A] further and further from [E] my home.
I guess I lost my way, [G#m] there were oh so many roads.
_ [A] I was living to run [E] and running to live,
[A] Never worrying about paying [B] or how much I owed. _ _ _
[C#m] Moving eight [B] miles a minute [E] for months at a time, _
[C#m] Breaking [A] all the rules [E] I could bend. _
[C#m] I began [B] to find [A] myself searching, _ _
_ Searching for [B] shelter again and again.
[E] _ _ Against [G#m] the wind,
We [A] were running against [E] the wind. _
[A] I found [E] myself [F#m] seeking shelter against [E] the wind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] All those drifter [B] days are [E] past me now,
I've [C#m] got so much [A] more to think [E] about.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] Deadlines and [A] commitments,
What to leave in, what to [B] leave out.
_ [E] _ _ _ Against [G#m] the wind,
_ _ [A] We were running against the [E] wind.
_ _ [A] We found [G#m] ourselves seeking [F#m] shelter [A] against [E] the wind. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Against the [A] wind,
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Against the wind.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _