Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: G7 F G7 (Strings corresponding 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: G# G F D# G# Oh, I met him there in a border town Strings G# G F D# He vowed we'd never part Strings: G# G F D# Though he tried his best to settle down D#7 G# Now I'm alone with a broken heart Chorus: G#7 C# C#m Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind G# D#7 A restless wind that yearns to wander G# G#7 C# C#m And he was born the next of kin G# D# G# The next of kinnn to the wayward wind