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: 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: --------------- 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)