Against the Wind

Bob Seager

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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It seems like yesterday,  
Em
but it was long ago.
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Janey was lovely; she was the queen of my nights,
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there in the darkness with the radio, playing low and
C
The secrets that we shared,  
Em
the mountains that we moved
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Caught like wildfire out of control,
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‘till there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove.
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And I remember what she said to me,
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how she swore that it never would end.
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I remember how she held me, oh so tight.
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Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.
 
 
[Chorus]
C           Em   F                            C
Against the wind, we were running against the wind.
        F           Em              Dm       F          C
We were young and strong, we were running against the wind.
 
 
[Verse 2]
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And the years rolled slowly past.  
Em
And I found myself alone.
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Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends, 
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I found myself further and further from my home. 
 
And I guess I lost my way.
Em
There were oh, so many roads.
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I was living to run, and running to live.
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Never worrying about paying, or even how much I owed.
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Runnin' 8 miles a minute
Blue Eyes, Baby’s Got Blue Eyes
for months at a time,
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breaking all of the rules that would bend. 
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I begin to find myself just searching,
                       G
searching for shelter again and again.
 
 
[Chorus]
C           Em   F                                C
Against the wind,  a little something against the wind.
  F       Em            Dm       F          C
I found myself seeking shelter against the wind.
 
 
[Instrumental]
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|C   |C  |Em  |Em  |F   |C    | F  |G   |G  |
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Well those drifter's days are past me now,
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I've got so much more to think about.
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Deadlines and commitments;  
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what to leave in, what to leave out.
 
 
[Chorus]
 C          Em   F
Against the wind,
                              C
I'm still running against the wind.
    F     Em             Dm       F          C
I'm older now but still running against the wind.
 
      F          Em             G                    F
Well, I'm older now but still running against the wind.
 
 
[Outro]
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Against the wind
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Against the wind (Still running)
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Against the wind (I’m still running against the wind)
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Against the wind (I’m still running)
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Against the wind (I’m still running against the wind)
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Against the wind (Still running)
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Against the wind (Running against the wind, running against the wind)
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Against the wind (See the young man run)
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Against the wind (Watch the young man run)
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Against the wind (Watch the young man running)
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Against the wind (He’ll be running against the wind)
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Against the wind (Let the cowboys ride)
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Against the wind (Ohh...)
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Against the wind (Let the cowboys ride)
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Against the wind (They’ll be riding against the wind)
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Against the wind (Against the wind)
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Against the wind (riding against the wind)
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Against the wind
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Against the wind (Ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride……)
 
*Fades out*