Key: C
Introduction:
C Am G F
As I travel down the back roads, of this home I love so much,
C Am Dm G
Every carpenter and cowboy, every lame many on a crutch..
F Em F G
They're all talking about a feelin', 'bout a taste that's in the air,
F C Am F G C
They're all talking about this mighty wind, that's blowin' every-where,
Bb F Bb F
Oh a mighty winds a blowin', it's kickin' up the sand,
Am D7 Bb G
It's blowin' out a message to every woman, child and man
Bb F C C/B Am G
Yes a mighty winds a blowin', cross the land and cross the se-ea,
F C Am F G C
It's blowin' peace and free-dom, it's blowin' e-quali-ty.
Verse 2: (The Folksmen)
C Am G F
From a lighthouse in Barr Harbor, to a bridge called Golden Gate,
C Am Dm G
From a trawler down in Shreveport, to the shore of one great lake,
F Em F G
There's a star on the hor-izon, and it's burning like a flame,
F C Am F G C
It's lighting up this mighty wind, that's blowin' every-where,
Bb F Bb F
Oh a mighty winds a blowin', it's kickin' up the sand,
Am D7 Bb G
It's blowin' out a message to every woman, child and man
Bb F C C/B Am G
Yes a mighty winds a blowin', cross the land and cross the se-ea,
F C Am F G C
It's blowin' peace and free-dom, it's blowin' e-quali-ty.
Verse 3: (Mitch & Mickey)
C Am G F
When the blind man sees the picture, when the deaf man hears the word,
C Am Dm G
When the fisherman stops fishing, when the hunter spares the herd,
F Em F G
We'll still hear the wondrous story, of a world where people care,
F C Am F G C
The story of this mighty wind that blowin' every-where
Bb F Bb F
Oh a mighty winds a blowin', it's kickin' up the sand,
Am D7 Bb G
It's blowin' out a message to every woman, child and man
Bb F C C/B Am G
Yes a mighty winds a blowin', cross the land and cross the se-ea,
F C Am F G C
It's blowin' peace and free-dom, it's blowin' e-quali-ty.