Against the Wind - Bob Seger
( 3 )
( 3 )
Standard Tuning
- 4/4 Time
Intro: G, G, G, G
Verse 1:
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G '
It seems like yesterday,
Bm '
But it was long ago.
C G
Jenny was lovely; she was the queen of my nights,
D C
There in the darkness with the radio, playing low.
G '
And the secrets that we shared,
Bm '
The mountains that we moved
C G
Caught like wildfire out of control,
C D '
Till there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove.
Pre-Chorus:
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[Em D] G
And I remember what she said to me,
[Em C] G
How she swore that it never would end.
[Em D] C
I remember how she held me, oh so tight.
C D
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.
Chorus:
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G Bm C G
Against the wind, we were running against the wind.
[C Bm ][Am C ] G ' ' '
We were young and strong, we were running against the wind.
Verse 2:
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G '
And the years rolled slowly past.
Bm '
And I found myself alone.
C G
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends,
D C
I found myself further and further from my home.
G '
And I guess I lost my way.
Bm '
There were oh, so many roads.
C G
I was living to run, and running to live,
C D '
Never worrying about paying, or even how much I owed.
Pre-Chorus:
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[Em D] G
Runnin' 8 miles a minute for months at a time,
[Em C] G
breaking all of the rules that would bend.
[Em D] C
I begin to find myself just searching,
C D
Searching for shelter again and again.
Chorus:
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G Bm C G
Against the wind, we were running against the wind.
[C Bm ][Am C ] G ' ' '
We were young and strong, we were running against the wind.
Solo: (option 1)
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G G Bm Bm
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e|-3------------|---3-----|---------------|---2-----|
B|-3------------|-----3---|---------------|-----3---|
G|-0------------|-------4-|---------------|-------4-|
D|-0------0---2-|---------|-4---0-4-2-4-2-|---------|
A|-2--0-2-------|---------|---2-----------|---------|
E|-3--------3---|---------|---------------|---------|
C G D C
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-0------------|-----------|---------|-------------|
B|-1--------1-0-|-----------|-3-------|-------------|
G|-0------0-----|-------0s4-|---------|-0-2-4-----0-|
D|-2--2-2-------|-----2-----|---------|-------2-4---|
A|-3------------|-----------|---------|-------------|
E|--------------|-----------|---------|-------------|
G G Bm Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|------------|---3-----|---------------|---2-----|
B|------------|-----3---|---------------|-----3---|
G|------------|-------4-|-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-|-------4-|
D|------0---0-|---------|-4-----4-----4-|---------|
A|----2---2---|---------|---------------|---------|
E|-3----------|---------|---------------|---------|
C G C
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e|-0----------------|-----------------|---------|
B|-1--3-0---------0-|-0-3-0-----------|---------|
G|-0------2-0-0-2---|-------2-0-------|-------0-|
D|-2----------------|-----------0-2-0-|-----2---|
A|-3----------------|-----------------|-3-3-----|
E|------------------|-----------------|---------|
D D
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e|---------------|-----------|
B|---------------|-----------|
G|-2s4-2---------|-------2---|
D|-------2s4-2-0-|-----2b--0-|
A|---------------|-2-0-------|
E|---------------|-----------|
Pre-Chorus:
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[Em D] G
Well those drifter's days are past me now,
[Em C] G
I've got so much more to think about.
[Em D ] C
Deadlines and commitments;
C D
What to leave in, what to leave out.
Chorus:
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G Bm C G
Against the wind, I'm still running against the wind.
[C Bm ][ Am C ] G '
I'm older now but still running against the wind.
[C Bm ] D ' C '
Well, I'm older now but still running against the wind
Outro:
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G '
Against the wind
C '
Against the wind
G '
Against the wind
C '
Against the wind
(still running)
G '
Against the wind
(I'm still running against the wind)
C '
Against the wind
(I'm still running)
G '
Against the wind
(I'm still running against the wind)
C '
Against the wind
(still running)
G '
Against the wind
(running against the wind)
C '
Against the wind
(see the young man run)
G '
Against the wind
(watch the young man run)
C '
Against the wind
(watch the young man running)
G '
Against the wind
(he ll be running against the wind)
C '
Against the wind
(let the cowboys ride)
G '
Against the wind
(ohhhhh)
C '
Against the wind
(let the cowboys ride)
G '
Against the wind
(they ll be riding against the wind)
C '
Against the wind
(against the wind)
*:·..·:*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*
Solo: (option 2 - *denotes changes from Solo option 1)
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G G Bm Bm
_ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-3------------|---3-----|---------------|---2-----|
B|-3------------|-----3---|---------------|-----3---|
G|-0------------|-------4-|---------------|-------4-|
D|-0------0---2-|---------|-4---0-4-2-4-2-|---------|
A|-2--0-2-------|---------|---2-----------|---------|
E|-3--------3---|---------|---------------|---------|
C G* D* C
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e|-0------------|-----------|---------|-------------|
B|-1--------1-0-|-----------|---------|-------------|
G|-0------0-----|-----------|-7-------|-0-2-4-----0-|
D|-2--2-2-------|-------5s9-|---------|-------2-4---|
A|-3------------|-----7-----|---------|-------------|
E|--------------|-----------|---------|-------------|
G G Bm Bm
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|------------|---3-----|---------------|---2-----|
B|------------|-----3---|---------------|-----3---|
G|------------|-------4-|-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-|-------4-|
D|------0---0-|---------|-4-----4-----4-|---------|
A|----2---2---|---------|---------------|---------|
E|-3----------|---------|---------------|---------|
C G C*
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e|-0----------------|-----------------|---------|
B|-1--3-0---------0-|-0-3-0-----------|---------|
G|-0------2-0-0-2---|-------2-0-------|---------|
D|-2----------------|-----------0-2-0-|-------5-|
A|-3----------------|-----------------|-3-3-7---|
E|------------------|-----------------|---------|
D* D*
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e|-7----------|-------------|
B|---10-------|--------10---|
G|------9br-7-|------9b---7-|
D|------------|-9-7---------|
A|------------|-------------|
E|------------|-------------|
