Intro: G (4 bars)


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
        D
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    ]
We were young and strong, we were running against the
G    '  '  '  
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 
         D
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    ]
We were young and strong, we were running against the
G   '  '  '  
wind.


Solo:
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   G              G         Bm              Bm
      _   _
   | | | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | |
e|-3-----------|---3-----|-2-------------|---2-----|
B|-3-----------|-----3---|-3-------------|-----3---|
G|-0-----------|-------4-|-4-------------|-------4-|
D|-0-----0---2-|---------|-4---0-4-2-4-2-|---------|
A|-2-0-2-------|---------|---2-----------|---------|
E|-3-------3---|---------|---------------|---------|

   C              G           D         C
      _   _           _ _               _ _   _ _
   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | |
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
      _ _ _               _ _ _ _ _ _
   | | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | |
e|-3---------|---3-----|---------------|---2-----|
B|-3---------|-----3---|---------------|-----3---|
G|-0---------|-------4-|-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-|-------4-|
D|-0---0---0-|---------|-4-----4-----4-|---------|
A|-2-2---2---|---------|---------------|---------|
E|-3---------|---------|---------------|---------|

   C                 G                 C
      _ _ _   _ _     _ _ _ _   _ _     _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | |
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
    __ _ _       _
   |  | | | |   | |  |  | |
e|-7----------|-------------|
B|---10-------|--------10---|
G|------9br-7-|------9b---7-|
D|------------|-9-7---------|
A|------------|-------------|
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  '
Well, I'm older now but still running  against the 
C     '
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)