Against the Wind — The Highwaymen
Chords and lyrics for Against the Wind by The Highwaymen (key of E).
Verse 1
"Against the Wind" - The Highwaymen
Track 9 of 10 on the album "Highwayman" (1985)
Intro
[E]
Verse 1
[E] It seems like yesterday
[G#m] But it was long ago
She was [A]lovely, she was the [E]queen of our nights
[B7]There in the darkness, with the [A]radio playing [E]low
[E] The secrets that we shared
[G#m] The mountains that we moved
[A]Caught like a wildfire and [E]out of control
There was [A]nothin' left to burn and [B7]nothin' left to prove
Pre-Chorus
And I [C#m]remember what [B]she said to [E]me
How she [C#m]swore that it would [A]never [E]end
I [C#m]remember how [B]she held me, [A]oh, so tight
Wish I [A]didn't know now what I [B7]didn't know then
Chorus
[E] Against the [G#m]wind
We were [A]running against the [E]wind
We were [A]young and [G#m]strong, but just [F#m]running [A]against the [E]wind
Verse 2
The [E]years rolled slowly past
[G#m] I found myself alone
[A]Surrounded by strangers I [E]thought were my friends
I [B7]found myself further and [A]further from [E]my home
[E]I guess I lost my way
There were, [G#m]oh, so many roads
I was [A]living to run and [E]running to live
Never [A]worrying about paying or how [B7]much I owed
Pre-Chorus
Moving [C#m]eight miles a [B]minute for [E]months at a time
Breaking [C#m]all the [A]rules I could [E]bend
I [C#m]began to [B]find myself [A]searching
[A]Searching for shelter [B7]again and again
Chorus
[E] Against the[G#m] wind
We were [A]running against the [E]wind
I [A]found [G#m]myself seeking [F#m]shelter [A]against the [E]wind
Interlude
[E]
[G#m]
[A] [E]
[A] [B7]
Pre-Chorus
All those [C#m]drifter's [B]days are [E]past me now
I've got [C#m]so much [A]more to think [E]about
[C#m] [B]Deadlines and [A]commitments
What to leave [A]in, what to leave [B7]out
Chorus
[E] Against the [G#m]wind
We were [A]running against the [E]wind
We [A]found [G#m]ourselves seeking [F#m]shelter [A]against the [E]wind
[A] [G#m] [B7]
Outro
[B7] Against the [A]wind
[A] Against the [E]wind
[A]
[A] Against the [E]wind
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