Against the Wind

Bob Seager

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