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Windfall
Son Volt
Capo 2
Folk Strum: D D
U U D U
1 + 2 + 3
+ 4 +
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Chord Guide |
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3
4 G: 3x0003 |
132 D: xx0232 |
13421 Bm: x24432 |
32 1 C: x32010 |
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2
1 C/B: x20010 |
12 Em: 022000 |
2 4 G/F#: 2x0003 |
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Intro Riff:

Intro Riff x2
G
(2) D (2)
Now and then, it keeps you runnin', never seems to die.
Bm (2) C (2)
Trail spent with fear and not enough livin' on the outside.
G (2) D (2)
Never seem to get far enough, stayin' in between the lines,
Bm (2) C C/B
C
Hold on to what you can, waitin' for the end, not knowin' when,
Chorus:
G (2)
May the wind take your troubles away
D (2)
may the wind take your troubles away
C G
Both feet on the floor, two hands on the wheel
D
G
May the wind take your troubles away.
Instrumental Chorus
D (2) C G
Try and make it far enough, to the next time zone
D (2)
Few and far between past the midnight hour,
C
G
Em (hold 2 measures)
you never feel alone, you're really not alone.
/ C - - - / G - - - / D - - - /
/ G - - - / C - (Intro Riff x2) - / - - - - / - - - - /
G (2) D (2)
Switch it over AM, searchin' for a truer sound
Bm (2) C (2)
can't recall the call letters, steel guitar and settle down
G (2) D (2)
catchin' an all night station, somewhere in Louisiana
Bm (2) C
C/B C
Sounds like 1963 but for now, sounds like heaven.
Chorus
G (½) G/F#
(½) Em (2)
May the wind take your troubles away
C (2)
G (hold 2 measures)
May the wind take your troubles away
/ G - - - / - - - - / D - - - / - - - - /
/ C - - - / G - - - / D - - - / - - - - /
G (hold)
This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of this song. It's
intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.