Twistin' in the Wind (Tornado Temple BMI)
written by Joe Ely
as performed by Joe Ely on the album Twistin' In the Wind
Transcribed by: Steve Krall (steve.krall@daytonoh.ncr.com)
Comments and suggestions welcome
Intro: G F (repeat)
Verse 1
My [C]heavy [Em7]heart pounds [Am]hard [G]tonight
Down this [F]highway in the wind
The [G]windshield wipers clean away
The [Am]tears I cry [C]within
The [C]Love I've [Em7]thrown [Am]away, I [G]know,
I'll [F]never feel again...
And [G]I, [F]I'm just Twistin' in the [C]Wind
Chorus:
[G]Some one cut me down from here
I can't [F]prove what don't [C]exist
[G]Did you feel the same as I?
Or was there [Am]something I might have [G]missed?
I [F]turned my back on [C]everyone
Who [F]wanted me to [C]win
I [F]needed you so [C]bad, I guess
That's the [Am]way I was back [G]then
[G]Now I, [F]I'm just Twistin' in the [C]Wind
Verse 2
I believe I'll go down to the bridge
And watch the trains roll by
See the sparks fly from their wheels
Where the rocks and the cinders lie
The weight I feel inside tonight
Could put a freight train in a spin
And I, I'm just Twistin' in the Wind
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
Love made a fool of me
At the gates of the guillotine
I can't believe I heard the Truth
Comin' from your answering machine
How did I become this broken man?
Was I too blind to bend?
Now I, I'm just Twistin' in the Wind
I, yi yi yi, I'm just Twistin' in the Wind
[G]Some one cut me down from here
I been [F]Hangin' here too [C]long
[G]Release me from the Binds of Love
I [F]can't tell Right from [C]Wrong
Note - The C-Em7-Am-G-F progression
at the start of the verses should be
played by initially plucking the bass
(either 2nd or 1st) string first.
written by Joe Ely
as performed by Joe Ely on the album Twistin' In the Wind
Transcribed by: Steve Krall (steve.krall@daytonoh.ncr.com)
Comments and suggestions welcome
Intro: G F (repeat)
Verse 1
My [C]heavy [Em7]heart pounds [Am]hard [G]tonight
Down this [F]highway in the wind
The [G]windshield wipers clean away
The [Am]tears I cry [C]within
The [C]Love I've [Em7]thrown [Am]away, I [G]know,
I'll [F]never feel again...
And [G]I, [F]I'm just Twistin' in the [C]Wind
Chorus:
[G]Some one cut me down from here
I can't [F]prove what don't [C]exist
[G]Did you feel the same as I?
Or was there [Am]something I might have [G]missed?
I [F]turned my back on [C]everyone
Who [F]wanted me to [C]win
I [F]needed you so [C]bad, I guess
That's the [Am]way I was back [G]then
[G]Now I, [F]I'm just Twistin' in the [C]Wind
Verse 2
I believe I'll go down to the bridge
And watch the trains roll by
See the sparks fly from their wheels
Where the rocks and the cinders lie
The weight I feel inside tonight
Could put a freight train in a spin
And I, I'm just Twistin' in the Wind
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
Love made a fool of me
At the gates of the guillotine
I can't believe I heard the Truth
Comin' from your answering machine
How did I become this broken man?
Was I too blind to bend?
Now I, I'm just Twistin' in the Wind
I, yi yi yi, I'm just Twistin' in the Wind
[G]Some one cut me down from here
I been [F]Hangin' here too [C]long
[G]Release me from the Binds of Love
I [F]can't tell Right from [C]Wrong
Note - The C-Em7-Am-G-F progression
at the start of the verses should be
played by initially plucking the bass
(either 2nd or 1st) string first.