Wind's Gotta Blow

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Breaks 'way from harbour two in the morn,
Pickin' up speed as she goes;
And the sound of the engines beginnin' to crack,
As over the ocean she flows.

Long-Liner Lar, perched at the helm,
Takin' her into the night;
There's a cool breeze a-pickin' up from the northwest,
You can see old Smitty's delight.

Oh, Oh, the wind's gotta blow,
Cleansin' your soul with her charm;
Oh, Oh, the wind's gotta blow,
She's cradlin' into your arms.

Three hours later and no land in site,
Stare into the darkness with all of your might;
And a glimmer of dawn trickles through the dark clouds,
"There's wind up ahead!" someone hollers out loud.

Pull up to our gear and back on the speed,
Then haul through the morning and into the eve;
Oh, we've got the day's catch and re-set the gear,
And he sets Joan And Janis with the wind in her rears.

Oh, Oh, the wind's gotta blow,
Cleansin' your soul with her charm;
Oh, Oh, the wind's gotta blow,
She's cradled you into her arms.

Years they have passed with a change in the stars,
Some other town knows Long-Liner Lar;
He's perched in the back of a boat on a pond,
And reflects on the ocean in the wee early morn.

Mist on the water with the sun breakin' through,
So rare that you see that, but some say they do;
Then he lifts his head slowly, says with a grin,
"A breeze is a breeze, it's no match for the wind."

Oh, Oh, the wind's gotta blow,
Cleansin' your soul with her charm;
Oh, Oh, the wind's gotta blow,
She's cradled you into her...

Oh, Oh, the wind's gotta blow,
Cleansin' your soul with her charm;
Oh, Oh, the wind's gotta blow,
She's cradled you into her...
Ooooh, the wind's gotta blow.

####.... Bob Porter (SOCAN) Our Piece O' Ground ....####

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(Capo 1st Fret)

Chord Shape: [Dsus2] = x, 0, 0, 2, 3, x

Intro: [G] [C] [G] [G] [D] [G]

[Em] Breaks 'way from harbour [Dsus2] two in the morn,
[Em] Pickin' up speed as she [Dsus2] goes;
And the [Em] sound of the engines be- [Dsus2] ginnin' to crack,
As [C] over the ocean she [D] flows.

[Em] Long-Liner Lon, [Dsus2] perched at the helm,
[Em] Takin' her into the [Dsus2] night;
There's a [Em] cool breeze a-pickin' up [Dsus2] from the northwest,
You can [C] see an old spitties de- [D] light.

Chorus 1:
[G] Oh, Oh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow,
Cleansin' your [D] soul with her [G] charm;
[G] Oh, Oh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow,
She's cradlin' [D] into your [G] arms.

[Em] Three hours later and [Dsus2] no land in site,
Stare [Em] into the darkness with [Dsus2] all of your might;
And a [Em] glimmer of dawn trickles [Dsus2] through the dark clouds,
"There's [C] wind up ahead!" someone hollers out [D] loud.

[Em] Pull up to our gear and [Dsus2] back on the speed,
Then [Em] haul through the morning and [Dsus2] into the eve;
Oh, we've [Em] got the day's catch and [Dsus2] re-set the gear,
And he [C] sets Joan And Janis with the wind in her [D] rears.

Chorus 2:
[G] Oh, Oh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow,
Cleansin' your [D] soul with her [G] charm;
[G] Oh, Oh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow,
She's cradled you [D] into her [G] arms.

[Em] Years they have passed with a [Dsus2] change in the stars,
[Em] Some other town knows [Dsus2] Long-Liner Lon;
He's [Em] perched in the back of a [Dsus2] boat on a pond,
And [C] reflects on the ocean in the wee early [D] morn.

[Em] Mist on the water with the [Dsus2] sun breakin' through,
So [Em] rare that you see that, but [Dsus2] some say they do;
Then he [Em] lifts his head slowly, [Dsus2] says with a grin,
"A [C] breeze is a breeze, it's no match for the [D] wind."

Chorus 3:
[G] Oh, Oh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow,
Cleansin' your [D] soul with her [G] charm;
[G] Oh, Oh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow,
She's cradled you [D] into her...

Chorus 4:
[G] Oh, Oh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow,
Cleansin' your [D] soul with her [G] charm;
[G] Oh, Oh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow,
She's cradled you [D] into her...
[G] Ooooh, the [C] wind's gotta [G] blow.

~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~