Trade Winds Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays528

Trade Winds by Randy Crawford is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Edim, Cdim, E7, D9, Bm5-/7, D, F#m, C#m5-/7, F#7, B7, A7, D7M, D6, Dm6, F, Fdim, E and E7/13. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A    Edim  Cdim  E7    D9   E7     D9 Cdim E7 
Down where  the trade winds play 
E7    D9  Bm5-/7 Cdim E7 A D Bm5-/7 A 
Down where you  lose a day 
A   Edim Bm5-/7 D9   E7    A    F#m C#m5-/7 F#7 
We found  a    new world where  paradise starts     
B7  Cdim    E7    D9    E7  Cdim       Bm5-/7   E7   A 
We traded hearts way down where the trade winds play 
A  Edim Cdim E7 Bm5-/7  E7 D9 Cdim E7 
Music   was   ev    where  
 E7 D9  Bm5-/7 Cdim  E7 A 
Flowers were   in  her hair 
A   Edim Bm5-/7 D9   E7 A F#m C#m5-/7 F#7 
Under   an   awning      of silvery   boughs 
B7  Cdim  A7    D9    E7  Cdim      Bm5-/7   E7 A 
We traded  vows  the night that I  sailed  away 
A7   D   D7M    D6  D9      Dm6        A      D9     A A7 
Oh, trade winds,    what are vows that lovers make 
A7   D   D7M    D6  D9      Dm6   A     D9    A  A7 
Oh, trade winds,    are they only made to break 
A   Edim Cdim  E7 Bm5-/7  E7 D9 Cdim E7 
When  it   is   May    again  
 E7   D9  Bm5-/7 Cdim E7 A D Bm5-/7 A 
I'll sail       away     again 
A   Edim Bm5-/7 D9   E7 A F#m C#m5-/7 F#7 
Though I'm re - turn - ing   it won't be  the  same  
B7       Cdim  A7       D9      E7  Cdim      Bm5-/7   E7   A 
She traded her name way down where the trade winds play 
F     Fdim  A     D9  A   Edim   E  Bm5-/7  E7/13 Fdim   D9  Bm5-/7  A 
Blow,     trade winds;         blow               away 
    	

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100 BPM Andante