The Wayward Wind Chords
by Sam Cooke
The Wayward Wind by Sam Cooke is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords A7, D, G, D7 and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A7 D G
Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
D A7
A restless wind that yearns to wander
D D7 G Gm
And I was born the next of kin
D A7 D G D
The next of kin to the wayward wind
A7 D G D
In a lonely shack by a railroad track
G D
I spent my younger days,
D G D
And I guess the sound of the outward bound
A7 D G D
Made me a slave to its wand'rin' ways.
D A7
A restless wind that yearns to wander
D D7 G Gm
And I was born the next of kin
D A7 D G D
The next of kin to the wayward wind
A7 D G
Oh, I met her there in a border town,
D A7
I vowed we'd never part;
D A7 D G D
Though I tried my best to settle down,
A7 D G
She's now alone with a broken heart.
A7 D G
Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind
D A7
A restless wind that yearns to wander
D D7 G Gm
And I was born the next of kin
D A7 D G D
The next of kin to the wayward wind
D A7 D G D
The next of kin to the wayward wind.
D A7
A restless wind that yearns to wander
D D7 G Gm
And I was born the next of kin