Trade winds
G - A7 - Cm
- G
G - G7
1. Here I stand looking, looking around me,
C - Am D
while
all around me, what do I see ?
G - B7
Unhappy faces behind a painted smile,
Em - G7
heartache
and loneliness, dressed up in
modern style.
C - Cm
Unhappy people living in sin and shame,
G - D Bm
reflections
of myself, life is no easy game.
C
Am - D
We're caught in the trade
winds,
G
the
trade winds of our time.
+ G - A - Cm
- G
G - G7
2. Here I stand looking, looking around me,
C - Am D
while
all around me what do I see ?
G
- B7
Young girls who'll soon become streetwalkers in the night,
Em - G7
young
boys, the restless breed, looking
for a fight.
C - Cm
Children both rich and poor, they're searching for the truth,
G - D Bm
if
they don't find it, God help tomorrow's youth !
C Am - D
We're caught in the trade
winds,
D7 G
the
trade winds of our time.
+ G - A - Cm
- G
G - G7
3. Trade winds are blowing, blowing around me,
C - Am D
while
all around me, what do I see ?
G - B7
Hatred and jealousy, brotherhood
is dying,
Em G7
love
is the answer, but nobody's buying.
C - Cm
Good people turning bad, some don't, but they are few,
G - D Bm
the
winds are blowing, the choice is
all up to you.
C Am - D
We're caught in the trade
winds,
C - G
the
trade winds of our time. - - - - -
C D7
+ Yes, we're caught up in the trade winds,
Fm C
the
trade winds of our time.
C D7
We are riding on the trade
winds,
Fm C
the
trade winds of our time ….
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Rod
Stewart)