Joan Baez – Winds Of The Old Days (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
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Chords
[Verse 1]
G Am The lady's adrift in a foreign land D G Singing on issues both humble and grand G Am A decade flew past her and there on the page D G She read that the prince had returned to the stage G Am Hovering near treacherous waters D G A friend saw her drifting and caught her G Am Unguarded fantasies flying too far D G Memories tumbling like sweets from a jar
[Chorus 1]
G Am And take me down to the harbor now D Em Grapes of the summer are low on the bough Bm Am Ghosts of my history will follow me there D Em And the winds of the old days will blow through my hair
[Verse 2]
G Am Breath on an undying ember D G It doesn't take much to remember G Am Those eloquent songs from the good old days D G That set us to marching with banners ablaze G Am But reporters, there's no sense in prying D G Our blue-eyed son's been denying G Am The truths that are wrapped in a mystery D G The sixties are over so set him free
[Chorus 2]
G Am And take me down to the harbor now D Em Grapes of the summer are low on the bough Bm Am Ghosts of my history will follow me there D Em And the winds of the old days will blow through my hair
[Verse 3]
G Am Why do I sit the autumnal judge? D G Years of self-righteousness will not budge G Am Singer or savior, it was his to choose D G Which of us knows what was his to lose?
[Bridge] (Key change)
A Bm Because idols are best when they're made of stone E A A savior's a nuisance to live with at home A Bm Stars often fall, heroes go unsung E A And martyrs most certainly die too young
[Verse 4]
A Bm So thank you for writing the best songs E A Thank you for righting a few wrongs A Bm You're a savage gift on a wayward bus E A But you stepped down and you sang to us
[Chorus 3]
A Bm And get you down to the harbor now E F#m Most of the sour grapes are gone from the bough C#m A Ghosts of Johanna will visit you there E A And the winds of the old days will blow through your hair