Rich Mullins – The Howling (Guitar)

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Genesis 4:10, Psalms 69, Isaiah 62:1, Romans 8:18-22 [Verse 1]
E               Esus                E
  I can see the iron horses' tracks

                             Esus
Pressed in the mud from the weight of all that steam and steel

A
  But the wind don't blow where you want it to go
No, the wind just goes where it will and you follow [Verse 2]
E                 Esus            E
  I can feel the breath of winter

                   Esus
Driving this snow across these newly-whited plains

A
  Takes my breath from me and it leaves me falling
Then it picks me up again in its own strength [Chorus]
F#m7                A
And I can hear the wild wind howling

Esus/B            D2    Dmaj7  D6
And I can feel it in my bones

A2                   Esus/B                D   Dmaj7  D6
And I know that the howling will take me home
D Esus/D Esus E Esus2 E Esus E Esus2 E [Verse 3]
E                Esus                  E
  I can see some traveler's footprints

                        Esus
There's a little bit of blood in every step he made

A
  I wonder what kind of burden he's bearing
That has cut him so deeply every step along the long, long way [Verse 4]
E               Esus           E
  In the west I see an evening

                              Esus
This scarlet thread stretched beneath the gathering dark

A
  Red as the blood on the hands of the Savior
And rich as the mercy that flowed from His broken heart [Chorus]
F#m7                A
And I can hear the wild wind howling

Esus/B            D2    Dmaj7  D6
And I can feel it in my bones

A2                   Esus/B                D   Dmaj7  D6
And I know that the howling will take me home
[Bridge]
F#m               D                   A
    These men of violence, they have made this a world full of wars

F#m                    A                    D      Dmaj7       D6
    Oh God break Your silence and let Your justice shine forth

           D    Dmaj7   D  E
Show some mercy, Oh Lord
[Verse 5]
E              Esus                      E
  'Cause I can see a people dispossessed

                        Esus
Broken and brave in the face of so much fear

A
  Driven from their homes by the greed of a nation
Whose treaties were as good as litter along the trail of their tears [Verse 6]
E               Esus            E
  I can see the Covenant colors

                          Esus
The sun and the rain have woven against the blue of the sky

A
  And I know if we live we will live by His promise
I know He who made it and I'm sure that He would not lie [Chorus]
F#m7                A
And I can hear the wild wind howling

Esus/B            D2    Dmaj7  D6
And I can feel it in my bones

A2                   Esus/B                D   Dmaj7  D6
And I know that the howling will take me home
D Esus/D D Dmaj7 D6 D Esus/D E5