G
G
It seems like yesterday,
Bm
but it was long ago.
C
G
Jenny was lovely; she was the queen of my nights,
D
C
G
there in the darkness with the radio, playing low.
Bm
the mountains that we moved
C
G
Caught like wildfire out of control,
D
till there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove.
Em
D
G
And I remember what she said to me,
Em
C
G
how she swore that it never would end.
Em
D
C
I remember how she held me, oh so tight.
C
D
Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.
G
Bm
C
G
Against the wind, we were running against the wind.
C
Am
C
G
We were young and strong, we were running against the wind.
G
And the years rolled slowly past.
Bm
And I found myself alone.
C
G
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends,
D
C
G
I found myself further and further from my home.
G
And I guess I lost my way.
Bm
There were oh, so many roads.
C
G
I was living to run, and running to live,
D
never worrying about paying, or even how much I owed.
Em
D
G
Runnin’ 8 miles a minute for months at a time,
Em
C
G
breaking all of the rules that would bend.
Em
D
C
I begin to find myself just searching,
D
searching for shelter again and again.
G
Bm
C
G
Against the wind, a little something against the wind.
C
Am
C
G
I found myself seeking shelter against the wind.
Em
D
G
Well those drifter’s days are past me now,
Em
C
G
I’ve got so much more to think about.
Em
D
C
Deadlines and commitments;
D
what to leave in, what to leave out.
G
Bm
C
Against the wind,
G
I’m still running against the wind.
C
Am
C
G
I’m older now but still running against the wind.
C
Am
C
G
Well, I’m older now but still running against the wind.
C
Against the wind
G
Against the wind
C
Against the wind (still running)
G
Against the wind (I m still running against the wind)
C
Against the wind (I m still running)
G
Against the wind (I m still running against the wind)
C
Against the wind (still running)
G
Against the wind (running against the wind, running against the wind)
C
Against the wind (see the young man run)
G
Against the wind (watch the young man run)
C
Against the wind (watch the young man running)
G
Against the wind (he ll be running against the wind)
C
Against the wind (let the cowboys ride)
G
Against the wind (ohhhhh)
C
Against the wind (let the cowboys ride)
G
Against the wind (they ll be riding against the wind)
C
Against the wind (against the wind)
G
Against the wind (riding against the wind)
C
Against the wind
G
D
C
Bm
Em
Am