AGAINST THE WIND Words and Music by BOB SEGER
Medium Rock beat
seems like yes - ter - day,d the years rolled slow - ly past. -
And
I
Ja ney sur - round - ed
found
was long my - self
was love - ly. by stran -
a - go. a - lone.
She was the gers I
queen of my thought were my
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nights, friends.
there
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in the dark found my - self -
ness fur
-
with [her
the ra and fur
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di - o ther from
play - in' my -
low. home,-
an and
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guew
lost
my
way. -
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the moun
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liv
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like in'
a
wild
Lo
run
fire and
out of run - nin'
con to
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trollive.
till -
there
was
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noth - in' wor- ried
D
left to bum a - bout pay - in'. or
and noth - in' left to e - yen how much I
prove. owed. -
End ir~srrumenral
And
me, time, now. --
I re Mov - in' Well, those
how break 1
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she in' got
mem eight drift
swore dl so
ber miles - er's
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that of much
a
it the more
what s h e min - ule for months days are -
nev rulesto
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el
that think
said at past
would would a -
to a me
end. bend,bout: -
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I be - gan
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to finddead - lines _
@ my - self and cam
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search - in', mit - ments.
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what to leave
in,
P
A - gainst the
what to leave out.
wind._
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Bm
we were run - nin' a - gainst - Lhe lit - tle some- thin' a - gainst - the I'm still n ~ n - nin' a - gainstthe
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wind. wind. wind. _
We were
I I'm
13
old - er
now, -
but
still
run
-
nin'
3
- gainst -
the the the
wind. wind. wind.
D.S. a1 Coda
Repeat and Fade
AMERICAN STORM Words and Music by BOB SEGER
Power Ruck
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Head - in' out on some un E\, - 'ry - bod - y casrs a
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soon rum spe - cia1
back, gift, --
it
it's
hap - pcns theirs to
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chart - ed path.cer - tain light, -
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time - and use - for
-
time wrong
a -gain or right
you a
you nev - er seem to reach the end. when you face the night.
More and more we choose the
fig
-
ure
out - which
games
eas
to
play
4
4
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y
way, -
we
take
no
risks, -
we
and how to
4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4
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Ev - time I look you're Sud-den - ly the pres-sure's
fall fall
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in', in',
fall fall
-
in', in',
beat - en by skies have ;111
Ev - 'ry - time I turn a - round he's Sud - den - l y the storm is head - ing
It's like It's like
an A - mer - i - can a - top a moun-rain of
storm. cold.-
the wind. turned grey. -
there straight
a
a
full full
a your
forceforce-
gain. way.
gale, gale
You're bur - led tar be - neath a You tell your stor - y a - gain-
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It's like a (D.S.) You face a
wallwall -
of of
mirrors.
you charge 'em you charge 'em
mirrors
at at
A
you cov - er
but
you nev
-
er
bleed.-
up, you hear the
shat - ter - ing
glass-
full full
I
need.
D.S. a1 Coda (Verse 1)
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You face a
full - force
p e = p ~ / the
need.
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you nev - er
feel -
the
need.
Vocnl 1st time onl?
Am
BEAUTIFUL LOSER W o r d s a n d Music by BOB SEGER
Moderately
He
wants to dream like a young man He's your old - est and your best friend: Instrurnrntal
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old man. be there a - gain. -
he a
wants per -
to fect
with the wir - dom of an if you need him. he'll
He wants his home and se - cu - ri - ty. He's a1 - ways will - ing to be sec - ond best.
live lodg -
like er.
a a
sail per
-
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or frct
at
sea. guest.
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all.
You can't have it
all, -
Play 3 times
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Vocal ad lib.
He'll nev - er make an - y
He
won't
corn - plain
en - e - mies, en - e
it he's caught
in
a
-
mies.
freeze. -
