Idiot Wind
Bob Dylan
CmSomeone's got it in for me, Dthey're planting stories in the Gpress
CmWhoever it is I wish they'd cut it out
but Dwhen they will D/CI can only Gguess.G/F#
They Emsay I shot a Hmman named Gray and Amtook his wife to GItaly,
EmShe inherited a Hmmillion bucks and Amwhen she died it Gcame to me.
I can't Hmhelp it if I'm C6lucky.
CmPeople see me all the time and Dthey just can't D/Cremember how to Gact
CmTheir minds are filled with big ideas, Dimages D/Cand distorted Gfacts.G/F#
EmEven you, Hmyesterday you Amhad to ask me Gwhere it was at,G/F#
I Emcouldn't believe after Hmall these years, Amyou didn't know me any Gbetter than that
HmSweet C6lady.
GIdiot wind, Cblowing every time you move your Gmouth,
CBlowing down the backroads headin' C/Dsouth.
GIdiot wind, Cblowing every time you move your Gteeth,
You're an Gidiot, Cbabe.
It's a Dwonder that you D7still know how to Gbreathe.C/GGC/G
CmI ran into the fortune-teller, who Dsaid
Beware of D/Clightning that might Gstrike
CmI haven't known peace and quiet Dfor so long I can't D/Cremember what it's Glike.
There's a Emlone soldier Hmon the cross, Amsmoke pourin' out of a Gboxcar door,
EmYou didn't know it, you Hmdidn't think it could be done,
AmIn the final end he Gwon the wars
After Hmlosin' every C6battle.
CmI woke up on the roadside, Ddaydreamin' 'bout the D/Cway things sometimes Gare
CmVisions of your chestnut mare shoot Dthrough my head
And are D/Cmakin' me see Gstars.G/F#
You Emhurt the ones that HmI love best and Amcover up the Gtruth with lies.
EmOne day you'll be Hmin the ditch, Amflies buzzin' Garound your eyes,
HmBlood on your C6saddle.
GIdiot wind, Cblowing through the flowers on your Gtomb,
CBlowing through the curtains in your C/Droom.
GIdiot wind, Cblowing every time you move your Gteeth,
You're an Gidiot, Cbabe.
It's a D6wonder that you still know how to Gbreathe.C/GGC/G
It Cmwas gravity which pulled us down and Ddestiny which D/Cbroke us Gapart
CmYou tamed the lion in my cage
But Dit just wasn't D/Cenough to change my Gheart.G/F#
Now Emeverything's a little Hmupside down
As a Ammatter of fact the Gwheels have stopped,
What's Emgood is bad, what's Hmbad is good
AmYou'll find out when you Greach the top
HmYou're on the C6bottom.
CmI noticed at the ceremony, your Dcorrupt ways had D/Cfinally made you Gblind
CmI can't remember your face anymore,
your Dmouth has changed, your D/Ceyes don't look into Gmine.G/F#
EmThe priest wore black on the Hmseventh day
And Amsat stone-faced while the Gbuilding burned.
I Emwaited for you on the Hmrunning boards,
Near the Amcypress trees, while the Gspringtime turned
HmSlo-o-o-owly to C6autumn.
GIdiot wind, Cblowing like a circle around my Gskull,
From the CGrand Coulee Dam to the CapC/Ditol.
GIdiot wind, Cblowing every time you move your Gteeth,
You're an Gidiot, Cbabe.
It's a Dwonder that you still know how to Gbreathe.C/GGC/G
CmI can't feel you anymore, DI can't even D/Ctouch the books you've Gread
CmEvery time I crawl past your door, I been Dwishin'
I'd been D/Csomebody else Ginstead.G/F#
EmDown the highway, Hmdown the tracks, Amdown the road to Gecstasy,
I Emfollowed you Hmbeneath the stars, Amhaunted by your Gmemory
And Hmall your C6ragin' glory.
CmI been double-crossed now for the Dvery last time and D/Cnow I'm finally Gfree,
I Cmkissed goodbye the howling beast
On the Dborderline which D/Cseparated you from Gme.G/F#
EmYou'll never know the Hmhurt I suffered Amnor the pain I Grise above,
And EmI'll never know the Hmsame about you, your Amholiness or your Gkind of love,
And it Hmmakes me feel so C6sorry.
GIdiot wind, Cblowing through the buttons of our Gcoats,
CBlowing through the letters that we C/Dwrote.
GIdiot wind, Cblowing through the dust upon our Gshelves,
We're Gidiots, Cbabe.
It's a Dwonder we can D7even feed ourGselves.C/GGC/G
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(Cmfade Dout D/Cover Glast bars)