Intro
C#m E B A
[Verse 1]
C#m E B
I tried to make you happy, Lord knows I tried so hard to be
A
What you hoped that I would be
C#m E B
I gave you what you wanted, God couldn't give you what you need
[Pre-Chorus] damped/muted
D F#m
You wanted more from me than I could ever be
E
You wanted heart and soul but you didn't know, baby
[Chorus]
A E/G# F#m
Wild, wild is the wind
D A E/G# F#m
That takes me away from you
D A E/G# F#m
Cold is the night without your love
E D E
To see me through and baby
A E/G# F#m
Wild, wild is the wind
D A C#m
That blows through my heart, oh
D E F#m D E F#m
Wild is the wind, wild is the wind
D E F#m
You got to understand, baby
E F#m
Wild is the wind
[Verse 2]
C#m E B
You need someone to hold you, somebody to be there night and day
A
Someone to kiss your fears away
C#m E B
I just went on pretending, too weak, too proud, too tough to say
[Pre-Chorus] damped/muted
D F#m
I couldn't be the one to make your dreams come true
E
That's why I had to run though I needed you, baby
[Chorus]
A E/G# F#m
Wild, wild is the wind
D A E/G# F#m
That takes me away from you
D A E/G# F#m
Cold is the night without your love
E D E
To see me through baby
A E/G# F#m
Wild, wild is the wind
D A E/G# F#m D A C#m
That blows through my heart to - night, that tears us apart, oh
D E F#m D E F#m
Wild is the wind, wild is the wind
D E F#m
You got to understand, baby
E F#m
Wild is the wind
[Solo]
D E F#m x3
E
[Pre-Chorus] damped/muted
D F#m
Maybe a better man would live and die for you
E
Baby, a better man would never say goodbye to you, baby
[Chorus]
A E/G# F#m
Wild, wild is the wind
D A E/G# F#m
That takes me away from you
D A E/G# F#m
Cold is the night without your love
E D E
To see me through and baby
A E/G# F#m
Wild, wild is the wind
D A E/G# F#m D A C#m
That blows through my heart to - night, that tears us apart, oh
D E F#m D E F#m
Wild is the wind, wild is the wind
D E F#m
You got to understand, baby
E F#m
Wild wild wild wild is the wind
[Outro]
D E F#m x3
E F#m
D E F#m x3
E F#m
fade out