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