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Shadows On The Wind chords by
Janis Ian
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Key: F minor•
Verse 1
Em
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In my dreams
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of late I seem another
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Someone I've never been
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All around me are the shapes
C
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of shadows on the wind

Here's the ghost
C
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of what my mother wanted
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In the shade of father's dreams
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They are gone and still unhaunted,
D
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restless go -betweens
Bm
Bm
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Fatherless, motherless,
C
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yesterday's child begins
Am
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Life alone, missing home,
C
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orphaned by time
D
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I spend, like shadows on
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the wind.
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In my dreams of late I am a vagrant
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And I've never known a past
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All the memories I have,
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shadows on the grass
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What I see of me is un familiar
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Like some pearl without a shell
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In the stranger, in the mirror,
D
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someone I once knew well
Bm
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Fatherless, motherless,
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yesterday's child begins
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Life alone, missing home,
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orphaned by time
D
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I spend, like shadows on
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the wind.
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When I dream of love,
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dream my mother
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Anchored to the shifting sands
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When I dream of strength,
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I dream my father's hands
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In my dreams of later signs and wonders
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On the faces I have worn
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I can't hear the distant thunder
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of shadows being born
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Fatherless, motherless,
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yesterday's child begins
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Life alone, missing home,
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orphaned by time
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I spin like shadows on the land.
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • Am

  • Bm

    2

  • G

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Shadows On The Wind by Janis Ian is F minor.

The primary chords used in Shadows On The Wind are Fm, Db, Eb, Bbm, Cm, Ab.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Fm, Db, Eb, Bbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Shadows On The Wind is approximately 78 beats per minute.

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