Trade Winds chords by
Roberta Flack
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Key: A major
Intro 1
F
F

G
G

Bbm
Bbm

F
F

Verse 1
F
F

Here I stand looking,
Gm
Gm

looking around me
While all around me,
Csus4
Csus4

C
C

Csus4
Csus4

F
F

what do I see
A
A

Unhappy faces behind
Dm
Dm

a painted smile
F
F

Heartache and loneliness dressed up
Bb
Bb

in modern style
Bbm
Bbm

Unhappy people living in
Bb
Bb

F
F

sin and shame
Reflections of myself,
Csus4
Csus4

C
C

Am
Am

Dm
Dm

life is no easy game
Gm
Gm

And we're caught in the trade
Csus4
Csus4

winds
C
C

Csus4
Csus4

C
C

The trade winds of our
F
F

time
Interlude 1
F
F

G
G

Gdim
Gdim

Bbm
Bbm

F
F

Verse 2
F
F

Here I stand looking,
Gm
Gm

looking around me
While all around me,
Csus4
Csus4

F
F

what do I see (young girls who'll soon become)
A
A

Young girls who'll soon become
(walkers of the avenue)
Dm
Dm

Streetwalkers in the night (young boys
of the neighborhood)
F
F

Young boys, the restless breed (tell me
what they're looking for)
Bb
Bb

Looking for a fight (children who
are rich and poor)
Bbm
Bbm

Children both rich and poor
F
F

They're searching for the truth
Csus4
Csus4

F
F

C
C

Csus4
Csus4

And if they don't find it
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

Dm
Dm

God help to mor row's youth
Gm
Gm

We're caught in the
Bb
Bb

Csus4
Csus4

trade winds
C
C

F
F

G
G

Bbm
Bbm

The trade winds of our time (the trade winds,
F
F

Bb
Bb

F
F

trade winds of our time)
Verse 3
F
F

Trade winds are blowing,
Gm
Gm

blowing around me
And while all around me,
Csus4
Csus4

F
F

what do I see (hatred and jealousy)
A
A

Hatred and jealousy (brotherhood is
dying out)
Dm
Dm

Brotherhood is dying (love is
what we really need)
F
F

Love is the answer
Bb
Bb

Nobody's buying
Bbm
Bbm

Good people turning bad
F
F

Some don't but they are few
The winds are blowing
Csus4
Csus4

C
C

The choice is up
Am
Am

Dm
Dm

to you
Gm
Gm

We're caught in the
Bb
Bb

Csus4
Csus4

trade winds
Bb
Bb

Csus4
Csus4

F
F

The trade winds of our time (ah ah ah)
G
G

Interlude 2
Gdim
Gdim

Bbm
Bbm

Gdim
Gdim

F
F

Bb
Bb

F
F

Verse 4
F
F

G
G

Yes, we're caught up in the
Bbm
Bbm

trade winds
F
F

The trade winds of our time
G
G

And we're riding on the
Bbm
Bbm

trade winds
Gdim
Gdim

Bbm
Bbm

F
F

The trade wind s of our time
We're caught up,
G
G

Gdim
Gdim

Bbm
Bbm

caught up in the trade winds
Gdim
Gdim

Bbm
Bbm

F
F

The trade winds of our time
We are riding,
G
G

Gdim
Gdim

Bbm
Bbm

riding on the trade wind s
F
F

Trade winds of our time
Yes, we're caught up,
G
G

Gdim
Gdim

Bbm
Bbm

caught up in the trade winds
Gdim
Gdim

Bbm
Bbm

F
F

The trade wind s of our time
And we're riding,
G
G

Gdim
Gdim

riding on the trade winds
F
F

Trade winds of our time
G
G

We are riding, yes we're riding
Bbm
Bbm

F
F

Trade winds of our time
And we're caught up,
G
G

G
G

caught up in the trade winds
Trade winds of our time

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