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

F#
F#

Am
Am

E
E

Verse 1
E
E

Here I stand looking,
F#m
F#m

looking around me
While all around me,
Bsus4
Bsus4

B
B

Bsus4
Bsus4

E
E

what do I see
G#
G#

Unhappy faces behind
C#m
C#m

a painted smile
E
E

Heartache and loneliness dressed up
A
A

in modern style
Am
Am

Unhappy people living in
A
A

E
E

sin and shame
Reflections of myself,
Bsus4
Bsus4

B
B

G#m
G#m

C#m
C#m

life is no easy game
F#m
F#m

And we're caught in the trade
Bsus4
Bsus4

winds
B
B

Bsus4
Bsus4

B
B

The trade winds of our
E
E

time
Interlude 1
E
E

F#
F#

F#dim
F#dim

Am
Am

E
E

Verse 2
E
E

Here I stand looking,
F#m
F#m

looking around me
While all around me,
Bsus4
Bsus4

E
E

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

Young girls who'll soon become
(walkers of the avenue)
C#m
C#m

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

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

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

Children both rich and poor
E
E

They're searching for the truth
Bsus4
Bsus4

E
E

B
B

Bsus4
Bsus4

And if they don't find it
A
A

G#m
G#m

C#m
C#m

God help to mor row's youth
F#m
F#m

We're caught in the
A
A

Bsus4
Bsus4

trade winds
B
B

E
E

F#
F#

Am
Am

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

A
A

E
E

trade winds of our time)
Verse 3
E
E

Trade winds are blowing,
F#m
F#m

blowing around me
And while all around me,
Bsus4
Bsus4

E
E

what do I see (hatred and jealousy)
G#
G#

Hatred and jealousy (brotherhood is
dying out)
C#m
C#m

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

Love is the answer
A
A

Nobody's buying
Am
Am

Good people turning bad
E
E

Some don't but they are few
The winds are blowing
Bsus4
Bsus4

B
B

The choice is up
G#m
G#m

C#m
C#m

to you
F#m
F#m

We're caught in the
A
A

Bsus4
Bsus4

trade winds
A
A

Bsus4
Bsus4

E
E

The trade winds of our time (ah ah ah)
F#
F#

Interlude 2
F#dim
F#dim

Am
Am

F#dim
F#dim

E
E

A
A

E
E

Verse 4
E
E

F#
F#

Yes, we're caught up in the
Am
Am

trade winds
E
E

The trade winds of our time
F#
F#

And we're riding on the
Am
Am

trade winds
F#dim
F#dim

Am
Am

E
E

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

F#dim
F#dim

Am
Am

caught up in the trade winds
F#dim
F#dim

Am
Am

E
E

The trade winds of our time
We are riding,
F#
F#

F#dim
F#dim

Am
Am

riding on the trade wind s
E
E

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

F#dim
F#dim

Am
Am

caught up in the trade winds
F#dim
F#dim

Am
Am

E
E

The trade winds of our time
And we're riding,
F#
F#

F#dim
F#dim

riding on the trade winds
E
E

Trade winds of our time
F#
F#

We are riding, yes we're riding
Am
Am

E
E

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

F#
F#

caught up in the trade winds
Trade winds of our time

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