Windsong

Words & Music by John Denver and Joe Henry
from Windsong (1975)



    D 
The wind is the whisper of our mother the earth
		                        G
The wind is the hand of our father the sky

The wind watches over our struggles and pleasures
                                              D  A7
The wind is the goddess who first learned to fly
    D
The wind is the bearer of bad and good tidings
                                       G
The weaver of darkness, the bringer of dawn

The wind brings the rain then builds us a rainbow
                                          C
The wind is the singer who sang the first song.
    Am                     D
The wind is the twister of anger and warning
     G               Em           C           Am
The wind brings the fragrance of freshly mown hay
    C                      D
The wind is the racer and wild stallion running
        C     G        Am   G    D             A
and the sweet taste of love on a slow summer's day.

    D
The wind knows the songs of our cities and canyons
                                         G
The thunder of mountain, the roar of the sea

The wind is the taker and giver of mornings.
                                      D    A7
The wind is the symbol of all that is free.
   D
So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers
                                  G
Follow her summons when she calls again.

In your heart and your spirit let the breezes surround you
                                          C
Lift up your voice then and sing with the wind:
Am                   D
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
C   G   Am      G           D   A   A7   D
dee dee dee dee dee dee dee oooooooo