Rush - The Way the Wind Blows: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Way the Wind Blows" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Gm Now it's come to this It's like we're back in the Dark Ages From the Middle East to the Middle West It's a world of superstition Now it's come to this Wide-eyed armies of the faithful From the Middle East to the Middle West Pray, and pass the ammunition Am So many people think that way You going to watch what you say To them and them, and others too Who don't seem to see to things the way you do Chorus: C G/B Am Em We can only grow the way the wind blows F On a bare and weathered shore C G/B Am Em We can only bow to the here and now A# In our elemental war We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now A# G Or be broken down blow by blow Now it's come to this Hollow speeches of mass deception From the Middle East to the Middle West Like crusaders in a holy alliance Now it's come to this Like we're back in the dark ages From the Middle East to the Middle West It's a plague that resists all science It seems to leave them partly blind And they leave no child behind While evil spirits haunt their sleep While shepherds bless and count their sheep Chorus: We can only grow the way the wind blows On a bare and weathered shore We can only bow to the here and now In our elemental war We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow Like the solitary pine On a bare wind blasted shore We can only grow the way the wind blows In our elemental war We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A#  C  Em  F  G  Gm  G B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Way the Wind Blows" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Way the Wind Blows" by Rush.