Against The Wind

Words & Music:

Bob Seger

G Bm

It seems like yesterday, but it was long ago.

C G

Janey was lovely; she was the queen of my nights.

D C

There in the darkness with the radio, playing low.

G Bm

And the secrets that we shared, the mountains that we moved,

C G

Caught like wildfire out of control.

'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove.

Em D G

And I remember what she said to me.

Em C G

How she swore that it never would end.

Em D C

I remember how she held me, oh so tight.

C D

Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.

CHORUS:

G Bm C G

Against the wind. We were running against the wind.

C Am7 C G

We were young and strong, we were running against the wind.

And the years rolled slowly past and I found myself alone.

Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends.

I found myself further and further from my home.

And I guess I lost my way. There were oh, so many roads.

I was living to run, and running to live,

Never worrying about paying, or even how much I owed.

Runnin' 8 miles a minute for months at a time.

Breaking all of the rules that would bend.

I begin to find myself just searching.

Searching for shelter again and again.

CHORUS 2:

Against the wind. A little something against the wind.

I found myself seeking shelter against the wind.

VERSE 3:

[Solo for 1st 2 stanzas of verse]

Well, those drifter's days are past me now.

I've got so much more to think about.

Deadlines and commitments.

What to leave in. What to leave out.

CHORUS 3:

Against the wind. I'm still running against the wind.

I'm older now but still running against the wind.

OUTRO:

Well I'm older now and still running against the wind.

[alternate G & C and out]