Nightwind
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Intro
Dm
[Verso 1]
Dm
What frozen fortune
Dm
We meet again
C/G
Where luster once glinted
A
So solemn and grim
Dm Dm
Dm
Behold how patient
Dm
With hollow grace
C/G
The eyes of the breakman
A7
Like two open graves
[Refrão]
Dm Dm
Peer into the gaping shapeless nightwind
C/G F
Daring us to leave it all behind
Dm Dm
And gliding on a mist that shrouds us faceless
C/G F
All together, so alone, we'll ride
C/G A7
All together, so alone...
N.C.
We ride
Dm Dm
[Verso 2]
Dm
With pain and courage
Dm
Your fare's been paid
C/G
What use is honor on a
A
Passenger train?
Dm
Beyond the glass
Dm
Unyielding haze
C/G
Contorts your reflection and
A
Empties your gaze
A7
[Refrão]
Dm Dm
Peer into the gaping shapeless nightwind
C/G F A
Blacking out the windows as we fly
Dm Dm
A thousand panes encase our blurring faces
C/G F
All together, so alone, we ride
C/G A7
All together, so alone...
N.C.
We ride
{Fiddle Solo}
Dm Dm Dm Dm
C/G F
Dm Dm
C/G F C/G A
Dm Dm
[Verso 3]
Dm
Through groans of steel
Dm
A hungry scream
C/G
Tears at the oil-soaked
A
Wall of black steam
Dm
Bursting through
Dm
That roiling squall
C/G
The twisting blue ghost light
A
Thunders her call
A7
[Refrão]
Dm Dm
Piercing through the gaping shapeless nightwind
C/G F A
Blacking out the windows as we fly
Dm Dm
Along the lonesome rails that shake us faithless
C/G F
All together, so alone, we ride
C/G F
All together, so alone, we ride
C/G A7
All together, so alone...
N.C
We die
{Fiddle Outro}
Dm Dm
Dm
How to play Nightwind
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.