Windswept
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verse 1
Bb C Dm Bb
On that night under the staircase
Bb C Dm Am Bb
Our arms drifting down
Bb C Dm Bb
Your kiss made me a believer
Bb C Dm F Bb
Cleansed my sins somehow
C
I'd be what you need
Dm C Bb
I'd keep you inside my fortress
C
Hand you the keys
Dm C F Bb
Leave you to roam these walls
C
But you tore down the keeps
Bb
I returned to find ruins
C Dm C F Bb F Bb
You left all my love in the rubble with these walls
Refrain
Bb
But in my head
Dm
I am still there
I can still feel you
Bb
Breathing slow
Dm Am
I've known this dream for a long time
verse 2
Bb C
In the air
Dm
Suspended here
Bb
With thousands of words we've spoken
Can I soar?
Dm
Up through the clouds?
F Bb Dm
Leave all of this behind?
Am Bb Dm Am
(I'm leaving all this behind)
Refrain
Bb
But in my head
Dm
I am still there
I can still feel you
Gm
Breathing slow
Dm C
I've known this dream for a long time
verse 3
Bb
All alone
Dm
I feel your breath
I hear your whispers
Gm
Dark like storms
Dm C Dm
Telling me, "Dear, I'll never leave your mind"
Bb F Bb Gm Dm Bb Dm
Dm Bb Gm Dm C G
Dm
verse 4
(Dm) Bb
And you've been there all along
Gm
Tugging me, pulling me down
Dm
Touching him, holding him close
C Dm
You've made your home
Bb
And I see your face through his eyes
Gm
With every move of your hips
You're breaking my bones
Dm C Bb
While holding me hostage
Outro
(Bb) Gm
Could I still love you?
(Gm) Dm
Though my arms are breaking
C Bb
Could we still be alone?
(Bb) Gm
Do I still know you?
(Gm) Gm sus2 Fsus2 Dm
Are you still my answer?
(Dm) C F Fsus2 Bb
To the question I've asked since I was born
(Bb) Gm C Dm C Am
Dm Bb Gm Dm C Bb C Gm Dm C Bb
(Bb) C Dm Bb
Bb
How to play Windswept
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb. 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.