Tradewinds Chords by The Winans

Tempo:
146.15 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Cm

Bb

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Winans Tradewinds chords
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[Ab] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Db] [Cm]
[Bbm] [Ab] You know, I saw some kids the other day, [C]
reminded me of us when we were [Ab] young.
And I saw some other children [Cm] and it really broke my heart because [Ab] the values and the
things that we cared about as [Ebm] kids, they don't even know.
[Fm]
I'll tell you how I see it.
I'll tell you how we can make [Cm] it better.
[Bbm] Here [Eb]
I stand looking, looking around [Ab] me.
[Bbm] [Eb] What do I [Ab] see?
[Cm] [Ab]
Unhappy faces.
Behind the pain is my heartaches and loneliness.
[Fm] Dressed up in [Ebm] modest [Ab] style.
People, [Dbm] they're living [Bb] in sin [Ab] and shame.
Reflections of the [Eb] past.
[Cm] Life is no easy game.
Oh [F] no.
We're caught in [Bbm] a trainwind.
[Eb] Yeah.
[Db] Train winds [Ebm] of a time.
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Cm] Yeah.
[Bbm] [Ab] Here I stand looking, [Eb]
looking [Ab] around [Eb] [Bbm] me.
What do [Ab] I see?
Young girls [Eb] who've so become [Ab] streetwalkers [Eb] in the [Ab] night.
Young boys with restless dreams.
Looking for a fight.
Children motherage and [Dbm] for that second father [Ab] true.
If they don't find [Eb] me, [Cm]
God has some other way.
[F]
Back on [Bbm] in a trainwind.
Somebody gotta help [Eb] me.
[Ab] Train winds of a time.
[F] Whoa.
Whoa.
Back on [Bbm] in a trainwind.
[Eb] Oh my.
[Ab] Train winds of a time.
[F] That's what it is.
They're just caught [Bbm] in a trainwind.
Oh.
[Eb]
[Ab] Train winds of a time.
[C]
[F] Oh [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[Dm] [Cm]
me.
[F]
What do I [Dm] see?
I see so much hatred.
[F] Brotherhood is dying.
[Ab]
Love is what we really need.
[Bb] But nobody's buying.
[Eb] [Gm]
Good people turning back.
[Eb] [Ebm]
Shines over there.
[Bb] Smile.
The winds are blowing.
[F] Your choice is reluctant.
[Dm]
[G]
[Cm] Back on in a trainwind.
Whoa.
Train winds [Bb] of a time.
Whoa.
[G]
[Cm] Back on in a trainwind.
[Eb] Oh [F] my.
The train winds [Eb] of a [Dm] time.
[Cm]
Somebody say.
Train.
[Ab] Train winds.
[Bb] Train winds.
[Fm] Train [Bb] winds [Fm] of a time.
Oh.
[Bb] Train [Eb] winds.
Train winds.
[Gm] Oh.
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] Train winds.
[Bb] Train winds of a time.
[Gm]
Train winds.
Train winds.
Train winds of [Cm] a time.
[Bb]
cosine.
[Cm] [N]
That's annoying. Train winds.
The train winds.
Train winds.
[Cm] [Fm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm]
[N]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
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To learn The Winans - Tradewinds chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bbm, Ab, F, Bbm, Eb, Ab, Bbm, Eb, Bbm, Ab, Eb and Ab. A good strategy is to initiate at 73 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 146 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Ab Major.

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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ You know, I saw some kids the other day, _ _ _ [C] _
reminded me of us when we were [Ab] young. _ _ _
_ _ And I saw some other children [Cm] and it really broke my heart because [Ab] _ the _ _ values and the
things that we cared about as [Ebm] kids, _ _ they don't even know.
_ _ [Fm] _ _
I'll tell you how I see it.
_ I'll tell you how we can make [Cm] it better.
[Bbm] _ _ Here _ [Eb] _ _
I stand looking, _ _ _ looking around [Ab] me. _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ What do I [Ab] see?
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _
Unhappy faces. _ _ _
Behind the pain is my _ _ heartaches and loneliness.
_ [Fm] _ Dressed up in [Ebm] modest [Ab] style. _ _
_ _ _ People, [Dbm] _ they're living [Bb] in sin [Ab] and _ shame. _
_ Reflections of the [Eb] past. _ _
[Cm] Life is no _ easy _ game.
_ Oh [F] no. _
_ _ We're caught in [Bbm] a _ trainwind.
_ _ _ [Eb] Yeah. _ _
_ [Db] Train winds [Ebm] of a time.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] Yeah.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Here I stand looking, _ [Eb] _ _
looking [Ab] around [Eb] _ [Bbm] me. _
What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ do [Ab] I see? _ _ _
Young girls [Eb] who've so become _ _ _ [Ab] streetwalkers [Eb] in the [Ab] night. _
Young boys with restless dreams. _
Looking _ for a fight. _ _
_ Children motherage and [Dbm] for that second _ father [Ab] true. _ _
If they don't find [Eb] me, _ [Cm]
God has some _ other _ way.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ Back on [Bbm] in a _ _ trainwind.
Somebody gotta help [Eb] me. _ _
_ [Ab] Train winds of a time. _
_ _ _ _ [F] Whoa. _ _
Whoa.
Back on [Bbm] in a _ _ trainwind.
_ _ [Eb] Oh my. _
_ [Ab] Train winds of a time. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] That's what it is.
_ They're just caught [Bbm] in a _ trainwind.
_ _ _ Oh.
[Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] Train winds of a time.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Oh _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ me.
_ _ [F]
What do I [Dm] see?
I see _ _ so much hatred. _ _ _
[F] _ Brotherhood is dying.
[Ab] _ _
Love is what we really need.
[Bb] But _ _ nobody's buying.
_ [Eb] _ [Gm] _
Good people turning back.
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm]
Shines over there.
_ [Bb] Smile.
The winds are blowing.
[F] _ Your choice is _ reluctant.
[Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ Back on in a trainwind.
_ _ Whoa. _ _ _
_ Train winds [Bb] of a time. _
_ _ Whoa.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] Back on in a _ trainwind.
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh [F] my.
The train winds [Eb] of a _ [Dm] time.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ Somebody say.
_ Train.
[Ab] Train winds.
[Bb] Train winds.
[Fm] _ Train [Bb] winds [Fm] of a time.
Oh.
_ [Bb] _ Train [Eb] winds.
Train winds.
[Gm] Oh.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Train winds. _
_ [Bb] Train winds of a time.
[Gm] _
Train _ winds.
Train winds.
Train winds of [Cm] a time.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
cosine. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's annoying. Train winds.
The train winds.
Train _ winds.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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