Listening To The Wind
Written and recorded by Merle Haggard
Verse 1.
C F
Listening to the wind
C
Trying to hear the voice of a distant friend
G7
Wishing you and I were close again
C
Listening to the wind
CHORUS 1.
A# F
Listening to the bre-eze
C
As it whispers through the poplar trees
G7
Do you think I mean way back then
C
Do you listen to the wind
Verse 2.
F
Listening to the night
C
Wishing we could hold and squeeze each other tight
G7
I can almost hear the stars so bright
C
Listening to the night
CHORUS 2.
A# F
Listening to the so-unds
C
Of a highway through some distant town
G7
I can almost hear the pale moon light
C
Do you listen to the night
Verse 3.
F
Listening to my mind
C
Searching through my thoughts for the perfect time
G7
Using tricks and telepathy at times
C
Do you listen to your mind
CHORUS 3.
A# F
Listening to the bre-eze
C
As it whispers through the poplar trees
G7
Wishing you and I were close again
C
Just listening to the wind
Repeat last two lines and end.
