Wild Wind - John Leyton
added under name Johnny Leyton to keep the tab with the "Johnny remember me" tab
Composer: Goddard
Original Key: D
Label: Top Rank
Reached #2 in the UK in 1961, #1 on some charts of the day.
The backing musicians apparently became the Tornados of Telstar
fame.
Note: Female chorus in brackets
Intro Female chorus sings a rising shriek! :
D F D F D F A Em7 A
(A- aa - aa - aa - aa- aa aa-a- aa )
#1:
D Bm
Hey there, wild wind, blow away my blues.
D Bm
Take all the troubles, that I wanna lose,
Em7 A7 D G A
Far awa ay, wild wind
#2:
D Bm
I hear him a-howling, way across the plain.
(OOh) (OO-Oh)
D Bm
He's taking back, his sister rain,
(OOOh) (OO-Oh)
Em7 A7 D G A
Far awa ay, wild wind
#3:
D Bm
Hey there wild wind, blow away my blu-ues,
(Aaaah)
D Bm
take all the troubles, that I wanna lo-o -ose,
(Aaaah)
Em7 A7 D G A
Far awa ay, wild wind
Instrumental + female chorus singing Aa-aa-aa-aa-ah:
D Bm
D Bm
D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C
#4:
D Bm
Hey there wild wind, when my time is done,
D Bm
carry my soul beyond the sun,
Em7 A7 D G A
Far awa ay, wild wind
(OO-aah) (Aaah)
#5:
D Bm
Hey there, wild wind, blow away my blu-ues.
(Aaaah)
D Bm
Take all the troubles, that I wanna lo-o -ose,
(Aaaah)
Em7 A7 D
Far awa ay, wild wind
(Aaa-aa -aa-aa-aa-
F D F D F
Wild wind, wild wind (fade)
aa-aa-aaa-a-a-a-a--aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-ah)
