Bob Seger

AGAINST THE WIND Words and Music by BOB SEGER

Medium Rock beat

seems like yes - ter - day,d the years rolled slow - ly past. -

And

I

Ja ney sur - round - ed

found

was long my - self

was love - ly. by stran -

a - go. a - lone.

She was the gers I

queen of my thought were my

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nights, friends.

there

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in the dark found my - self -

ness fur

-

with [her

the ra and fur

-

di - o ther from

play - in' my -

low. home,-

an and

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guew

lost

my

way. -

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the moun

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liv

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like in'

a

wild

Lo

run

fire and

out of run - nin'

con to

-

trollive.

till -

there

was

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noth - in' wor- ried

D

left to bum a - bout pay - in'. or

and noth - in' left to e - yen how much I

prove. owed. -

End ir~srrumenral

And

me, time, now. --

I re Mov - in' Well, those

how break 1

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she in' got

mem eight drift

swore dl so

ber miles - er's

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that of much

a

it the more

what s h e min - ule for months days are -

nev rulesto

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el

that think

said at past

would would a -

to a me

end. bend,bout: -

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I be - gan

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to finddead - lines _

@ my - self and cam

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search - in', mit - ments.

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what to leave

in,

P

A - gainst the

what to leave out.

wind._

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Bm

we were run - nin' a - gainst - Lhe lit - tle some- thin' a - gainst - the I'm still n ~ n - nin' a - gainstthe

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wind. wind. wind. _

We were

I I'm

13

old - er

now, -

but

still

run

-

nin'

3

- gainst -

the the the

wind. wind. wind.

D.S. a1 Coda

Repeat and Fade

AMERICAN STORM Words and Music by BOB SEGER

Power Ruck

ES

A

i Bsus

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Head - in' out on some un E\, - 'ry - bod - y casrs a

Bsus

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soon rum spe - cia1

back, gift, --

it

it's

hap - pcns theirs to

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chart - ed path.cer - tain light, -

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time - and use - for

-

time wrong

a -gain or right

you a

you nev - er seem to reach the end. when you face the night.

More and more we choose the

fig

-

ure

out - which

games

eas

to

play

4

4

-

y

way, -

we

take

no

risks, -

we

and how to

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4 4 4 4 4 4

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4 - I

Ev - time I look you're Sud-den - ly the pres-sure's

fall fall

-

in', in',

fall fall

-

in', in',

beat - en by skies have ;111

Ev - 'ry - time I turn a - round he's Sud - den - l y the storm is head - ing

It's like It's like

an A - mer - i - can a - top a moun-rain of

storm. cold.-

the wind. turned grey. -

there straight

a

a

full full

a your

forceforce-

gain. way.

gale, gale

You're bur - led tar be - neath a You tell your stor - y a - gain-

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Bsus

It's like a (D.S.) You face a

wallwall -

of of

mirrors.

you charge 'em you charge 'em

mirrors

at at

A

you cov - er

but

you nev

-

er

bleed.-

up, you hear the

shat - ter - ing

glass-

full full

I

need.

D.S. a1 Coda (Verse 1)

A5

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You face a

full - force

p e = p ~ / the

need.

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you nev - er

feel -

the

need.

Vocnl 1st time onl?

Am

BEAUTIFUL LOSER W o r d s a n d Music by BOB SEGER

Moderately

He

wants to dream like a young man He's your old - est and your best friend: Instrurnrntal

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old man. be there a - gain. -

he a

wants per -

to fect

with the wir - dom of an if you need him. he'll

He wants his home and se - cu - ri - ty. He's a1 - ways will - ing to be sec - ond best.

live lodg -

like er.

a a

sail per

-

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or frct

at

sea. guest.

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all.

You can't have it

all, -

Play 3 times

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Vocal ad lib.

He'll nev - er make an - y

He

won't

corn - plain

en - e - mies, en - e

it he's caught

in

a

-

mies.

freeze. -