Eastern Wind

eastern wind
words & music by chris de burgh

intro : Em – D – Em – D – Am – Em

Em D Em
well my furrows are filled with corn ,
Em D Em
i have my woman to keep me warm ,
Em C
but there’s one thing that i do fear ,
D Em
that eastern wind is getting near ,

there’s a shotgun beside my bed ,
this is my country , where i was born and bred ,
but i Am sure , as the willow will grow ,
that eastern wind is going to blow ,

D Em C D Em
blowing a hole in my life , eastern wind ,
D Em C D Em D
running away with my life , eastern wind;

there’s a woman who reads the stars ,
she sees warlords on the planet mars ,
and she said , “boy , you’d better beware ,
that restless wind is getting near ,

blowing a hole in your life , eastern wind ,
running away with your life , eastern wind . . . ”

C B7
they are coming , they are coming ,
G
they are coming , look out!

in my dream , i saw a crowd ,
they were burning the palace down ,
i saw a mad old man , and i ran to the door ,
and then that wind began to roar ,

and when they come , they’ll find me here ,
i will not run , they will not see my fear ,
and i will fight to the very end ,
before that wind i will never bend ,

if they’re blowing a hole in my life , eastern wind ,
oh running away with my life , eastern wind ,
taking the plough from my hands , eastern wind ,
taking every bit of my land , eastern wind . . .

outro : Em D C D repeated improved and fade out