cast my fate to the wind
by vince guaraldi
recorded and released 1962

tabbed by glenn gibson 31/05/10 gibsonglenn@hotmail . com
a whimsical ’what if’ song; you can slow this song down to almost a stop without
losing the song’s thread . sounds huge soloed on a twelve string – bring all your
finger tricks . good luck and have fun with it!! any hints or suggestions gladly
received at my email address gibsonglenn@hotmail . com

verse 1 . . .
A7 D
a month of nights , a year of days ,

A7 G
octobers drifting into mays ,

A7 D
i set my sail as the tide comes in

G A7 D G A7 G D G A7
and i just cast my fate to the wind .

verse 2 . . .
A7 D
i shift my course along the breeze ,

A7 G
won’t sail upwind on memories ,

A7 D
the empty sky is my best friend ,

G A7 D G A7 G D G A7
and i just cast my fate to the wind .

bridge . . .

A D G
time has such a way of changing

A7 D G
a man throughout the years ,

A D G A D G
and now i’m rearranging my life through all my tears ,

A9 D A7 D
alone , A – lone .

verse 3 . . .
A7 D
there never was , there couldn’t be

A7 G
a place in time for men like me ,

A7 D
who’d drink the dark and laugh the day ,

G A7 D G A7 G D G A7
and let their wildest dreams blow away .

repeat bridge . . .

verse 4
A7 D
so now i’m old , i’m wise and smart;

A7 G
i’m just a man with half a heart .

A7 D
i wonder how it might have been

G A D G A7 G D G A7 G D
had i not cast my fate to the wind .