Listening To The Wind by Merle Haggard, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Listening To The Wind

Biography:

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.

Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained

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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.