Wayward Wind, The

artist:Frank Ifield

, writer:Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman

Chords:

 {t:Wayward Wind, The}
{artist:Frank Ifield}
{key:C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJsw4ItBXcA Capo 3
{c: thanks to Chris Hughes }
[C] Oh, the wayward wind is a restless [F] wind,
a restless [C] wind, that yearns to [G7] wander.
And I was [C] born the next of [F] kin..
the next of [C] kin... [G7] to the wayward [C] wind.
{c: }
[C] In a lonely shack by a railroad track,
I [C] spent my younger days.
And I [C] guess the sound of the 'outward-bound,'
made me a [G7] slave, to my wandering [C] ways.
{c: }
[C] Oh, the wayward wind is a restless [F] wind,
a restless [C] wind, that yearns to [G7] wander.
And I was [C] born the next of [F] kin..
the next of [C] kin... [G7] to the wayward [C] wind.
{c: }
[C] Oh, I met a girl in a border town..
I [C] vowed we'd never part.
Though I [C] tried my best to settle down..
She's now a-[G7]lone with a broken [C] heart.
{c: }
[C] Oh, the wayward wind is a restless [F] wind,
a restless [C] wind, that yearns to [G7] wander.
And I was [C] born the next of [F] kin..
the next of [C] kin... [G7] to the wayward [C] wind.
{c: }
the next of [C] kin... [G7] to the wayward [C] wind.(x2)

Song Info

Title: Wayward Wind, The

Artist: Frank Ifield

Writer: Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman

Song Types: Country

Key: C

Info: "The Wayward Wind" is a country song written by Stanley Lebowsky (music) and Herb Newman (lyrics).

In 1956, versions were recorded by Gogi Grant, Tex Ritter, and Jimmy Young, of which Grant's was the biggest seller in the United States and Ritter's in the United Kingdom. The song reached No. 1 on the Cash Box chart, which combined all recorded versions, the Gogi Grant version reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart on its own. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1956.  It became a gold record.

In 1961, Grant's recording was reissued and reached Billboard No. 50 and Cash Box No. 78. That same year, Patsy Cline made a recording, which did not chart. In 1963, a new recording was made by Frank Ifield, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks duration.

The song made the Billboard country chart in the 1980s in a version by Sylvia, with accompaniment by James Galway.

Members of the Western Writers of America chose the song as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time

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Wayward Wind, The

artist:Frank Ifield

, writer:Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman

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