Intro:  Ab-F-Ab-F
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In the lonely shack by the railroad track

I spent my younger days

And I guess the sound of the outward bound
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Made me a slave to my wanderin' ways

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And the wayward wind is a restless wind
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A restless wind that yearns to wander
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And I was born the next of kin
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The next of kin to the wayward wind

Oh, I met him down
in the border town
He vowed we'd never part
Though he tried his best to settle down
Now I'm all alone with a broken heart

And the wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind

(repeat chorus)