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Windy

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                                    "Windy"
                               (Ruthann Friedman)

Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese _From The Original Master
Tapes_ CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536):

  Written by our good friend and "Den Mother", Ruthann Friedman, this song
  successfully bridged the generation gap.  From toddlers to grandmothers,
  its appeal was almost universal.  One of those rare songs that everyone
  knew was a hit, before we left the studio.


Intro:

    bass:

     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----5---------7-|---7-5-------5---|-----5---------7-|---7-5------------|
    -7-----7-5---3---|---------5h7-----|-7-----7-5---3---|---------5--------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

    guitar (doubles bass at pitch):

     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----3---------5-|---5-3-------3---|-----3---------5-|---5-3------------|
    -5-----5-3---1---|---------3h5-----|-5-----5-3---1---|---------3--------|

    [drums enter; harpsichord doubles bass]:

    bass:

     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----5---------7-|---7-5-------5---|-----5-----------|------------------|
    -7-----7-5---3---|---------5h7-----|-7-----7-5---3-5-|-3----------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

    guitar:

     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -----3---------5-|---5-3-------3---|-----3-----------|------------------|
    -5-----5-3---1---|---------3h5-----|-5-----5-3---1-3-|-1----------------|

Verse 1 [keyboard chords arr. for guitar]:

	  F          Ebadd2     Bb     Csus4
	xx756x       xx886x    xx876x  xx556x
	Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
	  F      Ebadd2        Bb         Csus4
	Calling a name that's lighter than air
	 F           Ebadd2    Bb       Csus4
	Who's bending down to give me a rainbow
	 F       Ebadd2    Bb/C F
	Everyone knows it's Windy

	[bass, doubled with harpsichord:]

	 v   v   v   v
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	-3---3---3---3---|
	-----------------|

Verse 2:

	Who's tripping down the streets of the city
	Smilin' at everybody she sees
	Who's reachin' out to capture a moment
	Everyone knows it's Windy

	[bass, doubled with harpsichord:]

	                     [N.C.]
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-3---3---3---3---|-3---------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	                     (and Windy...)

Chorus:

	             Gm7 Gm7/C Fmaj7
	And Windy has stor-my  eyes
	                   Gm7  /D C7sus4
	That flash at the sound of lies
	               Gm7 Gm7/C Fmaj7
	And Windy has wings  to  fly
	          Gm7/C
	Above the clouds (above the clouds)
	          Gm9/C
	Above the clouds (above the clouds)

[flute solo as per verse 2]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

	[repeat verse 2 (fade 5th time); omit harpsichord/bass break
	 between repeats]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers