Tom: Am Am [Verse] N.C. Am It's cold along the coast tonight Em Am The wind is on the rise Am There's a storm come up from Africa Em Am And it's tearing up the skies D C The sand from the Sahara G D Cuts deep into your skin Am Close your eyes so you cannot see Em Am Em What's carried on the wind, the wind C D Am Em Am Em Am What's carried on the wind [Verse] Am People talk in whispers Em Am People hide their eyes Am The wind blows ever stronger Em Am And it covers up their cries D C G They close down the shutters D They bar the door Am The wind taps at the window Em Am Em Like a painted whore, the whore C D Am Like a painted whore [Instrumental] D Am D Am D Am D C E Am [Verse] Am I will hold you close tonight Em Am I will keep you warm Am I will keep the dream alive Em Am And stand against the storm D C G As long as I am able D I will not bend Am I will be true to you Em Am Em And faithful to the end, the end C D Am Em Am Em Am And faithful to the end [Instrumental] Am Em Am Em Am D C G D Em C D Am [Verse] Am When the final bell is tolled Em Am Will we shake in fear? Am Or raise our glass just one more time Em Am Pretend we didn't hear D C We think that we're immortal G D Somehow the song lives on Am Maybe whistled in the wind Em Am Em When everything is gone, is gone C D Am When everything is gone [Outro] Am G F C Am