Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 In the lonely shack by the railroad track

I spent my younger days

And I guess the sound of the outward bound

 Made me a slave to my wanderin' ways

 And the wayward wind is a restless wind

 A restless wind that yearns to wander

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And I was born the next of kin

 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)