E F#m
Baby don't fall in love with me
B E
I'll only bring you grief
F#m
Baby, don't set your heart on me
B E
I'll only have to leave
E A E
'Cause the north wind flows through my veins
A E
Like my dad there's a dream in my brain
C#m F#m
In the morning I'll have to leave again
A E D
That's how it is when you inherit the wind
E B
Inherit the wind
E F#m
Daddy, he was a travelling man
B E
I hardly knew his face
F#m
Momma, she cried for him at night
B E
He never stayed in one place
E A E
'Cause the north wind flows through my veins
A E
Like my dad there's a dream in my brain
C#m F#m
In the morning I'll have to leave again
A E D
That's how it is when you inherit the wind
E B
Inherit the wind
E F#m
Oh I can't give you the love you need
B E
I just won't be here that long
F#m
But if you still want me here tonight
B E
I'll love you till the break of dawn
E A E
'Cause the north wind flows through my veins
A E
Like my dad there's a dream in my brain
C#m F#m
In the morning I'll have to leave again
A E D
That's how it is when you inherit the wind
E B
Inherit the wind