From the Album Arc of a Diver, released 1981 on Island Records.
Words and Music by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings.
Key of D-major. Time signature 4/4. Tempo = 129.
Transcription by Hisao Chida
Intro 1:
|D |Dsus2 D |Dsus2 D | Dsus4 |
| | D | Dadd9 | |
| G/B |G Asus4 |A D | |
| | | | |
Intro 2: (0:29-)
|Gmaj9 Em7 |D/F# |Gmaj9 |D/A |
|G |E/G# |D/A |F#/A# |
|Bm |D/C |G/B |Asus4 A |
|D |G/D A/D |
Verse A: (0:56-)
D A/C# Bm7 D/F# Em7 A
Stand up in a clear blue morning until you see what can be
D A/C# Bm7 D/F# Em7 A
Alone in a cold day dawning, are you still free? Can you be?
Interlude 1: (1:11-)
|D A/D |G/D | A/D G/D |D |
|A/D G/D D| A/C# |G/B G |A7sus4 A7|
|D A/D |G/B D/G |D/A A |F#m D7 |
Verse B-2: (1:35-)
G Gmaj9 Em7 D/F#
When some cold tomorrow finds you
Gmaj9 D/A
When some sad old dream reminds you
G E/G#
How the endless road unwinds you
Chorus 1:
D/A F#/A# Bm D/C
While you see a chance take it, find romance fake it
G/B Asus4 A D
Because it's all_________ on you
Bridge: (2:01-)
Bb F/Bb Eb/Bb F/Bb Bb F/Bb Eb/Bb Bb
Don't you know by now no one gives you anything
Bb F/Bb Eb/Bb F/Bb
And don't you wonder how you keep on
C/G D/A A
mov - ing one more day______ your way
Interlude 2:
|D A/D |G/D | A/D G/D |D |
| A/C# |G/B G |A7sus4 A7 |D A/D |
|G/B D/G |D/A A |F#m D7 |
[Verse B-2] (2:43-)
When there's no one left to leave you,
even you don't quite believe you
That's when nothing can deceive you
(Chorus)
(Verse A) (3:11-)
[Verse B-3] (3:49-)
And that old gray wind is blowing
and there's nothing left worth knowing
And it's time you should be going
(Chorus)
Coda: (4:14-)
|D |G/D | |D |
| |G/D |
D G/D
While you see a chance, take it. Find romance
(Repeat 6 times and fade out)