Four Strong Winds
Bobbie Bare version
 

Play Midi 1 (C120)    Midi 2(Eb95)    Midi 3(Db115)

Words and music by Ian Tyson

Sung by Ian & Slyia Tyson and also by Bobby Bare

Tabbed for harmonica by Mark Purintun -8 = draw hole 8

Please take a moment to visit a beautiful website tribute for four fallen Canadian Mounted police constables. 
http://members.shaw.ca/frozenorth2/Valiants.htm
            Thank you, Sandra Miller
            Edmonton, Alberta, Canada      

Lead in:  (notes are to the lyrics noted below)

  7  -8   8    8    -8  7   -8    -6  7    -7   -7  7 -8   6
(But my good times are all gone, and I'm bound for movin' on.)
  -8    8   -9  -9 -9  -8 7 7    7   -6   6
(I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.)

Chorus:
  6     -6    7     7   -7   -6 -6  -6 7   -7    7   -8   6
Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high.
 6    -6     7     7   -7     -6    -6    7   -7    
All these things that won't change come what may. 
 7  -8   8    8    -8  7   -8    -6  7    -7   -7  7 -8   6
But my good times are all gone, and I'm bound for movin' on.
 -8    8   -9  -9 -9  -8 7 7    7   -6   6
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.

Verse 1:
6   6    -6   7  7   7 -7-6 -6   -6  7     -7    -7   7  -8   6
I think I'll go out to Alberta. Weather's good there in the fall.
  6   6    -6    7      7  7  -7   -6 -6 -6  7   -7     
I've got some friends that I could go to workin' for. 
  7  -8   8    8     -8     7   -8
Still I wish you'd change your mind,
-6 7   -7   -7  7   -8    6    -8   8    -9     -9    -9 -8  7  7     7   -6  6
If I asked you one more time. But we've been through that a hundred times or more.

Harmonica instrumental here.

Verse 2:
And If I get there before the snow flies, and things are goin' good,
You could join me if I send you down the fare.
But if you wait until its winter, it would do no good.
For the winds sure can blow cold way out there.

Chorus:
  6     -6    7     7   -7   -6 -6  -6 7   -7    7   -8   6
Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high.
 6    -6     7     7   -7     -6    -6    7   -7    
All these things that won't change come what may. 
 7  -8   8    8    -8  7   -8    -6  7    -7   -7  7 -8   6
But my good times are all gone, and I'm bound for movin' on.
 -8    8   -9  -9 -9  -8 7 7    7   -6   6
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.