Dust In The Wind chords

by Kansas

Dust In The Wind was written by Kerry Livgren from the band, Kansas. The song was recorded June - July, 1977 and released Jan 16, 1978 from the album Point of Know Return.
Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at 92 bpm (♩)
Chords: C, Cmaj7, Cadd9, Asus2, Asus4, Am, Am/G, G, G/B, G/A, D/F#, Dm7, F, F6, F/A
We have included the Guitar TAB below for the 1st 8 bars of Intro - similar picking pattern throughout the song.

Chart Legend

Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note

Dust In The Wind

Intro: 4/4 
| C  - Cmaj7  |  Cadd9   -   C  | Asus2  - Asus4  |  Am   -   Asus2   |
| Cadd9  - C  | Cmaj7  - Cadd9  |   Am  -  Asus2  | Asus4 - Am   G/B  | 
                   (Timing on last bar              1& 2&   3&4  &   )

      C      G/B  Am      G           Dm7             Am            G/B
1. I  close  my   eyes    On-ly for a mo-ment and the mo-ment’s gone
   C    G/B  Am        G               Dm7          Am
   All  my   dreams    Pass be-fore my eyes a cu-ri-o-si-ty

 
    D/F#    G        Am  Am/G   D/F#            G         | Am / / G  |
Chorus: Dust  in the wind       All they are is dust in the wind...


   C     G/B  Am      G              Dm7          Am           G/B
2. Same  old  song    Just a drop of wa-ter in an end-less sea
   C    G/B  Am    G                Dm7                 Am
   All  we   do    Crum-bles to the ground though we re-fuse to see


    D/F#    G       Am  Am/G   D/F#            G           Am
Chorus: Dust in the wind       All they are is dust in the wind...
    
       |     Am     |     G    |     F     | F6  -  F  |
            (wind)                  (Oh)

Instr: |     Am     |     G    |     F     | F6  -  F  |  
  
       |     Am     |     G    |     F     | F6  -  F  |   

|  C   -  Cmaj7  |  Cadd9  -   C  | Asus2  -  Asus4  |   Am   -    Asus2  |

|  Cadd9  -   C  |  Cmaj7 - Cadd9 |   Am   -  Asus2  |  Asus4  - Am  G/B  | 
                                                                  (Now)

       C     G/B  Am    G                   Dm7           Am           G/B
3. Now don’t hang on    No-thing lasts  for-e-ver but the earth and sky
      C     G/B   Am         G               Dm7             Am
   It slips a  -  way    And all your mon-ey won’t a-no-ther mi-nute buy


    D/F#    G       Am  Am/G    D/F#          G           Am  
Chorus: Dust in the wind        All we are is dust in the wind...

                                       
    D/F#   G        Am  Am/G   D/F#            G            Am  
Chorus: Dust in the wind       Ev’-ry-thing is dust in the (wind)...

|  Am  -  Asus2  |  Asus4  -  Am | Asus2  -  Asus4 | Am  -  Asus2  | 
  (wind)                   (...the wind)

‖: Asus4  -  Am | Asus2  -  Asus4 | Am  - Asus2  :‖... repeat to fade

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Kansas

Origins: Topeka Texas, USA

Original band members: Steve Walsh (keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, vocals), Kerry Livgren (lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, vocals), Rich Williams (rhythm guitar), Dave Hope (bass, vocals), Phil Ehart (drums, percussion), Robby Steinhardt (violin, vocals).

Music Styles: Progressive rock, art rock

Active Years: 1973-1984, 1985-present

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