Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler version, Shirley Bassey
Also done by Kenny Rogers, Nana Mouskouri,
Roger Whitaker, Floyd Kramer, Nancy LaMott, Sheena Easton

(10 measure lead-in)
 Rr 6   8   -9    9     -9    8   -8  7    7  -6    RRRR
|  It must have been | cold there in my | shadow, |      |
 Rr 6  8 -9   9   -9     8   -8   7      7     RRRR
|  to never have sun | light on your | face. |      |
 RR 8   -9   8      7   7  7   8   -8 -8      -8    -7   -7
|  You were con | tent to let me | shine, | that's your way. |
 RRr -9  8 -9       8  -8   7   8   -8 -8   RRRR
|   You always | walked a step be | hind. |      |

 R 6 8  -9  9     -9   8   -8  7     7 -6    RRRR
| So I was the | one with all the | glory, |      |
 R  6    8   -9   9     -9   8   -8  7       7  rR   RRRR
| while you were the | one with all the | strain.  |      |
 Rr -6   -9 8 -9     8   -8  7  8  -8 -->rR    -8 -7  -7  R
|    A beautiful | face without a name |    | for so long.  |
 R -6   -9 8 -9     8   -8   7  -10     9     RRRR
|   A beautiful | smile to hide the | pain. |      |

 Rr5   -6 -7 7  -7     -6     6   -5    6 5----->
| Did you ever know | that you're my | hero, |      |
 Rr5  -6 -7  7    -7   -6    6  -6   6  6    RRRR
| and ev'rything | I would like to | be e? |      |
 RR-6  -7  7     -7 -6   6  -6   6 5 5    RRRR
|   I can fly | higher than an | eagle, |      |
 Rr -6  -8  8   -9     8  -8   7 -8 7    7     RRRR RRRR RRRR
|  for you are the | Wind Beneath My | Wings. |    |    |    |

 R 6   8    -9   9     -9    8 -8  7    7  -6    RRRR
| It might have ap | peared to go un | noticed, |    |
 R 6    8   -9  9    -9   8  -8  7     7 rR   RRRR
| but I've got it | all here in my | heart. |     |
 R -6  -9   8  -9     8  -8  7   8    -8 --->rR      -8     -7  -7 R
|   I want you to | know I know the truth, |    | 'course 'know it.  |
 R-6 -9   8    9     8  -8   7 -10    9    RRRR
|  I  I would be | nothing without | you. |    |


 Rr5   -6 -7 7  -7     -6     6   -5    6 5----->
| Did you ever know | that you're my | hero, |      |
 Rr5  -6 -7  7    -7   -6    6  -6   6  6    RRRR
| and ev'rything | I would like to | be e? |      |
 RR-6  -7  7     -7 -6   6  -6   6 5 5    RRRR
|   I can fly | higher than an | eagle, |      |
 Rr -6  -8  8   -9     8  -8   7 -8 7    7     RRRR
|  for you are the | Wind Beneath My | Wings. |    |

 Rr 5 -6 -7 7  -7     -6    6   -5    6 5 --->
|  Did I ever tell | you you're my | hero? |     |
 Rr   5   -6 -7  7     -7  -6  6   -6    6  6    RRRR
|  You're ev'rything, | I wish I could | be e. |      |
  -6   6 -6 -7  -7  7     -7 -6   6  -6   6 5 5   RRRR
| Oh, and I, I can fly | higher than an | eagle, |     |
 Rr  -6   -8  8   -9     8  -8   7 -8 7    7      RRRR
| 'cause you are the | Wind Beneath My | Wings. |     |

 Rr -6  -8  8   -9     8  -9 8 7 7 -8 7     7     RRRR RRRR  RRRR
|  for you are the | Wind Beneat h My y | Wings. |    |     |    |

   6----> RR   7 ---> RR   -8 7 7 ---> 7   7    -7  -7 -6 6
| Fly |     | fly  |    | fly away. | You let | me fly so o |
  -6 6   r -6  6     6--> 7--->  7   -8  7     7  7 7 -->
| high. | You let | me | fly | high | against the sky, |
->r  6   6   -5 -5 -5     5       -4  -4 r   -6     6    6 r  6 6--->
|   so high | I almost touched | the sky.  Thank | you, thank you, |
->  6      6   -5  -5 r 5      5  -4  4  -4 4     4     RRRR RRRR
| thank | God for you, the | Wind Beneath M y | Wings. |    |    |

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From June 30, 2006

    
Bette Midler                                                                                                                                             Lee Greenwood

   
Sheena Easton (hot, hot, hot!)                                                             Nancy LaMott

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