Four Strong Winds

Four Strong Winds" is a song recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia, from their 1963 album Four Strong Winds. The song was written in 1962 by Ian Tyson, one half of the duo, and was the first song Tyson wrote.

Four Strong Winds Lyrics: Four strong winds that blow lonely / Seven seas that run high / All those things that don't change come what may / But our good times are all gone / And I'm...

Jul 4, 2022 · [Intro] G Am D G C Em D [Chorus] G Am D G Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high G Am D D7 All those things that don't change come what may G Am D G But our good times...

A recording of "Four Strong Winds" by Bobby Bare made it to #3 on the country charts around that time. On the Northern Journey album was the song "Someday Soon", a composition by Ian Tyson that would rival "Four Strong Winds" in its popularity. (Both songs would eventually be recorded by dozens of singers.)

Four Strong Winds is so meaningful for Canadians that we told the CBC it is our all-time number one Canadian song. And when several Mounties were tragically killed in Mayerthorpe, Alberta in 2005, Tyson sang it at the memorial service.

In this "I Was There" segment, Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson tells the story of how he wrote "Four Strong Winds," which would go on to become a hit in Canada when he recorded it as one...

IAN TYSON: Four Strong Winds

Ian Tyson Chorus: Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high, All those things that don't change, come what may. But our good times are all gone, and I'm bound for moving on. I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way. Guess I'll go down to Alberta, weather's good there in the fall. Got some friends that I can go to workin' for.

Ian & Sylvia ~ FOUR STRONG WINDS ~ written by Ian Tyson.