"The Footprints of the Wind"
lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "Kaze no Toorimichi" (Path of Wind) from My Neighbor Totoro by Joe Hisaishi

(capo 2)

/ Dm Am Dm Am / F G C E / 1st / F G Am - / Dm G Am - /

When the swift summer breeze stirs the leaves of the trees
Then the spirit of the forest watches all that he sees
He is waiting for you where all stories come true
When you're ready for adventure to begin
You can follow in the footprints of the wind

When the brisk autumn gust stirs the spirits of dust
Then the children of the forest turn and learn what they must
You can learn what they teach, though it seems out of reach
If the creatures of the forest are your kin
You can follow in the footprints of the wind

When the chill winter blast brings the snow down at last
Know each season's just a moment, but the forest is vast
You have forests as well -- what they hold, who can tell? --
Set your dreams upon the path that leads within

	/ Bb - - - / Am - - - / 1st / Am - Em - /

	In the footprints of the wind
	Always blowing where it wants to blow
	In the footprints of the wind
	Never knowing where the journey may go, in the end

But when the zephyrs of spring and the promise they bring
Come sweeping through the forest then the branches will sing
A new world opens wide, take a chance, step outside
When you're ready for adventure once again
You can follow in the footprints of the wind