Dust in the Wind
Kerry Livgren

Kansas
Point of Know Return
1977

This is a great acoustic song and a great exercise for the fingers!
I had some help with this song from Ryan Waldron and Jason Passmore.
I guess this picking style is called Travis Picking.  Have fun!

Lyrics
Chords

Here's the intro:

   C                 Cmaj7             Cadd9             C
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-3---------0-----|-1---------1-----|
G:-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D:-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Asus2             Asus4             Am                Asus2
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-0---------0-----|-3---------3-----|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|
G:-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
D:-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Cadd9             C                 Cmaj7             Cadd9
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-3---------3-----|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-3---------3-----|
G:-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D:-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A:-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                                                     I
   Am                Asus2             Asus4             Am          G/B
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-3---------3-----|-1---------------|
G:-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2---------|
D:-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|
A:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---2---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Now move right into the verse:

 I close             my                eyes
   C                 G/B               Am
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-3---------3-----|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B:-1---------1-----|-3---------3-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
G:-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
D:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A:-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   only for a        moment and the    moment's gone
   G                 Dm                Am                            G/B
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-3---------3-----|-1---------1-----|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B:-3---------3-----|-------3-------3-|-1---------1-----|-1---------------|
G:-------0-------0-|-----2-------2---|-------2-------2-|-------2---------|
D:-----0-------0---|-0-------0-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---2---|
E:-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   All               my                dreams
   C                 G/B               Am
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-3---------3-----|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B:-1---------1-----|-3---------3-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
G:-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
D:-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A:-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   pass before my    eyes a        curiosity
   G                 Dm                Am
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-3---------3-----|-1---------1-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-3---------3-----|-------3-------3-|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
G:-------0-------0-|-----2-------2---|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
D:-----0-------0---|-0-------0-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E:-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


I'm calling this the chorus:

         Dust in the                   wind
   Dsus2/F#          G                 Am
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-3---------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1-----|
G:-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
D:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E:-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|


   all they are is dust in the         wind
   Dsus2/F#          G                 Am                        G/B
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-3---------3-----|-----------------|---------3-------|
B:-3---------3-----|-3---------3-----|-0h1-------0-----|-0h1-----3-------|
G:-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-|-2---------------|-2-------0-------|
D:-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-------2-------2-|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0-------2-------|
E:-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

This happens behind the solo.  Play this first
part three times, then do the intro:

   Asus2                               G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-----|-3-----3---3-----|
B:-0-----1---0-----|-0-----1---0-----|-0---0-3---0-----|-0---0-3---0-----|
G:-2-----2---2-----|-2-----2---2-----|---------------0-|---------------0-|
D:-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|


   Asus2                               Dm7               Asus2
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-1-----1---1-----|-----------------|
B:-0-----1---0-----|-0-----1---0-----|-3-----1---3-----|-0-----1---0-----|
G:-2-----2---2-----|-2-----2---2-----|-----2---------2-|-2-----2---2-----|
D:-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|-0---------------|-----2---------2-|
A:-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

For the ending, repeat the chorus a few
times, then play the intro.

LYRICS:

I close my eyes only for a moment and the moment's gone
All my dreams pass before my eyes a curiosity

CHORUS
Dust in the wind
All they are is dust in the wind

Same old song just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see

CHORUS
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind

Violin Solo

Now don't hang on nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away and all your money won't another minute buy

CHORUS
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind
Everything is dust in the wind

CHORDS:

Cmaj7	   x32000
Cadd9	   x32030
Asus2	   x02200
Asus4	   x02230
G/B	   x20033
Dsus2/F#   200230
Dm	   xx0231
Dm7	   xx0211

To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.