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Storm Front
Billy Joel
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"Storm Front" (Capo: 3rd. fret)
____Intro: (2 times)
A D/A A7 /E /F# /G /F# /E
A D/A A7
____Verse: 1
A D/A A7 A7
Safe____at____harbor, everything is easy
F#m F#m7sus F#m D7 E7
Off____to_______starboard, daylight comes up fast
A D/A A7 A7
Now____I'm____restless for the open water
F#m F#m7sus F#m D7 E7 E F#m
Red____flags____are flying from the Coast Guard mast
G G A D D7/F#
They told me to st____ay, I heard all the information
G G A F#7+9
I motored aw____ay and steered straight ahead
B7+9
Though the weatherman said
____Chorus:
Em7 C B7
There's a storm front coming (mood indigo)
Em7 C B7
White water running and the pressure is low
Em7 C B7
Storm front coming (mood indigo)
Bb9-5
Small craft warning on the radio
____Verse: 2
A D/A A7 A7
I've____been____sailing a long time on this ocean
F#m F#m7sus F#m D7 E7
Man____gets_____lonesome, all those years at sea
A D/A A7 A7
I've____got____a woman, my life should be easy
F#m F#m7sus F#m D7 E7 E F#m
Most____men______hunger for the life I lead
G G A D D7/F#
The morning was gr____ay, but I had the motivation
G G A F#7+9
I drifted aw____ay and ran into more
B7+9
heavy weather off shore
____Chorus:
Em7 C B7
There's a storm front coming (mood indigo)
Em7 C B7
White water running and the pressure is low
Em7 C B7
Storm front coming (mood indigo)
Bb9-5
Small craft warning on the radio
____Bridge:
A7+9 Bb7+9
We've got a low pressure system and a northeast breeze
A7+9 Bb7+9
We've got a falling barometer and rising seas
A7+9 Bb7+9
We've got the cumulonimbus and a possible gale
Eaug5
We've got a force nine blowing on the Beaufort scale
____Verse: 3
A D/A A7 A7
I'm____still rest____less for the open water
F#m F#m7sus F#m D7 E7 E F#m
Though____she______gives me everything I need
G G A D D7/F#
She asked me to st____ay, but I'd done my navigation
G G A F#7+9
I drove her aw____ay, but I should have known
B7+9
To stay tied up at home
____Chorus:
Em7 C B7
There's a storm front coming (mood indigo)
Em7 C B7
White water running and the pressure is low
Em7 C B7
Storm front coming (mood indigo)
Bb7+9
Small craft warning on the radio
____Guitar solo:
C#7+9 (6 bars)
C#7+9 C9+11 B9 Bb7+9
____Chorus: (twice/ A9 throughout)
A9
(Storm front coming) There's a storm front coming, babe
(mood indigo)
(White water running) 1st. time: White water running
2nd. time: Get into white water running, yeah!
(Storm front coming)
Oh, there's a storm front coming, babe
(mood indigo)
(White water running, running)