Storm Front Billy Joel
"Storm Front" (Capo: 3rd. fret)
____Intro: (2 times)
[A] [D/A] [A7] [/E] [/F#] [/G] [/F#] [/E]
[A] [D/A] [A7]
____Verse: 1
[A]Safe____[D/A]at____[A7]harbor, [A7]everything is easy
[F#m]Off____[F#msus7]to_______[F#m]starboard, [D7]daylight comes up fa[E7]st
[A]Now____[D/A]I'm____[A7]restless [A7]for the open water
[F#m]Red____[F#msus7]flags____are [F#m]flying [D7]from the Coast Guard ma[E7]st [E] [F#m]
[G] They told me to [G]st____[A]ay, I [D]heard all the information[D7/F#]
[G] I motored [G]aw____[A]ay and [F#7+9]steered straight ahead
Though the [B7+9]weatherman said
____Chorus:
There's a [Em7]storm front coming[C] (mood [B7]indigo)
[Em7]White water running and the [C]pressure is lo[B7]w
[Em7]Storm front coming[C] (mood [B7]indigo)
[Bb9-5]Small craft warning on the radio
____Verse: 2
[A]I've____[D/A]been____sa[A7]iling a [A7]long time on this ocean
[F#m]Man____[F#msus7]gets_____[F#m]lonesome, [D7]all those years at se[E7]a
[A]I've____[D/A]got____a [A7]woman, [A7]my life should be easy
[F#m]Most____[F#msus7]men______[F#m]hunger [D7]for the life I lead[E7] [E] [F#m]
[G] The morning was [G]gr____[A]ay, but [D]I had the motivation[D7/F#]
[G] I drifted [G]aw____[A]ay and [F#7+9]ran into more
heavy [B7+9]weather off shore
____Chorus:
There's a [Em7]storm front coming[C] (mood [B7]indigo)
[Em7]White water running and the [C]pressure is lo[B7]w
[Em7]Storm front coming[C] (mood [B7]indigo)
[Bb9-5]Small craft warning on the radio
____Bridge:
We've got a [A7+9]low pressure system and a northeast breeze[Bb7+9]
We've got a [A7+9]falling barometer and rising seas[Bb7+9]
We've got the [A7+9]cumulonimbus and a possible gale[Bb7+9]
Eaug5
We've got a force nine blowing on the Beaufort scale
____Verse: 3
[A]I'm____[D/A]still [A7]rest____less [A7]for the open water
[F#m]Though____[F#msus7]she______[F#m]gives me [D7]everything I [E7]need[E] [F#m]
[G] She asked me to [G]st____[A]ay, but [D]I'd done my navigation[D7/F#]
[G] I drove her [G]aw____[A]ay, but [F#7+9]I should have known
To stay [B7+9]tied up at home
____Chorus:
There's a [Em7]storm front coming[C] (mood [B7]indigo)
[Em7]White water running and the [C]pressure is lo[B7]w
[Em7]Storm front coming[C] (mood [B7]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)
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