• From: Hendersonville, NC USA
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Topic: "Bad Storm's a Coming"

I wrote the lyrics to this song back on the 7th January in 2008, which must have been a pretty cold day I guess. I have been slow getting back to it but I finally did and I kind of like how it turned out. I hope you all do too.

Bad Storm’s a Coming By Jeff Gilpin


September 8, 2010




Intro


  DM - finger picked or strummed for 4 beats



Verse 1


[Dm]A cold wind’s howling


[Bb]A bitter chill in the air


[C]Bad weathers coming


[F]No time to [C]spare




Verse 2


[Dm]Get it all put away


[Bb]Stow what needs stowing


[C]Bad weather’s in the air


And that [F]wicked wind’s a [C]blowing




[Bb]Winds whipping out of the north


That’ll [F]bite you to the bone


[C]If you’re out and about


[F]You best be getting [C]home


‘Cause a [Bb]bad storm’s a [Dm]coming




Verse 3


[Dm]Get the animals inside


[Bb]Those that you can


[C]Look out for your neighbor


[F]In case they need a [C]hand




Verse 4



It’s [Dm]time to pull together


[Bb]Already started snowing


[C]Time to ride it out


I [F]hear that storm a [C]coming




[Bb]Winds whipping out of the north


That’ll [F]bite you to the bone


[C]If you’re out and about


[F]You best be getting [C]home


‘Cause a [Bb]bad storm’s a [Dm]coming




Verse 5


[Dm]You might ride it through


[Bb]Or you could die trying


[C]All that’s left is just to wait


[F]There’s no de[C]nying




Verse 6


[Dm]Winds starting to whistle


[Bb]Like a teapot overflowing


[C]Pray you make it through


Through that [F]storm that's a [C]blowing




[Bb]Winds whipping out of the north


That’ll [F]bite you to the bone


[C]If you’re out and about


[F]You best be getting [C]home


‘Cause a [Bb]bad storm’s a [Dm]coming



J  E  T  S
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Re: "Bad Storm's a Coming"

Nice write Jeff.
Not sure I want to be reminded of the winter just yet though. smile
ark

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Re: "Bad Storm's a Coming"

9:30 in the evening and I am sat just in shorts but after playing this one I got the shivers and put on a shirt smile. Nice one Jeff.

Roger

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Re: "Bad Storm's a Coming"

Jeff I looked for this on your web site when you get it recorded let us know nice lyrics there smile

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  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
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Re: "Bad Storm's a Coming"

Thanks Ark, Russell and Roger. Russ - I'm starting to get a backlog of songs again but I will let everyone know when I get some new ones up. Roger - I wrote this one before last winter but we had a humdinger of a storm here last year, actually 2 of them. I am hopeful we will be spared this winter. Ark- We have been having some dry hot days in the DC area lately so finishing this kind of gave me a little relief.

J  E  T  S
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  • Registered: 2007-05-17
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Re: "Bad Storm's a Coming"

hi jeff i thought you'd have enough with hurricanes without snowstorms,great song/lyrics....stay cool

love is life ,life is for love,keep a true heart and live life to the full....stay cool

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  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
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Re: "Bad Storm's a Coming"

Hey Robert - I have had enough but these lyrics were sitting out there so I decided to finish them up. Thanks.

J  E  T  S
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