{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1509223,"song":"The Storm","artist":"Chris de Burgh","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11278584-the-storm-chords-by-chris-de-burgh/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1509223?type=chord","rating":4.76506,"votes":4,"content":"Chris De Burgh - The Storm\r\n \r\n \r\nINTRO: [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  (6x)\r\n \r\n \r\nNow the time had come for Elzevir and John\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo be sent from Holland's shore[/tab]\r\n \r\nAnd to end their days in pain and misery\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo be slaves so far from home[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh oh - how sweet the salt sea air[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh oh - how bright the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh oh - but little did they know[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf the storm that was to come[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the ship that would go down[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHey, boys and listen well and a story I will tell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSend for the prisoners down below (down below!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHey boys and wish 'em well and the fate that them befell[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd pray that you will never see the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou'll fight for your life on Moonfleet Bay![/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nWell the storm hit hard and the waves were high\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was every man for himself[/tab]\r\n \r\nBy a twist of Fate, t'was on Moonfleet Bay\r\n \r\nWhere the ship would meet its end\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh oh - with a roar of wind and sail[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh oh - the ship was gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh oh - in the night, they saw a light[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nT'was the candle Grace had shone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd her boy was coming home[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHey, boys the ship is down, every man must swim or drown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHead for the breakers on the shore (on the shore!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHey, boys for Elzevir, he put John in Fortune's care[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor no man ever was there 'til that day[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSaved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay![/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n                            \r\n\"What shall we do with the boy who's drowning?\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat shall we do with the boy who's drowning?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhat shall we do with the boy who's drowning, early in the morning?\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\"Throw him a rope and god go with him\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThrow him a rope and god go with him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThrow him a rope and god go with him, early in the morning?\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\nINSTRUMENTAL: [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n \r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd Elzevir, he gave his life away[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut John was the only man that day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSaved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay![/tab]","plain_text":"Chris De Burgh - The Storm\n \n \nINTRO: Em   D Em  (6x)\n \n \nNow the time had come for Elzevir and John\n\n \nAnd to end their days in pain and misery\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \nWell the storm hit hard and the waves were high\n\n \nBy a twist of Fate, t'was on Moonfleet Bay\n \nWhere the ship would meet its end\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n                            \n\"What shall we do with the boy who's drowning?\n\n\n \n \n \n\"Throw him a rope and god go with him\n\n\n \n \nINSTRUMENTAL: F C G Am F C G  F C G Am","chords":["Em","D","C","G","Am","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}