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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
 ASafe____D/Aat____A7harbor, A7everything is easy 
     F#mF#m7sus          F#m                    D7  E7  
 Off____to_______starboard, daylight comes up fast 
 ANow____D/AI'm____A7restless A7for the open water 
     F#mF#m7sus          F#m                       D7    E7    E  F#m  
 Red____flags____are flying from the Coast Guard mast 
 GThey told me to Gst____Aay, I Dheard all the information D7/F#  
 GI motored Gaw____Aay and F#7+9steered straight ahead 
 Though the B7+9weatherman said 
____Chorus:
 There's a Em7storm front coming C(mood B7indigo) 
 Em7White water running and the Cpressure is loB7w 
 Em7Storm front coming C(mood B7indigo) 
 Bb9-5Small craft warning on the radio 
____Verse: 2
 AI've____D/Abeen____saA7iling a A7long time on this ocean 
     F#mF#m7sus         F#m                     D7  E7  
 Man____gets_____lonesome, all those years at sea 
 AI've____D/Agot____a A7woman, A7my life should be easy 
      F#mF#m7sus      F#m                   D7    E7    E  F#m  
 Most____men______hunger for the life I lead 
 GThe morning was Ggr____Aay, but DI had the motivation D7/F#  
 GI drifted Gaw____Aay and F#7+9ran into more 
 heavy B7+9weather off shore 
____Chorus: 
 There's a Em7storm front coming C(mood B7indigo) 
 Em7White water running and the Cpressure is loB7w 
 Em7Storm front coming C(mood B7indigo) 
 Bb9-5Small craft warning on the radio
____Bridge:
 We've got a A7+9low pressure system and a northeast breeze Bb7+9  
 We've got a A7+9falling barometer and rising seas Bb7+9  
 We've got the A7+9cumulonimbus and a possible gale Bb7+9  
 We've got a Eaug5force nine blowing on the Beaufort scale 
____Verse: 3
 AI'm____D/Astill A7rest____less A7for the open water 
        F#mF#m7sus        F#m             D7    E7    E  F#m  
 Though____she______gives me everything I need 
 GShe asked me to Gst____Aay, but DI'd done my navigation D7/F#  
 GI drove her Gaw____Aay, but F#7+9I should have known 
 To stay B7+9tied up at home 
____Chorus:
 There's a Em7storm front coming C(mood B7indigo) 
 Em7White water running and the Cpressure is loB7w 
 Em7Storm front coming C(mood B7indigo) 
 Bb7+9Small craft warning on the radio
____Guitar solo:
 C#7+9 (6 bars)
   C#7+9  C9+11    B9   Bb7+9  
____Chorus: (twice/ A9 throughout)
 (A9Storm 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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Storm Front

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

F#m

D7/F#

F#7+9

B7+9

Em7

Bb9-5

A7+9

Bb7+9

C#7+9

"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#m D7 E7

F#m7sus

Off____to_______starboard, daylight comes up fast

A D/A A7 A7

Now____I'm____restless for the open water

F#m F#m D7 E7 E F#m

F#m7sus

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#m D7 E7

F#m7sus

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#m D7 E7 E F#m

F#m7sus

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#m D7 E7 E F#m

F#m7sus

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 B9 Bb7+9

+11

____Chorus: (twice/ A9 throughout)

(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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