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Strawbs - Stormy Down
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G   Em   Am     G  C  G  C
[Verse 1]
The Gnight sky Chung so Dheavy
The Gwet road Cshone so Dbright
ReGflecting back my Emheadlights
As I Cdrove on in the Amnight
To Stormy GDownC  G  C  
[Verse 2]
I dGrew inCto a lay-Dby
My Geyes were dCark with Dstrain
And Gturning up my Emcollar
I Cwalked out in the Amrain
On Stormy GDownC  
[Chorus]
Ohh, DI was high on Stormy Down
CThinking of my friends beGlow
But Dthey had gone some other way
They Cdid not want to Cmaj7knowC  
About Stormy GDownC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
[Verse 3]
I Gthought I Csaw the DDevil
In the Gbranches Cof a Dtree
It was Gjust imagiEmnation
But he Clooked a bit like Amme
On Stormy GDownC  
[Chorus]
Well, DI was high on Stormy Down
CThinking of my friends beGlow
But Dthey had gone some other way
They Cdid not want to Cmaj7knowC  
About Stormy GDownC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
[Verse 4]
The Gcold moon Cdrew strange Dfaces
On a Gslowly Cchanging Dcloud
One Glooked like god the Emfather
And I Cshouted right out Amloud
On Stormy GDownC  
[Chorus]
Ohh, DI was high on Stormy Down
CThinking of my friends beGlow
But Dthey had gone some other way
They Cdid not want to Cmaj7knowC  
About Stormy GDownC  G  C  
About Stormy GDownC  G  C  
About Stormy GDownC  G  C  
About Stormy GDownC  G  C  G  C  G  C  

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Stormy Down

by Strawbs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Strawbs - Stormy Down

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G Em Am G C G C

[Verse 1]

G C D

The night sky hung so heavy

G C D

The wet road shone so bright

G Em

Reflecting back my headlights

C Am

As I drove on in the night

G C G C

To Stormy Down

[Verse 2]

G C D

I drew into a lay-by

G C D

My eyes were dark with strain

G Em

And turning up my collar

C Am

I walked out in the rain

G C

On Stormy Down

[Chorus]

Ohh, I was high on Stormy Down

C G

Thinking of my friends below

But they had gone some other way

C Cmaj7 C

They did not want to know

G C G C G C G C

About Stormy Down

[Verse 3]

G C D

I thought I saw the Devil

G C D

In the branches of a tree

G Em

It was just imagination

C Am

But he looked a bit like me

G C

On Stormy Down

[Chorus]

Well, I was high on Stormy Down

C G

Thinking of my friends below

But they had gone some other way

C Cmaj7 C

They did not want to know

G C G C G C G C

About Stormy Down

[Verse 4]

G C D

The cold moon drew strange faces

G C D

On a slowly changing cloud

G Em

One looked like god the father

C Am

And I shouted right out loud

G C

On Stormy Down

[Chorus]

Ohh, I was high on Stormy Down

C G

Thinking of my friends below

But they had gone some other way

C Cmaj7 C

They did not want to know

G C G C

About Stormy Down

G C G C

About Stormy Down

G C G C

About Stormy Down

G C G C G C G C

About Stormy Down

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