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[Intro]
E  E  E
E  A  E
E  A  E
E  A  E  E
E  A  E
A  E  B
E  A  E
E  A  E
E  E  E
[Verse 1]
They Eburn that hAillside Eblack
They Elay the maple down Aon It's Eback
For jEust one stAardust stone
SleepEing innocent below.
But thEey'll run when the wAarm rain cEomes
RAoaring wiEth the thBunder
I'll rEise up from the mAurky mEud
When the sEummer storm begins the flood.
[Verse 2]
IE'll hide wAay up hEigh
UntEil the water runs dAown the Epike
To wEash aside all the pAarasitEes
And tEake the valley back alive.
The TEug flows and the rAubbish fEloats
to hAang up Eon the hBigh oak
The pEower goes to the unAdergroEwth
When the sEummer storm begins to blow.
E  E  E
[Instrumental]
E  A  E
E  A  E
E  A  E
E
E  A  E
A  E  B
E  A  E
E
E  E  E
[Verse 3]
FEree me, lAet me Ego
TEhey don't recognize a Aprecious sEtone
I'll lEay low 'til the wAet wind bElows
To tEake me tumblin' down the road
The wEood vines make it hAard to Efly
The aAnchor hEolds my rBope down
There's Eno use trying to make it oAut aElive
And like a sEummer storm I've gotta roam.
[Outro]
E  E  E
E  A  E
E  A  E
E  A  E
E

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The story behind the song

"Summer Storm" by Joel P. West is a song about resilience and the urge to move forward despite hardship. It speaks to a landscape scarred, perhaps by fire, yet finds a determination to rise from the "murky mud." The imagery of the Tug River flowing and rubbish floating suggests a world in motion, carrying remnants of the past, but the core feeling is a restless spirit, like a summer storm that "gotta roam." This song appeared on the soundtrack for the 2017 film The Glass Castle, a film for which West composed the score. It embodies a powerful, almost elemental need for freedom and renewal.

AI-written from these sources:Joel P. West — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Summer Storm

Summer Storm

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Summer Storm

by Joel P West

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E E E

E A E

E A E E

E A E

A E B

E A E

E E E

[Verse 1]

E A E

They burn that hillside black

E A E

They lay the maple down on It's back

E A

For just one stardust stone

Sleeping innocent below.

E A E

But they'll run when the warm rain comes

A E B

Roaring with the thunder

E A E

I'll rise up from the murky mud

When the summer storm begins the flood.

[Verse 2]

E A E

I'll hide way up high

E A E

Until the water runs down the pike

E A E

To wash aside all the parasites

And take the valley back alive.

E A E

The Tug flows and the rubbish floats

A E B

to hang up on the high oak

E A E

The power goes to the undergrowth

When the summer storm begins to blow.

E E E

[Instrumental]

E A E

A E B

E A E

E E E

[Verse 3]

E A E

Free me, let me go

E A E

They don't recognize a precious stone

E A E

I'll lay low 'til the wet wind blows

To take me tumblin' down the road

E A E

The wood vines make it hard to fly

A E B

The anchor holds my rope down

E A E

There's no use trying to make it out alive

And like a summer storm I've gotta roam.

[Outro]

E E E

E A E

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