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Calm Before The Storm

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[Verse 1]
I Asat outside my F#mfront winEdow
  DThis story's going somewhere
  AHe's well hung and F#mI am Ehanging Dup
There's a Asong on the F#mradiEo that Dsays:
"Let's Aget this party F#mstarted."E  
So let's Dget this party started
[Pre-Chorus 1]
  AWhat you do on your Eown time's just fine
  F#mMy imaginEation's much worse
AI just Enever want to kF#mnowE  
What Ameant the world had Efolded
Like F#mlegs and fingers hEolding onto
Awhat escapes me, Ewhat he has
A F#mbetter kiss that Enever lasts
[Chorus]
You DsaidF#m, between your Esmiles and reDgrets:
"Don't F#msay it's EoveDr."
Dead and F#mgone, Edead and Dgone, F#myeahE  
  AThe calm beEfore the storm set it oF#mff
And the Asun burnt Eout toAnight
Reception Eless than warm set it oF#mff
And the Asun burnt Eout too
[Verse 2]
  AThis is me F#mstanding Ein the Darch of the door
  AHating that F#mlook that's Eon your Dface
That Asays there's aF#mnother Efool like Dme
There's Aone born every F#mminuteE  
There's Done born every minute
[Pre-Chorus 2]
  AWhat you do on your Eown time's just fine
  F#mMy imaginEation's much worse
AI just Enever want to kF#mnowE  
What Ameant the world implEoded, inF#mflated then demEoted
All my Aoxygen to prEoduct gas
And F#msuffocated mEy last chance to Dsay...
[Chorus]
  F#mBetween your Esmiles and reDgrets:
"Don't F#msay it's EoveDr."
Dead and F#mgone, Edead and DgoneF#m  E  
  AThe calm beEfore the storm set it oF#mff
And the Asun burnt Eout toAnight
Reception Eless than warm set it oF#mff
And the Asun burnt Eout too
[Bridge]
D
D F#m E
D F#m E
D F#m E
D
D F#m E
D F#m E
DCalm before the F#mstorm (set it oEff, set it Doff)F#m  E  
[Outro]
  ACalm before the storm set it off
N.C.
And the sun burnt out tonight
Reception less than warm set it oF#mff
And the Asun burnt Eout toAnightE  F#m  A  
ESun burnt out tAonightE  F#m  
The Asun burnt Eout toAnight

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Calm Before The Storm

by Fall Out Boy

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F#m

[Verse 1]

A F#m E

I sat outside my front window

This story's going somewhere

A F#m E D

He's well hung and I am hanging up

A F#m E D

There's a song on the radio that says:

A F#m E

"Let's get this party started."

So let's get this party started

[Pre-Chorus 1]

A E

What you do on your own time's just fine

F#m E

My imagination's much worse

A E F#m E

I just never want to know

A E

What meant the world had folded

F#m E

Like legs and fingers holding onto

A E

what escapes me, what he has

F#m E

A better kiss that never lasts

[Chorus]

D F#m E D

You said, between your smiles and regrets:

F#m E D

"Don't say it's over."

F#m E D F#m E

Dead and gone, dead and gone, yeah

A E F#m

The calm before the storm set it off

A E A

And the sun burnt out tonight

E F#m

Reception less than warm set it off

A E

And the sun burnt out too

[Verse 2]

A F#m E D

This is me standing in the arch of the door

A F#m E D

Hating that look that's on your face

A F#m E D

That says there's another fool like me

A F#m E

There's one born every minute

[Pre-Chorus 2]

A E

What you do on your own time's just fine

F#m E

My imagination's much worse

A E F#m E

I just never want to know

A E F#m E

What meant the world imploded, inflated then demoted

A E

All my oxygen to product gas

F#m E D

And suffocated my last chance to say...

[Chorus]

F#m E D

Between your smiles and regrets:

F#m E D

"Don't say it's over."

F#m E D F#m E

Dead and gone, dead and gone

A E F#m

The calm before the storm set it off

A E A

And the sun burnt out tonight

E F#m

Reception less than warm set it off

A E

And the sun burnt out too

[Bridge]

D F#m E

D F#m E D F#m E

Calm before the storm (set it off, set it off)

[Outro]

Calm before the storm set it off

N.C.

And the sun burnt out tonight

F#m

Reception less than warm set it off

A E A E F#m A

And the sun burnt out tonight

E A E F#m

Sun burnt out tonight

A E A

The sun burnt out tonight

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