Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Bb Cm Eb
Bb Cm Eb
Verse 1:
Bb
Don't you leave me all undone
Bb Cm
Don't you leave me in a foolish heap on the floor
Eb
Don't you leave me with the light on
Eb
Got a humming that I need your attention for
Verse 2:
Bb
You've been getting me fired up
Bb Cm
Then you ignore me while you're fooling around with your friends
Eb
Don't you leave me on the back seat
Eb
Don't you leave me with my engine running again
Pre-Chorus:
F
Are you ready for the big show?
F
'Cause I've been waiting for it all of my life
Chorus:
Eb Cm
I see a storm on the horizon
Eb Bb Cm
And are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Eb Bb Cm
Are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Eb
Are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Verse 3:
Bb
Don't you leave me in the morning
Bb Cm
Don't you leave me with this half-drunk bottle of wine
Eb
It's not a metaphor for what we have
Eb
Or a metaphor for what we could be leaving behind
Verse 4:
Bb
I'm the stranger you befriended
Bb Cm
On a night when you needed some warmth in your veins
Eb
Now are you ready to be needed?
Eb
Are you ready for the hurricane that's heading our way?
Pre-Chorus 2:
F
Are you going to make your own choice?
F
Are you going to light 'em up tonight?
Chorus 2:
Eb Cm
Cause you're the storm on my horizon
Eb Bb Cm
And are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Eb Bb Cm
Are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Eb
Are you ready for the lightning?
Post-Chorus:
Cm Dm
Yeah, yeah
Eb
Are you gonna light 'em up tonight?
Cm Dm
Yeah, yeah
Eb
I'm reaching out for you
Solo:
Bb Cm Eb
Bb Cm Eb
Bridge:
Bb
I don't believe this is an ending
Bb Cm
I don't believe it, with you standing in the pouring rain
Eb
You wouldn't dare to set the cliche
Eb
You wouldn't stop me when I just got up the courage to say that
F
I am ready for the big show
F
I've been waiting for it all of my life
Eb Cm
Don't treat your heart like a broken bottle
Eb Cm
You can't make it with a love that's run dry
F
Are you caught up in your own voice?
Dm
Don't turn your back on me tonight
Final Chorus:
Eb Cm
Cause I'm the storm on your horizon
Eb Bb
And are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Cm
Are you ready for, are you ready for
Eb
Are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Bb Cm
Are you ready for, are you ready for
Eb
Are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Bb Cm
Are you ready for, are you ready for
Eb
Are you ready for the lightning to strike?
Bb Cm
Are you ready for, are you ready for
Eb
Are you ready for the lightning to strike?
