Cloud Riders chords by Tori Amos

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
C minorCm        A#A#
Standing on the edge of the cliff
G#G#           A#A#
Didn’t think it would come to this
C minorCm      A#A#
A augmentedA dead calm before the storm
F minorFm         A#A#
Not a sound from their engines
C minorCm                      A#A#  G#G#
From the other side, saw a shooting star at 4:22 a.m

Verse 2:
C minorCm            A#A#
A augmentedA warning shot from the rhythm demons
G#G#       A#A#
Or from the guitar preachers
C minorCm     A#A#
I’ve been touched by both
F minorFm     A#A#  C minorCm
And by the Holy Ghost
                       A#A# G#G#
From the other side, saw a shooting star at 4:22 a.m

Chorus:
C majorC        E MajorE
Underneath the stars above
  FF     F minorFm
I said, "No stop
C majorC       E MajorE
I am not giving up on us."
C majorC          E MajorE
And I am not going anywhere soon
FF         F minorFm
Annie, grab your bass guitar
C majorC            E MajorE
Help me bring in the October moon
FF
Then you shout, "Run for cover."
D MajorD      G#G#
I scream, "Rev the Triumph’s engine."
E MajorE           A minorAm
You say "Baby we’re too late
      G#G#        C majorC
From the Cloud Riders, no escape."
G+G     E minorEm     A minorAm
Darling, what’s the blanket for?
        FF
Riding out this storm
     G minorGm       C majorC  G#G# A#A# G minorGm
We’ll be riding out this storm

Verse 3:
C minorCm       A#A#
Carved a stave against the grain
G#G#       A#A#
At the nine doors to gain
C minorCm       A#A#
The secrets of trees
F minorFm      A#A#
Once I could hear them singing
C minorCm
From the other side

Verse 4:
           A#A#
Back then, the thunder gods
G#G#       A#A#
They used to cast our lots
C minorCm     A#A#
But then I lost touch
F minorFm          A#A#
Close to when her chariot
C minorCm
From the other side

Verse 5:
A#A#
A augmentedA chariot pulled by cats
F minorFm       A#A#
Purring, "we'll be returning."
C minorCm      G#G#
From the other side
C minorCm        A#A#    G#G#
"Girl, it’s time you take back your life."

Chorus:
C majorC        E MajorE
Underneath the stars above
  FF     F minorFm
I said, "No stop
C majorC       E MajorE
I am not giving up on us."
C majorC          E MajorE
And I am not going anywhere soon
FF         F minorFm
Annie, grab your bass guitar
C majorC            E MajorE
Help me bring in the October moon
FF
Then you shout, "Run for cover."
D MajorD      G#G#
I scream, "Rev the Triumph’s engine."
E MajorE           A minorAm
You say "Baby we’re too late
      G#G#        C majorC
From the Cloud Riders, no escape."
G+G     E minorEm     A minorAm
Darling, what’s the blanket for?
        FF
Riding out this storm
     G minorGm       C majorC  G#G# A#A# G minorGm