Cloud Riders chords by Tori Amos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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