Storms chords by The Ballroom Thieves

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E A x2

E

Verse 1:
C#m             E                A
I said I am no evil man then I paused
                                E
As if convinced of what that meant
C#m                      E
Well I brace myself and face my doubts
        A
Not surprised but unprepared
             E
For such an arduous descent
           A                          E
And if I ever knew I loved you it was then

C#m                         E
I said don't you hide your eyes from me
           A                               E
I will wreck your guesswork worries one by one
C#m                           E
When they're buried in some deep dark sea
           A                                 E
You'll be mine and so my mind had spun and spun
            A                        E
But it was over by the time it had begun

Chorus:
A    E
Ooh, ooh
A    E
Ooh, ooh
A   E B A
Ooh

Verse 2:
C#m                   E
You said I will not chase these storms
            A                              E
While our tongues gave all our wickedness away
C#m                         A
And I said ours will be no hollow home
             A                                     E
No, made of stone these walls alone won't keep you safe
               A                           E
And with each downpour we discover what it takes

Chorus:
A    E
Ooh, ooh
A    E
Ooh, ooh
A   E B A Am
Ooh

E C#m B A E

Verse 3:
C#m                      E
Well I said how can I carry on?
           A                                E
All these waves don't make a sailor out of me
C#m                         E
You'll set out with the morning sun
      A                              E  B A
I'm alone and slow to gather up my leaves
     A                                      E
Up in arms, it's just the god of thinning dreams

Chorus:
A      E   A     E
Carolina, Carolina
A                 E     B  A   Am
Dare I say these words for you
         E           B   A   E
I don't speak unless I mean to

Verse 4:
C#m                       E
Someone told me all your sails were raised
            A                       E
So I stood upon the mooring of the bay
  A
Both eyes closed in hopes
                     E  B  A
Your colors haven't changed

Both eyes closed in hopes
                       E
Your colors haven't changed