Earthquake chords by The Black Lillies

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:
G Am C C G G Am F C G


🎸 Verse 1:
G                      Am
I never saw it coming, plain as it could be
C                                           G
Rollin’ like the thunder, crashing like the sea
G                                Am
Like a lonesome whistle blowing, dancing in a dream
C                                            G
The sound of your heart calling, my favorite melody

🎸 Chorus:
          G                        Am
You’re my earthquake, the sweetest heartache
C                                                   G
You’re the rock in my roll, you shake me down to my soul
G                                      Am
You take my breath away, you know just what to say
    F                   C               G
You shake me down to my soul, you’re my earthquake

🎸 Instrumental:
F C G

🎸 Verse 2:
G                                   Am
I’ve seen the highest of the highs, lowest of lows
C                                                G
Stood up on the mountain, traveled down a broken road
G                           Am
Like a wild wind a-howling, it shook me to the ground
C                                             G
Tearing down the shadows, shining through the clouds

🎸 Chorus:
          G                        Am
You’re my earthquake, the sweetest heartache
C                                                   G
You’re the rock in my roll, you shake me down to my soul
G                                      Am
You take my breath away, you know just what to say
    F                   C               G
You shake me down to my soul, you’re my earthquake

🎸 Instrumental:
F C G F C G

🎸 Bridge:
G                                      Am
There’s a beauty in this world, it can break your heart in two
C                                                      G
But there’s no other way to say, you know just what to do

🎸 Chorus:
          G                        Am
You’re my earthquake, the sweetest heartache
C                                                    G
You’re the rock in my roll, you shake me down to my soul
G                                      Am
You take my breath away, you know just what to say
F                        C               G
You shake me down to my soul, you’re my earthquake

🎸 Outro:
    F                   C               G
You shake me down to my soul, you’re my earthquake
    F                   C               G
You shake me down to my soul, you’re my earthquake