Waiting For A Hurricane chords by Chris De Burgh

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Intermediate

.                     Artist - Chris De Burgh
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                   Song - Waiting For A Hurricane
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                   Album - The Ultimate Collection
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                      Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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INTRO
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 SOLO - Em C X4
[---------------------------|-------------------|------h-p----]
[------------------------h--|---7-8--7----------|-7-8-7-8-7---]
[------------------7--9-7-9-|-9--------9----9---|-----------9-]
[-9---7-9-10--9-10----------|------------10---9-|-------------]
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                 br
[--brp----brp-----s------|-12-14-14-12-14------b-]
[-10--8--10--8--10\12-12-|----------------15--15-]
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VERSE 1
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Em
Standing in the foyer of the Grand Hotel
C
Suitcase in his hand looking for a bill
     D                     B
There`s a hurricane coming and everyone`s trying to get away


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VERSE 2
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Em
Time of the season, time of the year
  C
The weather reporter from Miami is clear
    D                   Em
`Find a save place to hide,` there`s no place here


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BRIDGE
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       D
And then the lights go down
    C
In that Caribbean town

And the fishing boats that go out from the coast

01:00
 MUTE WITH RIGHT HAND, KINDA RAKE THE NOTES
[---7-5---5-----]
[--x----7---7-5-]
[-x-------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]

        Em
Are tied up and dry, yeah yeah yeah

01:02
 SOLO
[-------------brp-------|--h----h-p-------------------------------------------]
[--h----8----10--8-10-8-|-7-8--7-8-7------------------------------------------]
[-7-9-9---9-------------|------------9-7--s------s----------------------------]
[-----------------------|----------------9\7-5--7\9-5--7-5--p-----------------]
[-----------------------|----------------------------------5-7---5-7-5--------]
[-----------------------|--------------------------------------7--------7-5-3-]


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PRE BRIDGE
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C                    G
 Suddenly there`s a movement to the telephone
[-------------]
[-------------]
[-------------]
[-------5---4-]
[--h--5-------]
[-5-7---------]

  B        Em  D C
But nobody`s calling home tonight
[-----------]
[--h-p------]
[-4-5-4---4-]
[-------7---]
[-----------]
[-----------]
    Em      G     C
They`ve taken out the very last flight
     Em       D   G  C
And they close down the borderline

01:23
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[-------------]
[-----------5-]
[-------------]
[-------3-----]
[-3-5-7-------]


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CHORUS
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       G        D
`Cause there ain`t nowhere to hide
        C         [------------------]
Waiting for the hurricane     [------------------]
     G        D     [-4----------------]
There is nowhere here to hide   [---7-5-4----5-4---]
        C         [----------5-----7-]
Waiting for the hurricane     [------------------] X3
      G        D
Oh there is nowhere you can hide
        C           Em
Waiting for the hurricane, no no no no


01:44 h
[----10-12-12-|--b---brp--------|---------------------|-----7-7-8-8-8-10-]
[-13----------|-10--10--8-------|---------------------|-8-8--------------]
[-------------|-----------9-9-7-|--s-----------s--7-9-|-7----------------]
[-------------|-----------------|-9\7-5---5-7-7\9-----|------------------]
[-------------|-----------------|-------7-------------|------------------]
[-------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------]

        brp                       Whammy
[-15-14-15-17-17--15-------15----------|--brp--10--brp-----b-/\/\/\/\-]
[--------------------17-15----17-15-17-|-10--8----10--8---10----------]
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VERSE 3
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Em
Staring out the window of the Grand Hotel
C
The sea was roaring, I remember well
       D            Em
And then the honeymoon bride began to cry

02:16
[--rb-]
[-10--]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
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BRIDGE
*******
      D
But as the band played on
[-----------]
[-7--7-7--7-]
[-7--7-7--7-]
[-----------]
[-----------]
[-----------]
   C
Some old love song
[--s-----s---s--]
[-5\7-7-7\5-4\5-]
[-5\7-7-7\5-4\5-]
[---------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]

Well he held her hand

Gave her to understand
     Em
It`ll be alright, yeah yeah yeah

02:32
[--h---------------------|--------------------------------------]
[-4-5--------------------|--------------------------------------]
[------------------------|----s--7--s----------------s----------]
[------------------4-5-7-|-7-7\9---9\7-5-7-5-5--5-7-7\9-7-5-7---]
[----------------7-------|------------------------------------7-]
[------0-2-3-5-7---------|--------------------------------------]


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PRE BRIDGE
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C                    G
 Suddenly there`s a movement to the radio
[-------]
[--h----]
[-4-5-7-]
[-------]
[-------]
[-------]
  B        Em  D C
But nobody`s getting home tonight
[---------]
[-7-----7-]
[---8-----]
[-----9---]
[---------]
[---------]
    Em      G     C
They`ve taken out the very last flight
   p
[-8-8--7-----]
[--------8---]
[----------9-]
[------------]
[------------]
[------------]
     Em       D   G  C
And they closed down the borderline


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CHORUS
*******
       G        D
`Cause there ain`t nowhere to hide
        C          [------------------]
Waiting for the hurricane      [------------------]
     G        D      [-4----------------]
There is nowhere here to hide    [---7-5-4----5-4---]
        C          [----------5-----7-]
Waiting for the hurricane      [------------------]
      G        D
Oh there is nowhere you can hide
        C
Waiting for the hurricane

[--h--]
[-7h9-]
[-7-9-]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
     G        D
There is nowhere you can hide
        C
Waiting for the hurricane

[--h----]
[-7h9-9-]
[-7-9-9-]
[-------]
[-------]
[-------]

G D          C
Oh oh, waiting for the hurricane

[-----h--]
[----7h9-]
[----7-9-]
[-10-----]
[--------]
[--------]

G D          C
Oh oh, waiting for the hurricane

[---------]
[---------]
[---------]
[----s----]
[-3-5\7-5-]
[---------]
      Em
No no no no

03:36
SOLO
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[-----7---------------|---------------|-7\9---9---------|-----------------]
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     br          b  b
[-12-14-14--12-14-----b-|-----17-|-17-17-15-14----|--b-------h-p----]
[-----------------15-15-|--------|-------------17-|-10-10-8-7-8-7---]
[-----------------------|--------|----------------|---------------9-]
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