Perfect Storm chords by John Smith

Chords with lyrics

From the Great Lakes album

Fairly unusually for a John Smith number - standard tuning!!

Capo 2nd position on the recording but I've heard him play it at capo 3 & 4 too :-)

Tuning : EADGBE

G+G    320033
G6G6    320030
FF    133211
E MajorE    022000
C majorC    x32010
A minorAm    x02210
DmDm    xx0231

Intro
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FF  C majorC  G+G
FF  C majorC  G+G
A minorAm  C majorC  FF
A minorAm  C majorC  FF

Verse 1
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A minorAm       C majorC     FF
When I lost my way I was dashed upon the rocks

A minorAm        C majorC       FF
I found myself with you out on the sea

A minorAm       C majorC        FF
Battered by the waves screaming darling will I drown

A minorAm        C majorC       G+G
Or will the tempest make a man of me

Refrain 1
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DmDm         A minorAm        G+G
The rain will cease and leave the sun to fight as best it can

FF        C majorC        G6G6
What is love if not the perfect storm

FF      C majorC       E minorEm      A minorAm  /G
As high as the wind blows as low as I can be

FF        C majorC        G6G6
What is love if not the perfect storm

inst 1
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A minorAm  C majorC  FF
A minorAm  C majorC  FF

verse 2
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A minorAm          C majorC         FF
I know she thought the clouds were darker than they'd been before

A minorAm      C majorC      FF
She flew away and summer never came

A minorAm      C majorC           FF
Me I saw the sky was waiting and I couldn't tell what for

A minorAm       C majorC        G+G
So I bought myself a boat I've not a penny to my name

Refrain 2
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DmDm         A minorAm        G+G
The rain will cease and leave the sun to fight as best it can

FF        C majorC        G6G6
What is love if not the perfect storm

FF      C majorC       E minorEm      A minorAm  /G
As high as the wind blows as low as I can be

FF        C majorC        G6G6
What is love if not the perfect storm

Inst 2
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FF  E minorEm A minorAm  G+G
FF  C majorC  E minorEm  A minorAm /G
FF  C majorC  G+G
FF  C majorC  G+G

Refrain 3
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DmDm         A minorAm        G+G
The rain will cease and leave the sun to fight as best it can

FF        C majorC        G6G6
What is love if not the perfect storm

FF       C majorC        E minorEm        A minorAm    /G
I try to find a way to keep you safe I'm nowhere near the shore

FF        C majorC        G6G6
What is love if not the perfect storm

FF        G+G        A minorAm
Honey what is love if not the perfect storm

End
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A minorAm  C majorC  FF
A minorAm  C majorC  FF
A minorAm       C majorC     FF        G+G
When I lost my way I was dashed upon the rocks




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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
May 2013

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