Calm Before The Storm

Verse Guitar 1 | . . . . | . . . . . . | | | | A5 | F#5 E5 | D5 A5/C# | B5 | e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----7~------7~--|-----7~------7~--| A|-----4h5-----4h5-|-----4-------2---|-5-5---5-4-4---4-|-----------------| E|-5-5-----5-5-----|-2-2---2-0-0---0-|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7---7-| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x3) | . . . . | . . . . . . | | | | A5 | F#5 E5 | D5 | A5/C# D5 | e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-7~--------------|-6~----7~--------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-7~--------------|-7~----7~--------| A|-----4h5-----4h5-|-----4-------2---|-5~--------------|-4~----5~--------| E|-5-5-----5-5-----|-2-2---2-0-0---0-|-----------------|-----------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x1) A5 F#5 E5 Sat outside my front window, D5 A5/C# B5 This story's going somewhere A5 F#5 E5 D5 A5/C# B5 "He's well hung," and I am hanging up A5 F#5 E5 D5 A5/C# B5 Well there's a song on the ra-di-o that says A5 F#5 E5 "Let's get this party started" D5 A5/C# D5 So let's get this party star---ted [Pre-Chorus A] A5 E5 What you do on your own time's just fine F#5 E5 A5 E5/G# E5 F#5 My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know A5 E5 F#5 E5 What meant the world imploded, faded and demoted A5 E5/G# All my oxygen to product gas F#5 E5 And suffocated my last chance [Pre-Chorus B] | D5 | D5 | F#5 | E5 | e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---| D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-----9-9-----|-7-7-----7-7-----| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x3) Lead guitar plays this while rhythm plays the chords | D5 | D5 | F#5 | E5 | e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----------------|-----------------| D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-7---6h7p6---|-----6-6-7-7-9-9-| A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|---7-------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x1) Lead guitar plays this while rhythm plays the chords D5 F#5 E5 D5 You said, between your smiles and regrets F#5 E5 D5 "Don't say it's over" F#5 E5 D5 F#5 E5 Dead and gone, dead and gone Chorus A5 E5 F#5 Calm before the storm set it off A5 E5 A5 And the sun burnt out tonight E5 F#5 A reception less than warm set it off A5 E5 And the sun burnt out tonight Verse A5 F#5 E5 D5 The next time the phone can wring my neck A5/C# B5 It gets no answer A5 F#5 E5 D5 A5/C# And the time that I've spent telling in my roots B5 I'm shaking in my boots A5 F#5 E5 But still it looks at me D5 A5/C# B5 Like an old friend I've betrayed A5 F#5 The dark side of the doormat E5 D5 D5 Is the one your shoes have frayed [Pre-Chorus A] A5 E5 What you do on your own time's just fine F#5 E5 A5 E5/G# E5 F#5 My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know A5 E5 F#5 E5 What meant the world imploded, faded and demoted A5 E5/G# All my oxygen to product gas F#5 E5 And suffocated my last chance [Pre-Chorus B] D5 F#5 E5 D5 You said, between your smiles and regrets F#5 E5 D5 "Don't say it's over" F#5 E5 D5 F#5 E5 Dead and gone, dead and gone Chorus A5 E5 F#5 Calm before the storm set it off A5 E5 A5 And the sun burnt out tonight E5 F#5 A reception less than warm set it off A5 E5 And the sun burnt out tonight Interlude | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----4-5-7-7-5-4-|-----4-5-7-7-5-4-|-----4-5-7-7-5-4-|-----4-5-7-7-5-4-| E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (Lead guitar plays this alone x1) | D5 | D5 | F#5 | E5 | e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---| D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-----9-9-----|-7-7-----7-7-----| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x3) Lead plays this while rhythm p.m.s the chords | D5 | e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----7-------7---| D|---7---7---7---7-| A|-5-------5-------| E|-----------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (Lead plays this, rhythm p.m.s D5 chord x1) Bridge | D5 | D5 | F#5 | E5 | e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | (x4) This whole part is triplets, lead plays alone x1, then rhythm joins playing the chords Chorus A5 (let ring entire Chorus) Calm before the storm set it off And the sun burnt out, tonight Reception less than warm F#5 Set it off Outro A5 E5 A5 E5 And the sun burnt out tonight, tonight F#5 A5 The sun burnt out E5 A5 E5 F#5 The sun burnt out tonight A5 E5/G# A5 The sun burnt out tonight