Sarah Ross - Calm Before the Storm

Originally in Em, I play in Em but sing the prechorus and chorus an octave down

Intro

Em	Em	Em	Em/G
Em	Em	Em	Em/G
Em	Em	Em	Em/G
C	C	D	D

Vox on the 5 on “it’s”

It’s getting eerie quiet

Won’t stay like this for long
Even the crows start flying

C	D
They know, they	know what’s going on

You could tell by the red sky

There’s something brewing
You had your chance to run and hide

C	D
I guess, I	guess you blew it

This is where I drop an octave, which is really staying about where I was

Am7

The clouds are turning gray

C	G
Better pray for your saving grace

It’s just a little too late

I hope when the lightning strikes

	A
It h	its your right between the eyes

	C
And when the	rain pours down, better hold your breath

	D
Cause	you don’t know what’s coming next

	Em
When the t	hunder screams across the sky

	A
Gonna h	ear my name in all your lies

C	B7
Look out boy, you’d better be w	arned

This originally goes up to the 3, then way down to the 3, which is too much range for me; I just make my way *up* (not down) to the 1

	Em
This is the calm before the sto	rm

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Spoken

	Em
You h	ad my heart, you took it and ripped it apart

	Em
Now that it’s s	o dark, you can’t even wish on a star

	Em
I hope the g	od you’re praying too isn’t up to doin’ his part

	C	D
Unle	ss a tornado blow t	hrough your trailer park

Pardon me if I sound a little too harsh

	Em
But your l	ove was my ocean, now you’re stuck in the marsh

On his front porch, watching the sun fade

	C	D
Int	o the pitch, black, of y	esterday

Am7

The clouds are turning gray

C	G
Better pray for your saving grace

It’s just a little too late

I hope when the lightning strikes

	A
It h	its your right between the eyes

	C
And when the	rain pours down, better hold your breath

	D
Cause	you don’t know what’s coming next

	Em
When the t	hunder screams across the sky

	A
Gonna h	ear my name in all your lies

C	B7
Look out boy, you’d better be w	arned

	Em
This is the calm before the sto	rm

Em	D
Ooh ooh o	oh ooh ooh

	C
Ooh ooh o	oh ooh ooh

	B7
Oh oh

Bridge

Em	D	C
The sun’s gonna s	hine, the storm will subs	ide

	B7	Em
And I don’t c	are if you made it out ali	ve

Em	D	C
The heart that you h	urt will be a lesson you le	arn

	B7
You’ll finally g	et what you deserve

I hope when the lightning strikes

	A
It h	its your right between the eyes

	C
And when the	rain pours down, better hold your breath

	D
Cause	you don’t know what’s coming next

	Em
When the t	hunder screams across the sky

	A
Gonna h	ear my name in all your lies

C	B7
Look out boy, you’d better be w	arned

	Em
This is the calm before the sto	rm

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh