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Thread #49699   Message #1777923
Posted By: Jeremiah McCaw
07-Jul-06 - 01:38 AM
Thread Name: Chords Req: Ready for the Storm (Dougie MacLean)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: READY FOR THE STORM (D MacLean)
Reprinted from the previous thread:

Here's the progrssion I use and I'm 99% sure I originally copied it from a Dougie MacLean songbook.

READY FOR THE STORM
Dougie MacLean
(Dougie tunes his guitar C G C G C D#, capo at 5th fret)

(Em)O the waves crash in and the tide pulls out
(Em7)It's an angry sea but there is no doubt
(Em6)That the lighthouse will keep shining out
(Em7)To warn the lonely sailor

And the lightning strikes and the wind cuts cold
Through the sailor's bones to the sailor's soul
Till there's nothing left that he can hold
Except the rolling ocean

chorus:
(Em)But I am ready for the (B7)storm, yes sir ready
(Em)I am (C)ready for the (B7)storm, ready for the (Em)storm

Give me mercy for my dreams for every confrontation seems
To tell me what it means to be this lonely sailor
But when the sky begins to clear and the sun it melts away my fear
I'll cry a silent weary tear for those that need to love me

But distance it no is no real friend and time it takes its time
But you will find that in the end it brings you me, the lonely sailor
But when you take me by your side you love me warm, you love me
And I should have realized I had no reasons to be frightened