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 (320003@1)      320033
G6 (320000@1)     320030
F (133211@1)      133211
E (022100@1)      022000
C (x32010@1)      x32010
Am (x02210@1)     x02210
Dm (xx0231@1)     xx0231



Intro
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F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1) GF    C (x32010@1) GAm   C (x32010@1) FAm   C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)Verse 1
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Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)       FWhen (133211@1)I lost my way I was dashed upon the rocks

Am (x02210@1)              C (x32010@1)            FI (133211@1)found myself with you out on the sea

Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)             FBattered (133211@1)by the waves screaming darling will I drown

Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)           GOr (320003@1)will the tempest make a man of me

Refrain 1
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Dm (xx0231@1)                Am (x02210@1)             GThe (320003@1)rain will cease and leave the sun to fight as best it can

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)             G6What (320000@1)is love if not the perfect storm

F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)           Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)  /G
As high as the wind blows as low as I can be

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)             G6What (320000@1)is love if not the perfect storm

inst 1
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Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FAm   C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)verse 2
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Am (x02210@1)                 C (x32010@1)                FI (133211@1)know she thought the clouds were darker than they'd been before

Am (x02210@1)          C (x32010@1)          FShe (133211@1)flew away and summer never came

Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)                   FMe (133211@1)I saw the sky was waiting and I couldn't tell what for

Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)             GSo (320003@1)I bought myself a boat I've not a penny to my name

Refrain 2
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Dm (xx0231@1)                Am (x02210@1)             GThe (320003@1)rain will cease and leave the sun to fight as best it can

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)             G6What (320000@1)is love if not the perfect storm

F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)           Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)  /G
As high as the wind blows as low as I can be

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)             G6What (320000@1)is love if not the perfect storm

Inst 2
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F (133211@1)  Em (022000@1)Am (x02210@1) GF    C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1)/G
F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1) GF    C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Refrain 3
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Dm (xx0231@1)                Am (x02210@1)             GThe (320003@1)rain will cease and leave the sun to fight as best it can

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)             G6What (320000@1)is love if not the perfect storm

F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)             Em (022000@1)             Am (x02210@1)     /G
I try to find a way to keep you safe I'm nowhere near the shore

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)             G6What (320000@1)is love if not the perfect storm

F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)             AmHoney (x02210@1)what is love if not the perfect storm

End
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Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FAm   C (x32010@1) FAm             C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)             GWhen (320003@1)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

watfordkev@gmail.com