Ready For The Storm

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(verse 1)                          
        Am  
Oh, the waves crash in and the tide pulls out.  
        G  
It's an angry sea but there is no doubt  
         F  
That the lighthouse will keep shining out  
   G  
To warn the lonely sailor. 
    Am  
The lightning strikes and the wind cuts cold,  
            G  
Through the sailor's bones to the sailor's soul,  
             F  
Till there's nothing left that he can hold,  
  G  
Except the rolling ocean, 
  
    Am   F             Em  
But I am ready for the storm,  
G               Am   F             Em  
Yes sir, ready. I am ready for the storm,  
    G             Am  
ready for the storm.
  
  
  
(verse 2)  
    Am  
Oh, give me mercy for my dreams,  
       G  
'Cause every confrontation seems 
   F  
To tell me what it really means  
   G  
To be this lonely sailor,  
    Am  
And when you take me by your side,  
    G  
You love me warm, you love me,  
      F  
And I  should have realized  
         G  
I had no reason to be frightened. 

    Am   F             Em  
But I am ready for the storm,  
G               Am   F             Em  
Yes, sir, ready. I am ready for the storm,  
    G             Am  
I'm ready for the storm,  
    G             Am  
ready for the storm.
  
  
  
  
(lead - Am - G - F - G - Am - G - F - G)  
      
  
  
(verse 3)  
    Am  
The distance, it is no real friend,  
    G  
And time will take its time,  
             F  
And you will find that in the end,  
              G  
It brings you me, the lonely sailor,  
    Am  
And when the sky begins to clear,  
    G  
The sun, it melts away my fear.  
     F  
I'll   cry a silent, weary tear  
    G  
For those that need to love me.  
  
  
 
    Am   F             Em  
But I am ready for the storm,  
G               Am   F             Em  
Yes, sir, ready. I am ready for the storm,  
    G             Am  
I'm ready for the storm,  
G               Am   F             Em  
Yes, sir, ready. I am ready for the storm,  
G  
G               Am   F             Em  
Yes, sir, ready. I am ready for the storm,  
    G             Am  
I'm ready for the storm.