Billy Joel – Storm Front (Ukulele)

Capo 3
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____Intro: (2 times) A D/A A7 /E /F# /G /F# /E A D/A A7 ____Verse: 1
 A       D/A   A7      A7      
 Safe____at____harbor, everything is easy 

 F#m    F#m7sus  F#m        D7                  E7
 Off____to_______starboard, daylight comes up fast 

 A      D/A    A7       A7      
 Now____I'm____restless for the open water 

 F#m    F#m7sus      F#m    D7                     E7  E  F#m
 Red____flags____are flying from the Coast Guard mast 

G                G     A     D                        D7/F#
 They told me to st____ay, I heard all the information 

G          G     A      F#7+9      
 I motored aw____ay and steered straight ahead 

            B7+9
 Though the weatherman said 
____Chorus:
           Em7               C      B7 
 There's a storm front coming (mood indigo) 

 Em7                         C             B7 
 White water running and the pressure is low 

 Em7               C      B7 
 Storm front coming (mood indigo) 

 Bb9-5
 Small craft warning on the radio 
____Verse: 2
 A       D/A       A7      A7      
 I've____been____sailing a long time on this ocean 

 F#m    F#m7sus  F#m       D7                   E7
 Man____gets_____lonesome, all those years at sea 

 A       D/A      A7     A7      
 I've____got____a woman, my life should be easy 

 F#m     F#m7sus  F#m    D7                 E7  E  F#m
 Most____men______hunger for the life I lead 

G                G     A       D                   D7/F#
 The morning was gr____ay, but I had the motivation 

G          G     A      F#7+9      
 I drifted aw____ay and ran into more 

       B7+9
 heavy weather off shore 
____Chorus:
           Em7               C      B7 
 There's a storm front coming (mood indigo) 

 Em7                         C             B7 
 White water running and the pressure is low 

 Em7               C      B7 
 Storm front coming (mood indigo) 

 Bb9-5
 Small craft warning on the radio
____Bridge:
             A7+9                                      Bb7+9
 We've got a low pressure system and a northeast breeze 

             A7+9                             Bb7+9
 We've got a falling barometer and rising seas 

               A7+9                            Bb7+9
 We've got the cumulonimbus and a possible gale 
Eaug5 We've got a force nine blowing on the Beaufort scale ____Verse: 3
 A      D/A   A7           A7      
 I'm____still rest____less for the open water 

 F#m       F#m7sus  F#m      D7           E7  E  F#m
 Though____she______gives me everything I need 

G                G     A       D                     D7/F#
 She asked me to st____ay, but I'd done my navigation 

G            G     A       F#7+9      
 I drove her aw____ay, but I should have known 

         B7+9
 To stay tied up at home 
____Chorus:
           Em7               C      B7 
 There's a storm front coming (mood indigo) 

 Em7                         C             B7 
 White water running and the pressure is low 

 Em7               C      B7 
 Storm front coming (mood indigo) 

 Bb7+9
 Small craft warning on the radio
____Guitar solo: C#7+9 (6 bars) C#7+9 C9+11 B9 Bb7+9 ____Chorus: (twice/ A9 throughout)
  A9 
 (Storm front coming) There's a storm front coming, babe
(mood indigo) (White water running) 1st. time: White water running 2nd. time: Get into white water running, yeah! (Storm front coming) Oh, there's a storm front coming, babe (mood indigo) (White water running, running)