The Storm The C and F chords are played slightly non-standard for ease of movement. I highly recommend watching the youtube video of them playing the acoustic version live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4FuSixYHKQ. This is great for getting the timing and strum pattern figured out. Also Mikel doesn't use a pick through "like a house in a storm", which adds a lot to the piece. The chords: C F Am e|------0------0------0------| B|------1------1------1------| G|------0------2------3------| D|------2------4------2------| A|------4------3------0------| E|------3------x------x------| The "~C" represent the dramatic break in strumming of the previous chord before beginning the C chord. Intro: C

^FBefore it took you ^Caway, I t^Amried to think of so^Fmething ^CI could say.

I watched the ^Fshadows in the ^Chall. How they d^Amanced with the ^Flight and the ^Cwhite on the walls.

Your ^Cface in these ^Fpictures ^Clooks like a ^Fpoem. Your ^Ceyes lit ^Fup like a ^Criver ^Fstone.

Your ^Cbody so ^Fmuch like a ^Cblanket ^Fthrown, ^AmOn a warm bed at ^Cnight, l^Fike a house in a storm.

~ C

And then you w^Falk right through the d^Coorway. You ^Amtell me you're ^Fhere to ^Cstay.

The ^Fworst is gone and my ^CGod how long, Hav^Ame you been ^Fhere this ^Cway?

And I surpri^Fse myself sometim^Ces, The way the ^Amdays unf^Fold and this r^Coad unwinds.

You ^Ftell me you see it ^Ctoo, And the m^Amiles seem like ^Finches when ^CI think of you.

Its been ^C25 d^Amays since I'^Fve been g^Cone. ^C25 w^Ameeks since I^F've seen my h^Come.

I spent ^C25 mo^Amnths cha^Fsing this so^Cng, and al^Cl of this t^Amime I'^Fve been alone.

~ C

And then you w^Falk right through the d^Coorway. You ^Amtell me you're h^Fere to st^Cay.

The ^Fworst is gone and ^Cmy God how long Have ^Amyou been h^Fere this w^Cay?

And you ^Amknew i^Ft all ^Calong. I wasn't ^Amhappy ^Fall ^Calong,

and your ^Ambody a^Fll I ^Cwanted led ^Amme to ^Fjust come ^Chome.

~ C

And then you w^Falk right through the d^Coorway. You ^Amtell me ^Fyou're here to ^Cstay.

The ^Fworst is gone and ^Cmy God how long, Have^Am you been ^Fhere this ^Cway?

And I^C only just le^Amarned how to s^Ftand like a m^Can, I've got ^C25 y^Amears I've been ru^Fnning in^Cstead.

H^Cow could I ^Amsee the gro^Fund at my f^Ceet From what y^Cou gave to ^Amme when I was ca^Fught in the storm

End on C That I wasn't alone

The Airborne Toxic Event - The storm