Kathy Mattea

Ready For The Storm

Kathy Mattea


Tom: Am

        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 shinin' out,
   G
To warn the lonely sailor,
    Am
The lightnin' 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,

[Chorus]
    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,

[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 reasons to be frightened,

[Chorus]
    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
I'm ready for the storm,

[Instrumental]
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,

[Chorus]
    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