Tom: Am
INTRO: Am
C G Am
I'm ready as I'll ever be
C G Am
I've done all one man can
C G
No one, now, will rescue me
F G D Am
So, here I'll make my stand
C G Am
State Police, they came around
C G Am
Said I should not stay
C G
I thanked them for their kind concern
F G Am F
And sent them on their way
CHORUS:
C D
Made my preparations
Am
Nothing more to do
F C ~ Am F
But sit here in this rocking-chair
G Am
Waiting for the storm
INTERLUDE: C G D C G Am
C G Am
Wife and kids, they've gone up north
C G Am
Staying with her mom
C G
And everything I've ever loved
F G Am F
Will soon enough be gone
CHORUS:
C D
Made my preparations
Am
There's nothing more to do, lord, lord
F C ~ Am F
But sit here in this rocking-chair
G Am F
Waiting for the storm
BRIDGE:
G Am
Lately I've been thinking
G F
This ain't no way to live
D
Lately I've been thinking
F G Am
Something has to give
INSTRUMENTAL: C G D Am G Am C G D F G D Am
C G Am
I've left the windows open-wide
C G Am
I've left the doors ajar
C G D
Everything that was inside
F G Am F
I've put out in the yard
CHORUS:
C D
Made my preparations
Am
There's nothing more to do, lord, lord
F C ~ Am F
But sit here in this rocking-chair
G Am
Waiting for the storm
