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Waiting For A Hurricane Tabs

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Chris De Burgh
                                          Artist - Chris De Burgh
                                         *************************
                                      Song - Waiting For A Hurricane 
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                                     Album - The Ultimate Collection
                                     ********************************
                                          **********************



INTRO
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 SOLO - Em C X4
[---------------------------|-------------------|------h-p----]
[------------------------h--|---7-8--7----------|-7-8-7-8-7---]
[------------------7--9-7-9-|-9--------9----9---|-----------9-]
[-9---7-9-10--9-10----------|------------10---9-|-------------]
[---------------------------|-------------------|-------------]
[---------------------------|-------------------|-------------]

                                  br 
[--brp----brp-----s------|-12-14-14-12-14------b-]
[-10--8--10--8--10\12-12-|----------------15--15-]
[------------------------|-----------------------]
[------------------------|-----------------------]
[------------------------|-----------------------]
[------------------------|-----------------------]


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VERSE 1
********
Em
Standing in the foyer of the Grand Hotel
C
Suitcase in his hand looking for a bill
          D                                         B
There's a hurricane coming and everyone's trying to get away


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VERSE 2
********
Em
Time of the season, time of the year
    C
The weather reporter from Miami is clear
        D                                     Em
"Find a save place to hide," there's no place here


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BRIDGE
*******
             D
And then the lights go down
        C
In that Caribbean town

And the fishing boats that go out from the coast

01:00
 MUTE WITH RIGHT HAND, AND RAKE THE NOTES
[---7-5---5-----]
[--x----7---7-5-]
[-x-------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]

                Em
Are tied up and dry, yeah yeah yeah

01:02
 SOLO
[-------------brp-------|-h----h-p------------------------------------------]
[--h----8----10--8-10-8-|7-8--7-8-7-----------------------------------------]
[-7-9-9---9-------------|-----------9-7--s------s---------------------------]
[-----------------------|---------------9\7-5--7\9-5--7-5--p----------------]
[-----------------------|---------------------------------5-7---5-7-5-------]
[-----------------------|-------------------------------------7--------7-5-3]


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PRE BRIDGE
***********
C                                        G
  Suddenly there's a movement to the telephone
[-------------]
[-------------]
[-------------]
[-------5---4-]
[--h--5-------]
[-5-7---------]

    B                Em   D C
But nobody's calling home tonight
[-----------]
[--h-p------]
[-4-5-4---4-]
[-------7---]
[-----------]
[-----------]
        Em            G         C
They've taken out the very last flight
         Em             D     G    C
And they close down the borderline

01:23
[-------------]
[-------------]
[-----------5-]
[-------------]
[-------3-----]
[-3-5-7-------]


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CHORUS
*******                             
             G                D        
'Cause there ain't nowhere to hide   
                C                  [------------------]    
Waiting for the hurricane          [------------------]             
         G               D         [-4----------------]       
There is nowhere here to hide      [---7-5-4----5-4---]             
                C                  [----------5-----7-]     
Waiting for the hurricane          [------------------] X3
            G               D
Oh there is nowhere you can hide
                C                      Em
Waiting for the hurricane, no no no no


01:44  h
[----10-12-12-|--b---brp--------|---------------------|-----7-7-8-8-8-10-]
[-13----------|-10--10--8-------|---------------------|-8-8--------------]
[-------------|-----------9-9-7-|--s-----------s--7-9-|-7----------------]
[-------------|-----------------|-9\7-5---5-7-7\9-----|------------------]
[-------------|-----------------|-------7-------------|------------------]
[-------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------]

               brp                                             Whammy
[-15-14-15-17-17--15-------15----------|--brp--10--brp-----b-/\/\/\/\-]
[--------------------17-15----17-15-17-|-10--8----10--8---10----------]
[--------------------------------------|----------------9-------------]
[--------------------------------------|------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------|------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------|------------------------------]


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VERSE 3
********
Em
Staring out the window of the Grand Hotel
C
The sea was roaring, I remember well
             D                        Em
And then the honeymoon bride began to cry

02:16
[--rb-]
[-10--]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]


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BRIDGE
*******
           D
But as the band played on
[-----------]
[-7--7-7--7-]
[-7--7-7--7-]
[-----------]
[-----------]
[-----------]
     C
Some old love song
[--s-----s---s--]
[-5\7-7-7\5-4\5-]
[-5\7-7-7\5-4\5-]
[---------------]
[---------------]
[---------------]

Well he held her hand

Gave her to understand
         Em
It'll be alright, yeah yeah yeah

02:32
[--h---------------------|--------------------------------------]
[-4-5--------------------|--------------------------------------]
[------------------------|----s--7--s----------------s----------]
[------------------4-5-7-|-7-7\9---9\7-5-7-5-5--5-7-7\9-7-5-7---]
[----------------7-------|------------------------------------7-]
[------0-2-3-5-7---------|--------------------------------------]


--------------------------------------------------------
PRE BRIDGE
***********
C                                        G
  Suddenly there's a movement to the radio
[-------]
[--h----]
[-4-5-7-]
[-------]
[-------]
[-------]
    B                Em   D C    
But nobody's getting home tonight
[---------]
[-7-----7-]
[---8-----]
[-----9---]
[---------]
[---------]
        Em            G         C
They've taken out the very last flight
      p
[-8-8--7-----]
[--------8---]
[----------9-]
[------------]
[------------]
[------------]
         Em              D     G    C
And they closed down the borderline


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CHORUS
*******
             G                D
'Cause there ain't nowhere to hide
                C                    [------------------] 
Waiting for the hurricane            [------------------]     
         G               D           [-4----------------]      
There is nowhere here to hide        [---7-5-4----5-4---]
                C                    [----------5-----7-]   
Waiting for the hurricane            [------------------]     
            G               D                     
Oh there is nowhere you can hide
                C
Waiting for the hurricane

[--h--]
[-7h9-]
[-7-9-]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
         G               D
There is nowhere you can hide
                C
Waiting for the hurricane

[--h----]
[-7h9-9-]
[-7-9-9-]
[-------]
[-------]
[-------]
       
G  D                   C
Oh oh, waiting for the hurricane

[-----h--]
[----7h9-]
[----7-9-]
[-10-----]
[--------]
[--------]

G  D                   C
Oh oh, waiting for the hurricane

[---------]
[---------]
[---------]
[----s----]
[-3-5\7-5-]
[---------]
            Em
No no no no

03:36
SOLO
[---------------------|-----br--------|----------h---h--|---------rb----b-]
[-----------------8-5-|-5-7-7-5---5---|---------7-8-7-8-|-7-8-10-10--8-10-]
[-4-----4-5-4-5-7-----|---------5---4-|--s--9-----------|-----------------]
[-----7---------------|---------------|-7\9---9---------|-----------------]
[---------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------]
[---------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------]

         br                    b    b
[-12-14-14--12-14-----b-|-----17-|-17-17-15-14----|--b-------h-p----]
[-----------------15-15-|--------|-------------17-|-10-10-8-7-8-7---]
[-----------------------|--------|----------------|---------------9-]
[-----------------------|--------|----------------|-----------------]
[-----------------------|--------|----------------|-----------------]
[-----------------------|--------|----------------|-----------------]



COOL TUNE
ENJOY............
            
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