Waiting For A Hurricane

Chris de Burgh

INTRO ****** SOLO - 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- ------------------------|----------------------- ------------------------|----------------------- ------------------------|----------------------- ------------------------|----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- verse 1 ******** Standing in the foyer of the Grand Hotel Suitcase in his hand looking for a bill There's a hurricane coming and everyone's trying to get away -------------------------------------------------------- verse 2 ******** Time of the season, time of the year The weather reporter from Miami is clear "Find a save place to hide," there's no place here -------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE ******* And then the lights go down 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------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- PRE BRIDGE *********** Suddenly there's a movement to the telephone ------------- ------------- ------------- -------5---4- --h--5------- -5-7--------- But nobody's calling home tonight ----------- --h-p------ -4-5-4---4- -------7--- ----------- ----------- They've taken out the very last flight And they close down the borderline 01:23 ------------- ------------- -----------5- ------------- -------3----- -3-5-7------- -------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ******* 'Cause there ain't nowhere to hide ------------------ Waiting for the hurricane ------------------ -4---------------- There is nowhere here to hide ---7-5-4----5-4--- ----------5-----7- Waiting for the hurricane ------------------ X3 Oh there is nowhere you can hide 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------------- --------------------------------------|------------------------------ --------------------------------------|------------------------------ --------------------------------------|------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- verse 3 ******** Staring out the window of the Grand Hotel The sea was roaring, I remember well And then the honeymoon bride began to cry 02:16 --rb- -10-- ----- ----- ----- ----- -------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE ******* But as the band played on ----------- -7--7-7--7- -7--7-7--7- ----------- ----------- ----------- 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 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 *********** Suddenly there's a movement to the radio ------- --h---- -4-5-7- ------- ------- ------- But nobody's getting home tonight --------- -7-----7- ---8----- -----9--- --------- --------- They've taken out the very last flight p -8-8--7----- --------8--- ----------9- ------------ ------------ ------------ And they closed down the borderline -------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ******* 'Cause there ain't nowhere to hide ------------------ Waiting for the hurricane ------------------ -4---------------- There is nowhere here to hide ---7-5-4----5-4--- ----------5-----7- Waiting for the hurricane ------------------ Oh there is nowhere you can hide Waiting for the hurricane --h-- -7h9- -7-9- ----- ----- ----- There is nowhere you can hide Waiting for the hurricane --h---- -7h9-9- -7-9-9- ------- ------- ------- Oh oh, waiting for the hurricane -----h-- ----7h9- ----7-9- -10----- -------- -------- Oh oh, waiting for the hurricane --------- --------- --------- ----s---- -3-5\7-5- --------- 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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