Chords for Owl City | The Tornado (Official Lyric Video) #TheTornado #OwlCity

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It [F] was just starting to drizzle as I walked out the door
[Bb] But I've delivered papers in the rain like that [Gm] before
3 [F].30 in the morning
I was happy as a lark as I grabbed my bike [C] and rode into [F] the dark
I pedaled through the neighborhood the weather on my mind
[Bb] The wind was picking up and howling louder [Gm] all the time
The [F] sky turned like a cauldron and the distant thunder roared
And [Bb] I knew that I [C] wasn't for [F] quite a storm
[Bb] A little rain [F] never hurt no one so I kept [C] pressing on [F] and I tried to tell myself
It's [F] always darkness before [C] the dawn
_ _ [F] Lightning struck an oak tree as I leapt off my bike
[Bb] The sirens started wailing, but there was no good place to [Gm] hide
I [F] knew without a doubt there was a twister touching down
So [Bb] I crawled [Am] into a culvert [F] to wait it out
_ [Bb] A little bit [F] of courage I [C] had left was almost gone, [F] but I tried to tell myself
It's [Bb] always [F] darkness before [C] the dawn _
[F] And [Bb] then the nightmare started and [Dm] got deafeningly loud
[F] Every fiber in me screamed out, but I [Am] couldn't make it sound
[Bb] The whirling of a vortex, [Db] a flying [Dm] _
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[Bb] It sounded like [B] a freight train [C] was dragging me [A] ahead
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_ _ [Ab] Chasing [Db] from _ [Bbm] _ _
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That [Bb] was when I saw my family [F] with my eyes shut real [C] tight
Would [Bb] they know how much I loved them [Dm] if this was how I [C] died
No, I [Bb] vowed I'd not be murdered by a [F] monster in the [C] sky [Gm] that night _ _
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[Bb] But if I went home to [F] heaven [C] at least that's where I'd belong
[F] Yeah, I tried to tell myself it's [Bb] always [F] darkness [C] before the dawn
So [F] I kept hanging on _
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_ [F] _ kept hanging on _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] The shadows slowly melted as I was hunkered down
[C] Till at last the worst was over, the storm was dying [Am] out
[G] I crept out of that culvert and I went weak in the knees
Cause [C] what I saw [Bm] was a somber [G] sight to see
There was nothing but destruction and wreckage in that town
[C] Cars were upside down and houses leveled [Am] to the ground
[G] Twisted trampoline was hanging from the power lines
I [C] blinked to peer back [D] cause I felt lucky to [G] be alive
And [C] that was how I learned to live
When you [G] can run but you can't [D] hide
How [C] to feel trapped in a tunnel but come [Em] out the other [D] side
Cause [C] with all the stormy weather in the [G] world
You [D] learn to take life one storm [Em] at a time
[C] You don't have to [D] be afraid
And _ [C] now when there's bad [G] weather on the way
[D] I stay calm [G] and I keep hanging on
[C] Because [G] it's always [D] darkness [G] before _ _ the dawn
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I keep hanging on
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