Chords for Tom Rush - Wasn't That A Mighty Storm
Tempo:
66.875 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Am
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
It blew [D] all the people [A] out of the way.
You got it?
Yeah, let's try it.
Say, wasn't that a mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
It blew all the people out of the way.
In the year of 1900,
a [D] hundred million [A] years ago,
there was a death come [A] out of nowhere.
Death come, you got to go.
And [A] Galveston had his own seawall
to keep the [D] water [A] down.
And a man [A] died from the ocean.
But there's a water [D] all [A] over the town.
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty [D] song in the [A] morning?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
It [D] blew all the [A] people out of the way.
You [D] know trumpets [A] give them warning.
[D] of
[A] a yeezy face.
[D] And a [A] woman long for leaving.
And [D] a man slid [A] down his [Em] face.
[F#]
[A] And the train at [A] the station was loaded.
And people [A] all leading down.
And the [D] trusses give away [A] with a puff.
And the train there went on down.
But [D] wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[D] It blew all the [A] people out of the way.
The streets fell on it.
[D] The house there [A] give away.
[A]
Some of these tribes were drowning.
[Am] Some died and [A] most of them went away.
And the sea began rolling.
And the [A] ships here could not stand.
And the [A] captain's wife and son
got to save a drowning man.
But [D] wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[Bm] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[D] It blew all the [A] people out of the way.
[A]
Step [A] your hands and clap.
You got [A] down on my knee.
You come and took my mother.
Don't you come [D] back for [A] me.
And [D] that's where the [A] old master [D] began [A] to grow old.
[D] Rode in on her [A] team of horses.
[D] And won't you [A] let me go.
[D] But wasn't [A] that a mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song [A] in the morning?
Wasn't [A] that a mighty song?
It blew all the people out of the way.
Year 1900.
Many, [D] many, many, many, [A] many years ago.
And somehow I'm not yours.
And [D] that's cause you [A] got in trouble.
But [Am] wasn't that a mighty song?
[A#] Wasn't that a mighty song [F] in the morning?
Wasn't that [Fm] a mighty song?
[Am] It blew all the people out of the way.
[A] [A] It's a mighty song.
[A] It blew all the people out of the way.
It's a mighty song.
It blew [D] all the people out of the way.
[A]
[Am] Thank you for having that great, wonderful, [A] wonderful, historic history.
Thank you all for coming out.
Thank you to the festival's family singers.
Thank you.
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
It blew [D] all the people [A] out of the way.
You got it?
Yeah, let's try it.
Say, wasn't that a mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
It blew all the people out of the way.
In the year of 1900,
a [D] hundred million [A] years ago,
there was a death come [A] out of nowhere.
Death come, you got to go.
And [A] Galveston had his own seawall
to keep the [D] water [A] down.
And a man [A] died from the ocean.
But there's a water [D] all [A] over the town.
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty [D] song in the [A] morning?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
It [D] blew all the [A] people out of the way.
You [D] know trumpets [A] give them warning.
[D] of
[A] a yeezy face.
[D] And a [A] woman long for leaving.
And [D] a man slid [A] down his [Em] face.
[F#]
[A] And the train at [A] the station was loaded.
And people [A] all leading down.
And the [D] trusses give away [A] with a puff.
And the train there went on down.
But [D] wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[D] It blew all the [A] people out of the way.
The streets fell on it.
[D] The house there [A] give away.
[A]
Some of these tribes were drowning.
[Am] Some died and [A] most of them went away.
And the sea began rolling.
And the [A] ships here could not stand.
And the [A] captain's wife and son
got to save a drowning man.
But [D] wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[Bm] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[D] It blew all the [A] people out of the way.
[A]
Step [A] your hands and clap.
You got [A] down on my knee.
You come and took my mother.
Don't you come [D] back for [A] me.
And [D] that's where the [A] old master [D] began [A] to grow old.
[D] Rode in on her [A] team of horses.
[D] And won't you [A] let me go.
[D] But wasn't [A] that a mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song [A] in the morning?
Wasn't [A] that a mighty song?
It blew all the people out of the way.
Year 1900.
Many, [D] many, many, many, [A] many years ago.
And somehow I'm not yours.
And [D] that's cause you [A] got in trouble.
But [Am] wasn't that a mighty song?
[A#] Wasn't that a mighty song [F] in the morning?
Wasn't that [Fm] a mighty song?
[Am] It blew all the people out of the way.
[A] [A] It's a mighty song.
[A] It blew all the people out of the way.
It's a mighty song.
It blew [D] all the people out of the way.
[A]
[Am] Thank you for having that great, wonderful, [A] wonderful, historic history.
Thank you all for coming out.
Thank you to the festival's family singers.
Thank you.
Key:
A
D
Am
Em
F#
A
D
Am
[A] Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
It blew [D] all the people [A] out of the way.
You got it?
Yeah, let's try it.
Say, wasn't that a mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
It blew all the people out of the way.
In the year of 1900,
a [D] hundred million [A] years ago,
there was a death come [A] out of nowhere.
_ Death come, you got to go. _
And [A] Galveston had his own seawall
to keep the [D] water [A] down.
And a man [A] died from the ocean.
But there's a water [D] all [A] over the town.
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty [D] song in the [A] morning?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
It [D] blew all the [A] people out of the way.
You [D] know trumpets [A] give them warning.
_ [D] _of
[A] a yeezy face.
[D] And a [A] woman long for leaving.
And [D] a man slid [A] down his [Em] face.
[F#]
[A] And the train at [A] the station was loaded.
And people [A] all leading down.
And the [D] trusses give away [A] with a puff.
And the train there went on down.
But [D] wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[D] It blew all the [A] people out of the way.
The streets fell on it.
_ [D] The house there [A] give away.
_ [A]
Some of these tribes were drowning.
[Am] Some died and [A] most of them went away.
And the sea began rolling.
And the [A] ships here could not stand.
And the [A] captain's wife and son
got to save a drowning man.
But [D] wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[Bm] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[D] It blew all the [A] people out of the way.
[A]
Step [A] your hands and clap.
_ You got [A] down on my knee.
You come and took my mother.
Don't you come [D] back for [A] me.
And [D] that's where the [A] old master [D] began [A] to grow old.
[D] Rode in on her [A] team of horses.
[D] And won't you [A] let me go.
[D] But wasn't [A] that a mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song [A] in the morning?
Wasn't [A] that a mighty song?
It blew all the people out of the way. _
_ Year 1900.
Many, [D] many, many, many, [A] many years ago.
And somehow I'm not yours.
And [D] that's cause you [A] got in trouble.
But [Am] wasn't that a mighty song?
[A#] Wasn't that a mighty song [F] in the morning?
Wasn't that [Fm] a mighty song?
[Am] It blew all the people out of the way. _
[A] [A] It's a mighty song.
[A] It blew all the people out of the way.
It's a mighty song.
It blew [D] all the people out of the way.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Thank you for having that great, wonderful, [A] wonderful, historic history.
_ Thank you all for coming out.
Thank you to the festival's family singers.
_ _ Thank you.
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
It blew [D] all the people [A] out of the way.
You got it?
Yeah, let's try it.
Say, wasn't that a mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
It blew all the people out of the way.
In the year of 1900,
a [D] hundred million [A] years ago,
there was a death come [A] out of nowhere.
_ Death come, you got to go. _
And [A] Galveston had his own seawall
to keep the [D] water [A] down.
And a man [A] died from the ocean.
But there's a water [D] all [A] over the town.
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty [D] song in the [A] morning?
[D] Wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
It [D] blew all the [A] people out of the way.
You [D] know trumpets [A] give them warning.
_ [D] _of
[A] a yeezy face.
[D] And a [A] woman long for leaving.
And [D] a man slid [A] down his [Em] face.
[F#]
[A] And the train at [A] the station was loaded.
And people [A] all leading down.
And the [D] trusses give away [A] with a puff.
And the train there went on down.
But [D] wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song in the morning?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[D] It blew all the [A] people out of the way.
The streets fell on it.
_ [D] The house there [A] give away.
_ [A]
Some of these tribes were drowning.
[Am] Some died and [A] most of them went away.
And the sea began rolling.
And the [A] ships here could not stand.
And the [A] captain's wife and son
got to save a drowning man.
But [D] wasn't that a [A] mighty song?
[D] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[Bm] Wasn't that [A] a mighty song?
[D] It blew all the [A] people out of the way.
[A]
Step [A] your hands and clap.
_ You got [A] down on my knee.
You come and took my mother.
Don't you come [D] back for [A] me.
And [D] that's where the [A] old master [D] began [A] to grow old.
[D] Rode in on her [A] team of horses.
[D] And won't you [A] let me go.
[D] But wasn't [A] that a mighty song?
Wasn't that a mighty song [A] in the morning?
Wasn't [A] that a mighty song?
It blew all the people out of the way. _
_ Year 1900.
Many, [D] many, many, many, [A] many years ago.
And somehow I'm not yours.
And [D] that's cause you [A] got in trouble.
But [Am] wasn't that a mighty song?
[A#] Wasn't that a mighty song [F] in the morning?
Wasn't that [Fm] a mighty song?
[Am] It blew all the people out of the way. _
[A] [A] It's a mighty song.
[A] It blew all the people out of the way.
It's a mighty song.
It blew [D] all the people out of the way.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Thank you for having that great, wonderful, [A] wonderful, historic history.
_ Thank you all for coming out.
Thank you to the festival's family singers.
_ _ Thank you.