Chords for Wasn't That A Mighty Storm - Tom Rush, Taj Mahal, Jeff and Maria Maldaur and the Jug Band
Tempo:
65.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
D
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It wasn't that a [C] mighty storm, [G] it wasn't that a mighty storm in the morning [C] when it wasn't that a mighty storm blew [D] all the people away.
Yet a year of [Am] 1800, so many years [C] ago, the fault on my own not yours to me, the health caused me to be low.
Now the gallows turn as [Am] the sea waters roll, [C] the chiefs of the waters bend, and the high tide comes [C] rolling in.
For the water of the town, it wasn't that a mighty storm.
I
[F] [A] [C] would give them warning, you better leave this place.
[F] [C] You're gonna leave, you're gonna [F] die, you're [C] gonna be a failure.
At the [Am] station where the Lord was, [Dm] for all the people [C] in the town, for the trouble [Am] in the world of water.
And the train [C] day went on down, it wasn't [D] that a mighty storm.
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[C] [A]
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Some [F] days [C] dragged and drowned us, some [F] died and more [C] severed away.
As the sea began rolling, I [F] heard a ship's aid [C] could not land.
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[C] God save a downed heavy man, it wasn't that [D] a mighty storm.
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[D] [C] [F] God [C] damn more than my knees, [G] I took [C] my mother, won't you [F] come back [C] down.
And the flood, it took my needle, [F] took my [C] breast too, [F] but I [C] heard my father call me, lost my mother gone.
It's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not.
[F] [C] [F] From the [C] 1900s, children of the many, many, many nations.
[F] Left home island and on the [C] ocean, left cause you got to go.
It wasn't [N] that a mighty storm, storm, [D]
storm, storm.
[F] [Cm] [Am]
[G] [F]
[C]
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[C] [N]
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Yet a year of [Am] 1800, so many years [C] ago, the fault on my own not yours to me, the health caused me to be low.
Now the gallows turn as [Am] the sea waters roll, [C] the chiefs of the waters bend, and the high tide comes [C] rolling in.
For the water of the town, it wasn't that a mighty storm.
I
[F] [A] [C] would give them warning, you better leave this place.
[F] [C] You're gonna leave, you're gonna [F] die, you're [C] gonna be a failure.
At the [Am] station where the Lord was, [Dm] for all the people [C] in the town, for the trouble [Am] in the world of water.
And the train [C] day went on down, it wasn't [D] that a mighty storm.
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[C] [A]
[F] [C] [F]
[C]
Some [F] days [C] dragged and drowned us, some [F] died and more [C] severed away.
As the sea began rolling, I [F] heard a ship's aid [C] could not land.
[F]
[C] God save a downed heavy man, it wasn't that [D] a mighty storm.
[C]
[D] [C] [F] God [C] damn more than my knees, [G] I took [C] my mother, won't you [F] come back [C] down.
And the flood, it took my needle, [F] took my [C] breast too, [F] but I [C] heard my father call me, lost my mother gone.
It's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not.
[F] [C] [F] From the [C] 1900s, children of the many, many, many nations.
[F] Left home island and on the [C] ocean, left cause you got to go.
It wasn't [N] that a mighty storm, storm, [D]
storm, storm.
[F] [Cm] [Am]
[G] [F]
[C]
[Cm]
[C] [N]
[Ab]
Key:
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Am
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_ It wasn't that a [C] mighty storm, [G] it wasn't that a mighty storm in the morning [C] when it wasn't that a mighty storm blew [D] all the people away.
Yet a year of [Am] 1800, so many years [C] ago, the fault on my own not yours to me, the health caused me to be low.
Now the gallows turn as [Am] the sea waters roll, [C] the chiefs of the waters bend, and the high tide comes [C] rolling in.
For the water of the town, it wasn't that a mighty storm.
I _
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_ [F] _ [A] _ _ [C] would give them warning, you better leave this place.
_ [F] [C] You're gonna leave, you're gonna [F] die, you're [C] gonna be a failure.
At the [Am] station where the Lord was, [Dm] for all the people [C] in the town, for the trouble [Am] in the world of water.
And the train [C] day went on down, it wasn't [D] that a mighty storm.
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[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _
Some [F] days [C] dragged and drowned us, some [F] died and more [C] severed away.
As the sea began rolling, I [F] heard a ship's aid [C] could not land.
_ [F] _
[C] _ _ God save a downed heavy man, it wasn't that [D] a mighty storm. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] God [C] damn more than my knees, [G] I took [C] my mother, won't you [F] come back [C] down.
_ And the flood, it took my needle, _ [F] took my [C] breast too, [F] but I [C] heard my father call me, lost my mother gone.
_ It's not, _ _ it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] From the [C] 1900s, children of the many, many, many nations. _
[F] Left home island and on the [C] ocean, left cause you got to go.
It wasn't [N] that a mighty storm, _ _ storm, _ _ [D] _
_ _ storm, storm. _ _
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_ It wasn't that a [C] mighty storm, [G] it wasn't that a mighty storm in the morning [C] when it wasn't that a mighty storm blew [D] all the people away.
Yet a year of [Am] 1800, so many years [C] ago, the fault on my own not yours to me, the health caused me to be low.
Now the gallows turn as [Am] the sea waters roll, [C] the chiefs of the waters bend, and the high tide comes [C] rolling in.
For the water of the town, it wasn't that a mighty storm.
I _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [A] _ _ [C] would give them warning, you better leave this place.
_ [F] [C] You're gonna leave, you're gonna [F] die, you're [C] gonna be a failure.
At the [Am] station where the Lord was, [Dm] for all the people [C] in the town, for the trouble [Am] in the world of water.
And the train [C] day went on down, it wasn't [D] that a mighty storm.
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[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _
Some [F] days [C] dragged and drowned us, some [F] died and more [C] severed away.
As the sea began rolling, I [F] heard a ship's aid [C] could not land.
_ [F] _
[C] _ _ God save a downed heavy man, it wasn't that [D] a mighty storm. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] God [C] damn more than my knees, [G] I took [C] my mother, won't you [F] come back [C] down.
_ And the flood, it took my needle, _ [F] took my [C] breast too, [F] but I [C] heard my father call me, lost my mother gone.
_ It's not, _ _ it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not, it's not. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] From the [C] 1900s, children of the many, many, many nations. _
[F] Left home island and on the [C] ocean, left cause you got to go.
It wasn't [N] that a mighty storm, _ _ storm, _ _ [D] _
_ _ storm, storm. _ _
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