Storm Front

Billy Joel

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"Storm Front" (Capo: 3rd. fret) ____Intro: (2 times)   /    /  /  /  /  /   /   ____Verse: 1 Safe____at____harbor everything is easy Off____to_______starboard daylight comes up fast Now____I’m____restless for the open water Red____flags____are flying from the Coast Guard mast      They told me to st____ay I heard all the information    I motored aw____ay and steered straight ahead  Though the weatherman said ____Chorus:  There’s a storm front coming (mood indigo) White water running and the pressure is low Storm front coming (mood indigo) Small craft warning on the radio ____Verse: 2 I’ve____been____sailing a long time on this ocean Man____gets_____lonesome all those years at sea I’ve____got____a woman my life should be easy Most____men______hunger for the life I lead        The morning was gr____ay but I had the motivation    I drifted aw____ay and ran into more  heavy weather off shore ____Chorus:  There’s a storm front coming (mood indigo) White water running and the pressure is low Storm front coming (mood indigo) Small craft warning on the radio ____Bridge:  We’ve got a low pressure system and a northeast breeze  We’ve got a falling barometer and rising seas  We’ve got the cumulonimbus and a possible gale              Eaug5  We’ve got a force nine blowing on the Beaufort scale ____Verse: 3 I’m____still rest____less for the open water Though____she______gives me everything I need    She asked me to st____ay but I’d done my navigation    I drove her aw____ay but I should have known  To stay tied up at home ____Chorus:  There’s a storm front coming (mood indigo) White water running and the pressure is low Storm front coming (mood indigo) Small craft warning on the radio ____Guitar solo:  C#7+9 (6 bars) +9  +11    +9 ____Chorus: (twice/ A9 throughout)  (Storm front coming) There’s a storm front coming babe                                       (mood indigo)  (White water running) 1st. time: White water running                        2nd. time: Get into white water running yeah!  (Storm front coming)               Oh there’s a storm front coming babe                                   (mood indigo)  (White water running running)

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La chanson évoque le sentiment de désir de liberté malgré les dangers qui se profilent à l'horizon. Le protagoniste, bien que reconnaissant le confort d’un port sûr, ressent une impatience pressante pour l'aventure en mer. Malgré les avertissements des autorités et les signes de tempête, il choisit de naviguer vers l'inconnu, illustrant ainsi le conflit entre la sécurité et l'appel de l'inexploré. Le contexte se déroule dans un cadre marin, où le narrateur fait face à la solitude de la vie en mer et aux choix difficiles que cela implique. Sa relation avec une femme ressemble à un ancrage, mais son corps et son esprit sont attirés par l'appel du large, ce qui reflète une lutte interne entre la stabilité et un besoin incessant d'évasion. La tension entre ces deux mondes – la sécurité et le risque – est au cœur de son dilemme.