Look Out Cleveland
The Band
Intro: C
Chorus:
F C
Look Out, Cleveland, the storm is comin' through,
F C
And it's runnin' right up on you.
F C
Look out, Houston, There'll be thunder on the hill;
F C
Bye-bye, baby, don't ya lie so still.
G C
Was Wedn'sday evenin' when first we heard the word,
G C
It did not come by train nor bird.
E7 Am
T'was when Ben Pike stepped down to say,
F G C
"This old town's gonna blow away."
Chorus:
F C
Look Out, Cleveland, the storm is comin' through,
F C
And it's runnin' right up on you.
F C
Look out, Houston, There'll be thunder on the hill;
F C
Bye-bye, baby, don't ya lie so still.
G7 C
Chain lightnin', frightnin' as it may seem,
G C
Must not be mistaken for just another dream.
E7 Am
Justice of peace don't know his own fate,
F G C
But he'll go down in the shelter late.
Chorus:
F C
Look Out, Cleveland, the storm is comin' through,
F C
And it's runnin' right up on you.
F C
Look out, Houston, There'll be thunder on the hill;
F C
Bye-bye, baby, don't cha lie so still.
G C
Hidin' your money won't do no good,
G C
Build a big wall, you know you would if you could, yeah!
E7 Am
When clouds of warnin' come into view,
F G C
It'll get the ol' woman right outta her shoe.
Chorus:
F C
Look Out, Cleveland, the storm is comin' through,
F C
And it's runnin' right up on you.
F C
Look out, Houston, There'll be thunder on the hill;
F C
Bye-bye, baby, don't cha lie so still.