American storm (video) (intro)

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1. Headin' out on some uncharted path,

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you soon turn back, it happens time and time again,

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you never seem to reach the end.

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Someone's out there on the street tonight,

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when things go wrong, he'll guarantee to make them right,

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if the price is right.

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Every time I look you're fallin', fallin', beaten by the wind,

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every time I turn around he's there again.

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It's like a full force gale, an American storm,

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you're buried far beneath a mountain of cold, and you never get warm.

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It's like a wall of mirrors, you charge 'em at full speed,

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you cover up, you hear the shattering glass, but you never bleed,

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you never feel the need. + C - F - G (2x)

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2. Everybody casts a certain light,

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a special gift, it's theirs to use for wrong or right,

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when you face the night.

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More and more we choose the easy way,

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we take no risks, we figure out which games to play,

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and how to make 'em pay.

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Suddenly the pressure's fallin', fallin', skies have all turned grey,

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suddenly the storm is heading straight your way.

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It's like a full force gale atop a mountain of cold,

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you tell your story again and again, and it never gets old.

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It's like a wall of mirrors, you charge 'em at full speed,

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you cover up, you hear the shattering glass, but you never bleed.

C Am

It's like a full force gale, an American storm,

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you're buried far beneath a mountain of cold, and you never get warm.

C Am

You face a wall of mirrors, you charge 'em at full speed,

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you cover up, you hear the shattering glass, but you never bleed.

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+ You never feel the need, you never feel the need,

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never feel the need, never feel the need.

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You never feel the need, ooh,

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it's like a full force gale, an American storm ....

(orig. = capo 4th) (Bob Seger)