Tropical Depression

D Bm G A A D G Well, the system was tropical G D G And they called it a depression G D C G But it was more like an elation G A G Cause the groundswell came a creeping G D G And they named her Gabriella G D G Like a girl from Venezuela G D C G With a careless disposition G A G And a temper, quite a temper D Bm G A A D G And the waves they came a crashing G D G Like the mortars at Manassas G D C G The rumble of the breakers G A D You could feel it on the street D G Where the windows were no longer G D G Only duct tape and plywood to make them stronger D C G The answers were escaping G A G As the sirens started wailing D Bm G A D Bm G A A D G Then the winds they changed direction G D G And offshore it was passing G D C G Heading northbound up to Hatteras G A G It was over before it started D G And the word from all the locals G D G Was that you should have been here yesterday G D C G You should have been here yesterday G A G It would blow your mind to pieces G A G It would blow your mind to pieces D Bm G A x12