INTRO: Am
       
            C     G        Am
I'm ready as I'll ever be
              C       G    Am
I've done all one man can
        C         G         
No one, now, will rescue me
    F         G       D      Am
So, here I'll make my stand


        C          G            Am
State Police, they came around
       C          G     Am
Said I should not stay
               C         G         
I thanked them for their kind concern
    F         G        Am     F
And sent them on their way


CHORUS:
             C         D
Made my preparations
                Am
Nothing more to do
    F                C  ~    Am      F
But sit here in this rocking-chair
       G        Am
Waiting for the storm


INTERLUDE: C  G  D    C  G    Am


         C             G              Am
Wife and kids, they've gone up north
        C        G     Am
Staying with her mom
         C          G         
And everything I've ever loved
     F     G        Am     F
Will soon enough be gone


CHORUS:
             C         D
Made my preparations
                        Am
There's nothing more to do, lord, lord
    F                C  ~    Am      F
But sit here in this rocking-chair
       G        Am      F
Waiting for the storm


BRIDGE:
                 G          Am
Lately I've been thinking
                     G      F
This ain't no way to live
                 D
Lately I've been thinking
F         G      Am
Something has to give


INSTRUMENTAL: C  G  D  Am    G    Am  C  G  D  F  G  D    Am


     C                G           Am
I've left the windows open-wide
              C      G     Am
I've left the doors ajar
     C          G          D
Everything that was inside
     F       G       Am    F
I've put out in the yard


CHORUS:
             C         D
Made my preparations
                        Am
There's nothing more to do, lord, lord
    F                C  ~    Am      F
But sit here in this rocking-chair
       G        Am      
Waiting for the storm