#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ONE JUMP AHEAD OF THE STORM by Eric Clapton Transcription by Brian Davies Comments & corrections to davies@ils.nwu.edu For the latest versions of all my transcriptions, check my home page: http://www.ils.nwu.edu/~davies/ [C] Lightning's flashing all around me, [C] Thunder's rolling up behind. [C] Big blue clouds are going to roll in [C] Full of tears and make me blind. [C] I can't let her man recatch me. [C] I can't stop to cry no more. [C] I'm just running down the highway, [C] One jump ahead of the storm. [Am] One jump ahead of her [F] cry[G]ing, [Am] One jump ahead of her [F] cold cheating [G] arm. [Am] One jump ahead of her [F] ly[G]ing, [Am] One jump ahead of the [F] storm. [G] [C] [C] One day I looked on the horizon, [C] Saw her love just couldn't last. [C] Oh, my mind was torn to pieces. [C] I had to leave and get out fast. [C] And so I slipped out of her power. [C] I saw my chance and I was gone [C] Before the rain could start to falling. [C] One jump ahead of the storm. I was [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] Just [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] I was [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] Just [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] I was [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] Just [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] I was [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] Just [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] # From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies) {t:ONE JUMP AHEAD OF THE STORM} {st:Eric Clapton} [C] Lighting is flashing all around me, [C] Thunder is rolling up behind. [C] Big blue clouds (all full of rolling??) [C] (Put up tears and make me blind??) [C] I can't let her man recatch me. [C] I can't stop to cry no more. [C] I'm just running down the highway, [C] One jump ahead of the storm. {sot} [Am] One jump ahead of her [F] cry[G]ing, [Am] One jump ahead of her [F] cold cheating [G] arm. [Am] One jump ahead of her [F] ly[G]ing, [Am] One jump ahead of the [F] storm. [G] [C] {eot} [C] One day I looked on the horizon, [C] Saw her love just couldn't last. [C] Oh, my mind was torn to pieces. [C] I had to leave and get out fast. [C] And so I slipped out of her power. [C] I saw my chance and I was gone [C] Before the rain could start to falling. [C] One jump ahead of the storm. {c:Chorus} I was [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] Just [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] I was [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] Just [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] I was [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] Just [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] I was [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C] Just [C] one jump ahead of the [Bb] storm. [F] [C]