Intro: C7 C7 C7 C7 verse 1 C You made keys at the hardware store G You made one for my front door Dm F But I don't lock it anymore C G Understand C Beach house windows wind blows through G Some days the ocean's cruel Dm F The waves they don't suffer fools C G Understand Eb Bb Summer of lightning F Gm Striking in waves Eb Bb F Don't go into the water Eb Bb F Gm Stay on the porch while the storm blows away Eb We're gonna get through this dark weather F We're gonna get through this C7 Together C7 C7 verse 2 (Key change C July turns to August heat G Burns your face and burns my feet Dm F We have to sleep on top of the sheets C G Understand C We will watch the circus breaking down G The ferris wheel stand half-way round Dm F The summer tourists leave this town C G Understand Eb Bb Summer of lightning F Gm Striking in waves Eb Bb F Don't go into the water Eb Bb F Gm Stay on the porch while the storm blows away Eb We're gonna get through this dark weather F We're gonna get through this C7 Together Together C7 C7 Instrumental solo over Chorus chords Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb F F Eb Bb F Gm Eb Eb F F verse 3 (Key change) C They can board their windows they can pack it in G Drive away until the spring Dm F C We'll take our walks out in the wind, yeah G Dm Take my hand it's a F G Wonderland Eb Bb Summer of lightning F Gm Striking in waves Eb Bb F Don't go into the water Eb Bb F Gm Stay on the porch while the storm blows away Eb We're gonna get through this dark weather F We're gonna get through it Eb We're gonna get through this dark weather F We're gonna get through it Eb We're gonna get, we're gonna get, F We're gonna get through it C7 Together, together together C7 (to fade)