G                 Em
Broke down on the interstate
Cadd9           G
Just outside of Wichita
G                   Cadd9           D
I said, don't worry baby it'll be alright
G              Em
Two young and crazy kids
Cadd9          G
Who thought we knew it all
G          Cadd9         D
California hunger in our eyes
  
                  G
I could smell the rain
                 Cadd9
I could feel the wind
                D              G
I could see the clouds rollin' in
G                  D/F# Em        D/F#     Cadd9
But in the arms of love we stayed safe and warm
          D           G
One step ahead of the storm
  
G              Em
Our California dreams went south
   Cadd9             G
So we headed east to Baton Rouge
G                     Cadd9           D
You said, don't worry baby it'll be alright
G                 Em
Louisiana holds a brighter day
Cadd9            G
Had my doubts to tell the truth
G                           Cadd9             D
But through it all you were right there by my side
 
                  G
I could smell the rain
                 Cadd9
I could feel the wind
                D              G
I could see the clouds rollin' in
G                  D/F# Em        D/F#     Cadd9
But in the arms of love we stayed safe and warm
          D           G
One step ahead of the storm

G             D/F#                Em     D/F#        Cadd9

D                   G
Hard times knocking at your door
         Em            Cadd9
From the cradle to the grave
D                        Em
You gotta fight like the devil
        Cadd9              D
Just to keep the wolves at bay
 
                      G
Hey I could smell the rain
                 Cadd9
I could feel the wind
                D              G
I could see the clouds rollin' in
G                 D/F#  Em        D/F#      Cadd9  G   D/F#  Em  D/F#  Cadd9  
But in the arms of love we stayed safe and warm
Cadd9    D            G
One step ahead of the storm
Cadd9             D           G
We were one step ahead of the storm