The Band - Look Out Cleveland: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Look Out Cleveland" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
F                 C/E
Look Out Cleveland, the storm is coming through
Dm Em     F            G      C
And it's running right up on you
F               C/E
Look out Houston, there'll be thunder on the hill
Dm Em    F              G      C7
Bye-bye baby don't you lie so still

G7                                   C
Was Wednesday evening when first we heard the word
G7                            C
It did not come by train nor bird
E7                                  Am
T'was when Ben Pike stepped down to say
F          G                  C
"This old town's gonna blow away"

Chorus:
Look out, Cleveland, the storm is comin' through
And it's runnin' right up on you
Look out, Houston, there'll be thunder on the hill
Bye bye, baby, don't you lie so still

Chain lightnin', frightnin' as it may seem
Must not be mistaken for just another dream
Justice of the peace don't know his own fate
But you'll go down in the shelter late

Chorus:
Look out, Cleveland, the storm is comin' through
And it's runnin' right up on you
Look out, Houston, there'll be thunder on the hill
Bye bye, baby, don't you lie so still

Hidin' your money won't do no good, no good
Build a big wall, you know you would if you could, yeah
When clouds of warnin' come into view
It'll get the ol' woman right outta of her shoe

Chorus:
Look out, Cleveland, the storm is comin' through
And it's runnin' right up on you
Look out, Houston, there'll be thunder on the hill
Bye bye, baby, don't you lie so still


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Look Out Cleveland" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Look Out Cleveland" by The Band.

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