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Thunder Road chords (version 1)
Bruce Springsteen
Capo III
D Bm D G D F#m G A *
D G D
The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
A G
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
A
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
D G
Hey that's me and I want you only
D A
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
D G D A D
Don't run back inside, darling you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
A G
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
A
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
D G
You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
D A
Oh and that's alright with me
D Bm
You can hide neath your covers and study your pain
D G
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
D F#m
Waste your summer praying in vain
G A
For a saviour to rise from these streets
D Bm
Well now I'm no hero, that's understood
D G
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
D F#m
With a chance to make it good somehow
G A
Hey what else can we do now?
D G D G D
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
Well the night's busting open
F#m G
These two lanes will take us anywhere
A
We got one last chance to make it real
D G
To trade in these wings on some wheels
D A
Climb in back heaven's waiting down on the tracks
D Bm
Oh oh come take my hand
D G
We re riding out tonight to case the promised land
D F#m G A
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road,
D Bm
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
D G
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
D F#m G A D
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold, Thunder Road
D G A D
Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Bm G A
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
G A
From your front porch to my front seat
F#m Bm
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
G Em
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
A
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken
D G D G D
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
F#m G
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
A
They scream your name at night in the street
D G
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet and in the
F#m G
Lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on but when you
Em A G Em
Get to the porch they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
G A D
It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
D A D G
D A G A 5x
Set8
Thunder Road chords (version 2)
Bruce Springsteen
F Dm F Bb F Am Bb C *
F Bb F
The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
C Bb
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
C
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
F Bb
Hey that's me and I want you only
F C
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
F Bb F C F
Don't run back inside, darling you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
C Bb
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
C
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
F Bb
You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
F C
Oh and that's alright with me
F Dm
You can hide neath your covers and study your pain
F Bb
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
F Am
Waste your summer praying in vain
Bb C
For a saviour to rise from these streets
F Dm
Well now I'm no hero, that's understood
F Bb
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
F Am
With a chance to make it good somehow
Bb C
Hey what else can we do now?
F Bb F Bb F
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bruce_springsteen/thunder_road_crd_ver_7.html ]
Well the night's busting open
Am Bb
These two lanes will take us anywhere
C
We got one last chance to make it real
F Bb
To trade in these wings on some wheels
F C
Climb in back heaven's waiting down on the tracks
F Dm
Oh oh come take my hand
F Bb
We re riding out tonight to case the promised land
F Am Bb C
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road,
F Dm
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
F Bb
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
F Am Bb C F
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold, Thunder Road
F Bb C F
Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Dm Bb C
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
Bb C
From your front porch to my front seat
Am Dm
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
Bb Gm
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
C
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken
F Bb F Bb F
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
Am Bb
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
C
They scream your name at night in the street
F Bb
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet and in the
Am Bb
Lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on but when you
Gm C Bb Gm
Get to the porch they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
Bb C F
It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
F C F Bb
F C Bb C 5x
* Alternate:
Capo I
F = E
Bb = A
C = B
Dm = C#m
Am = G#m
Gm = F#m
Set8
Thunder Road chords (version 3)
Bruce Springsteen
Capo II
D Bm D G D A G A
D G D A
Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves.
D F#m G
Like a vision dancing across the porch as the radio plays.
A D G
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only.
D A
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again.
D G D A-D
Don't run back inside, honey, you know just what I'm here for.
And you're scared and you're thinking that
F#m G
Maybe we ain't that young any more.
A
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night,
D G
You ain't a beauty but eh, you're all right;
D A
Oh and that's alright with me
D A
You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain,
D G
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain.
D F#m G A
Waste your summer praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets.
D G
Well now I'm no hero that's understood;
D G
All the redemption I can offer girl is beneath this dirty hood.
D F#m G A
With a chance to make it good somehow, hey what else can we do now, except;
D G D A-D
Roll down the window and let the wind blow back our hair.
F#m G
Well the night's busted open these two lanes can take us anywhere.
A
We got one last chance to make it real;
D G
to trade in these wings on some wheels,
D A
Climb in back, heaven's waiting on down the tracks.
D A D G
Ohh come take my hand; we're ridin out tonight to case the Promised Land.
D F#m G A
Oh Thunder Road, Oh Thunder road, Oh Thunder Road.
D G
Lyin' out there like a killer in the sun;
D G
Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run.
D F#m G A D
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road.
G A D
So I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk.
Bm G A
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk.
G A
From your front porch to my front seat,
F#m Bm
Door's open but the ride ain't free.
G Em
Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken,
A
Well tonight we'll be free; all the promises will be broken.
D A D
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away.
Bm
They drive this dusty beach road, in the skeleton frames of
G A
burned-out Chevrolets.
G A
They scream your name at night in the street,
F#m Bm
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet.
G Em G A
And in the lonely cool before dawn; you hear their engines roaring on;
G A G Em
Until you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind: so Mary climb in,
G A D
It's a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to win.
D A D G
D A G A 5x
Set8
