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