Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen
*For this song; Capo the 2nd fret if possible*
Intro-
Strum D
then
E------- A-------
D-0-4---
G-----2- B------- e-------
strum B minor
then
E----------- A----------- D-----4----- G-4-2---2-4- B----------- e-----------
Strum D
then
E--------- A--------- D-0-4---4- G-----2--- B--------- e---------
Strum top three stings of G
then
E------- A-------
D---0-2-
G------- B-0----- e-------
Strum D A G
-The Song-
The [D]screen door slams[G]
Mary's [D]dress waves
Like a vision she dances [A]across 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]alone again
Don't [D]run back inside
darling [G]you know just what I'm [D]here for
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 [A]study your pain
Make [D]crosses from your lovers
[G]Throw roses in the rain
[D]Waste your summer [A]praying in vain
For a [G]savior to rise from these [A]streets
Well now [D]I'm no hero
That's [Bm]understood
All the r[D]edemption I can offer, girl
Is [G]beneath this dirty hood
[D]With a chance to make it [A]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
Well the night's busting open
These [A]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 [D]back
Heaven's waiting on down the [A]tracks
[D]Oh oh come [Bm]take my hand
[G]Riding out tonight to [D]case the promised land
Oh [A]oh Thunder Road, [G]oh Thunder Road
[A]oh Thunder Road
[D]Lying out there like a [B]ki[m]ller in the sun
Hey [D]I know it's late we [G]can make it if we run[D]
Oh[A] Thunder Road, sit [G]tight take [A]hold
Thunder [D]Road
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
F Sharp Minor Bm
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
And [G]I know you're lonely
For words that I ain't spoken
But [A]tonight 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
They haunt this dusty beach road
In the [A]skeleton frames of [G]burned out Chevrolets
They [A]scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation [D]gown lies in rags at their [G]feet
And in the [Bm]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.
-Outro-
D (1 and a half seconds) G (half a second / a strum) A (for 2 seconds)
In quick session of one another play:
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [G] [A]
then play D Bm G A
Repeat this outro once more
then finish with D and at the last few strums hammer your finger onto the e string at the 3rd fret
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