Thunder Road Version 1 chords by Bruce Springsteen

Chords with lyrics

Thunder Road chords (version 1)
Bruce Springsteen

Capo III

D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G D MajorD F# minorF#m G+G A augmentedA *

  D MajorD         G+G    D MajorD
The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
             A augmentedA           G+G
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
              A augmentedA
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
      D MajorD         G+G
Hey that's me and I want you only
              D MajorD         A augmentedA
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again

   D MajorD            G+G           D MajorD    A augmentedA D MajorD
Don't run back inside, darling you know just what I'm here for

So you're scared and you're thinking
   A augmentedA          G+G
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
                     A augmentedA
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
      D MajorD            G+G
You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
    D MajorD          A augmentedA
Oh and that's alright with me

    D MajorD             B minorBm
You can hide neath your covers and study your pain
   D MajorD                G+G
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
D MajorD         F# minorF#m
Waste your summer praying in vain
   G+G             A augmentedA
For a saviour to rise from these streets
       D MajorD          B minorBm
Well now I'm no hero, that's understood
    D MajorD                 G+G
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
    D MajorD         F# minorF#m
With a chance to make it good somehow
  G+G          A augmentedA
Hey what else can we do now?

    D MajorD            G+G         D MajorD       G+G D MajorD
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair

Well the night's busting open
   F# minorF#m          G+G
These two lanes will take us anywhere
                 A augmentedA
We got one last chance to make it real

  D MajorD              G+G
To trade in these wings on some wheels
       D MajorD           A augmentedA
Climb in back heaven's waiting down on the tracks

D MajorD     B minorBm
Oh oh come take my hand
   D MajorD           G+G
We're riding out tonight to case the promised land
D MajorD    F# minorF#m       G+G        A augmentedA
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road,
D MajorD           B minorBm
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
  D MajorD          G+G
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
D MajorD    F# minorF#m         G+G     A augmentedA       D MajorD
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold, Thunder Road

D MajorD    G+G           A augmentedA           D MajorD
Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
    B minorBm                     G+G  A augmentedA
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
     G+G            A augmentedA
From your front porch to my front seat
      F# minorF#m            B minorBm
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
  G+G                  E minorEm
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
   A augmentedA
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken
      D MajorD           G+G        D MajorD    G+G D MajorD
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away

They haunt this dusty beach road
    F# minorF#m        G+G
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
                   A augmentedA
They scream your name at night in the street
        D MajorD             G+G
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet and in the
F# minorF#m                  G+G
Lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on but when you
E minorEm            A augmentedA      G+G         E minorEm
Get to the porch they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
    G+G              A augmentedA           D MajorD
It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win

D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA 5x

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Thunder Road chords (version 2)
Bruce Springsteen

FF DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF A minorAm Bb majorBb C majorC *

  FF         Bb majorBb   FF
The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
             C majorC           Bb majorBb
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
               C majorC
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
      FF         Bb majorBb
Hey that's me and I want you only
              FF         C majorC
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again

    FF            Bb majorBb           FF    C majorC FF
Don't run back inside, darling you know just what I'm here for

So you're scared and you're thinking
   C majorC          Bb majorBb
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
                     C majorC
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
      FF            Bb majorBb
You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
    FF          C majorC
Oh and that's alright with me

    FF             DmDm
You can hide neath your covers and study your pain
   FF                Bb majorBb
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
FF         A minorAm
Waste your summer praying in vain
   Bb majorBb             C majorC
For a saviour to rise from these streets
       FF           DmDm
Well now I'm no hero, that's understood
     FF                Bb majorBb
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
    FF        A minorAm
With a chance to make it good somehow
   Bb majorBb         C majorC
Hey what else can we do now?

    FF            Bb majorBb        FF       Bb majorBb FF
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair

Well the night's busting open
   A minorAm           Bb majorBb
These two lanes will take us anywhere
                 C majorC
We got one last chance to make it real
  FF              Bb majorBb
To trade in these wings on some wheels
       FF           C majorC
Climb in back heaven's waiting down on the tracks

FF     DmDm
Oh oh come take my hand
   FF           Bb majorBb
We're riding out tonight to case the promised land
FF    A minorAm        Bb majorBb        C majorC
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road,
FF           DmDm
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
  FF          Bb majorBb
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
FF    A minorAm          Bb majorBb     C majorC       FF
Oh oh oh oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold, Thunder Road


FF    Bb majorBb          C majorC           FF
Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
    DmDm                     Bb majorBb  C majorC
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
     Bb majorBb           C majorC
From your front porch to my front seat
      A minorAm             DmDm
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
  Bb majorBb                 G minorGm
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
   C majorC
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken
      FF           Bb majorBb        FF    Bb majorBb FF
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away

They haunt this dusty beach road
    A minorAm         Bb majorBb
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
                   C majorC
They scream your name at night in the street
         FF             Bb majorBb
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet and in the
A minorAm                   Bb majorBb
Lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on but when you
G minorGm            C majorC      Bb majorBb         G minorGm
Get to the porch they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
    Bb majorBb             C majorC           FF
It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win

FF C majorC FF Bb majorBb
FF C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC 5x

* Alternate:

Capo I

FF = E MajorE
Bb majorBb = A augmentedA
C majorC = BB
DmDm = C# minorC#m
A minorAm = G# minorG#m
G minorGm = F# minorF#m

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Thunder Road chords (version 3)
Bruce Springsteen

Capo II

D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA

D MajorD        G+G    D MajorD     A augmentedA
Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves.
    D MajorD        F# minorF#m          G+G
Like a vision dancing across the porch as the radio plays.
              A augmentedA         D MajorD         G+G
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only.
              D MajorD            A augmentedA
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again.

   D MajorD            G+G           D MajorD    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# minorF#m         G+G
Maybe we ain't that young any more.
                     A augmentedA
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night,
      D MajorD             G+G
You ain't a beauty but eh, you're all right;
    D MajorD          A augmentedA
Oh and that's alright with me

    D MajorD              A augmentedA
You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain,
   D MajorD                G+G
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain.
D MajorD         F# minorF#m          G+G             A augmentedA
Waste your summer praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets.
   D MajorD              G+G
Well now I'm no hero that's understood;
    D MajorD                G+G
All the redemption I can offer girl is beneath this dirty hood.
D MajorD            F# minorF#m        G+G          A augmentedA
With a chance to make it good somehow, hey what else can we do now, except;
D MajorD            G+G         D MajorD      A-D
Roll down the window and let the wind blow back our hair.
                  F# minorF#m          G+G
Well the night's busted open these two lanes can take us anywhere.
                 A augmentedA
We got one last chance to make it real;
  D MajorD              G+G
to trade in these wings on some wheels,
            D MajorD     A augmentedA
Climb in back, heaven's waiting on down the tracks.

D MajorD    A augmentedA          D MajorD          G+G
Ohh come take my hand; we're ridin out tonight to case the Promised Land.
D MajorD F# minorF#m      G+G        A augmentedA
Oh Thunder Road, Oh Thunder road, Oh Thunder Road.

D MajorD           G+G
Lyin' out there like a killer in the sun;
D MajorD              G+G
Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run.
D MajorD F# minorF#m        G+G      A augmentedA       D MajorD
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road.

   G+G           A augmentedA           D MajorD
So I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk.
    B minorBm                     G+G  A augmentedA
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk.
     G+G            A augmentedA
From your front porch to my front seat,
    F# minorF#m           B minorBm
Door's open but the ride ain't free.
   G+G               E minorEm
Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken,
   A augmentedA
Well tonight we'll be free; all the promises will be broken.

      D MajorD           A augmentedA        D MajorD
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away.
                     B minorBm
They drive this dusty beach road, in the skeleton frames of
G+G        A augmentedA
burned-out Chevrolets.
         G+G          A augmentedA
They scream your name at night in the street,
        F# minorF#m            B minorBm
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet.
      G+G         E minorEm          G+G        A augmentedA
And in the lonely cool before dawn; you hear their engines roaring on;
     G+G             A augmentedA      G+G       E minorEm
Until you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind: so Mary climb in,
    G+G               A augmentedA           D MajorD
It's a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to win.

D MajorD A augmentedA  D MajorD G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA  G+G A augmentedA 5x

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