Difficulty
Intermediate ๐ช
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: A
๐ธ Intro:
Esus4
E
E
E E/D A D F#m E
E E/D A D F#m E
๐ธ Verse 1:
E/D A D F#m E
Fourth place anthem playing tonight, on a broken radio
E/D A D F#m E
I thought we reached the mountaintop, but now, we just feel so low
E/D A D F#m E
The sky is breaking open, we keep hoping, in the distance we'll see a glow
E/D A D F#m Esus4
Lightning, light our way 'til the black sky turns back to indigo
๐ธ Interlude:
E
E E/D
๐ธ Chorus:
A D
We can make it if you don't quit on me
F#m
I won't quit on you
E
Don't quit on me
E
We can make it, baby
E/D
Please don't quit on me
A
I won't quit on you
D
Don't quit on me
F#m E E/D
I never quit on you
๐ธ Verse 2:
A D F#m E E/D
We were born in paradise, beneath a poisoned sky
A D F#m E
Under a bad sign, the micro-age of Gemini
E/D A D F#m E
And we are still unlearning, tirะตs are burning in the middle of Rodะตo Drive
E/D A D F#m Esus4
You know that we've been beat down and broken, but now we can testify
๐ธ Interlude:
E
E E/D
๐ธ Chorus:
A D
We can make it if you don't quit on me
F#m
I won't quit on you
E
Don't quit on me
E
We can make it, baby
E/D
Please don't quit on me
A
I won't quit on you
D
Don't quit on me
F#m E
I never quit on you
๐ธ Outro:
E E/D A
It's not up to you
D F#m E E
Some you win, some you lose (When the lightning comes)
E/D A
You don't get to choose
D F#m E E
Some you win, some you lose (When the lightning comes)
E
(One, two, three, four)
The Lightning II:
E A D F#m D
E A D F#m D
E A
I heard the thunder on the blue sky
D
Perfect day
I wonder why
F#m D
Am I the only one?
E A D
I hear the thunder and I feel I'm going under
Jesus Christ
F#m D
Was an only son
E
A day, a week, a month, a year
A
A day, a week, a month, a year
D F#m D
Every second brings me here
E
A day, a week, a month, a year
A
A day, a week, a month, a year
D F#m
Every second brings me here
D E
Waiting on the lightning
A
Waiting on the lightning
D
Waiting on the light
F#m D
What will the light bring?
E A
I heard the thunder and I thought it was the answer
D F#m D
But I find
I got the question wrong
E A
I was trying to run away
D
But a voice told me to stay
F#m D
And put a feeling in a song
E A
A day, a week, a month, a year
D
A day, a week, a month, a year
F#m D
Every second brings you here
E A
A day, a week, a month, a year
D
A day, a week, a month, a year
F#m
Every second brings you here
D E
Waiting on the lightning
A
Waiting on the lightning
D
Waiting on the light
F#m
What will the light bring?
D E
Waiting on the lightning
A
Waiting on the lightning
D
Waiting on the light
F#m D
What will the light bring?
E
Song History
Published: March 19, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025