When The Lightning Hit chords by Mccafferty

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Am Am C Csus4 C x4

Verse 1:
Am       Am
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid,
C           F
I'm not afraid of the big, bad, wolf.
Am          Am
But I'm not afraid, oh, I'm not afraid, yeah,
C           F
I'm not afraid of the big, bad, wolf.
Am           Am        C
But I had a dream, that I was asleep and when I woke up,
  F
You were already gone.
Am         Am         C
I had a dream, that I was asleep, and when you woke up,
F

I was already gone.

P.M.
Am Am C F x2

Verse 2:
(P.M.)
Am         Am
He plays games like "I don't care" and
C           F
He plays game with hearts that are not his.
Am       Am         C
I have ideas for my friends, but they don't listen.
F
They don't listen.

(no longer palm muting)

Am         Am
He plays games like "I don't care" and
C           F
He plays games with hearts that are not his.
Am       Am         C
I have ideas for my friends, but they don't listen.
F
They don't listen.

Verse 3:
Am          Am
I know I am not who I said I was,
C          F
But I tried so hard to repair your heart,
Am          Am
And the ice was thin, like my patience was,
C              F            Am
When the lightning hit, and the chemo caused you to lose your hair,
   Am          C            F
So I cut mine off, so we stay the same, and the cancer stopped -
    Am     Am        C       F
Every cell in my brain, close my eyes, feel the rain on my face.
Am       Am         C
I'm not scared of the next step, of the next step,
F
Of the...
Am  N.C. Am   C   F
   FUCK!
Am  N.C. Am   C   F
   OWWW!
Am