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Thunder Road Version 1 Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Thunder Road Version 1 chords by Bruce Springsteen

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Thunder Road chords (version 1)
Bruce Springsteen

Capo III

D Bm D G D F#m G A *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D A D G
D A G A 5x

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Thunder Road chords (version 2)
Bruce Springsteen

F Dm F Bb F Am Bb C *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D A  D G
D A  G A 5x

Set8

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