Road To Thunder Bay chords by Stompin Tom Connors

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

Intro:


A D


Verse 1:
       D         F#          G
He was standing alone by the highway
  A                              D
I stopped as he climbed into the car
       D             F#          G
When I asked him how far he'd be going
        A                       D
He just sang to a small blue guitar

Chorus:
     G                       D
I'll meet her tonight at the Lakehead
     G                     A
I'll tell her I promise to stay
          D           F#        G
When I've come to the end of my journey
          A                           D
Down this long lonely road to Thunder Bay

A D

Verse 2:
          D          F#            G
While the shadows of night were descending
        A                        D
I could see in the mirror of the car
       D       F#           G
He had fallen asleep in the back seat
      A                          D
Still holding that small blue guitar


Chorus:
      A                             D
But I still heard the words and the music
     A                        G
They stirred me in some quiet way
     D              F#           G
As I thought of the girl who was waiting
          A                           D
Down that long lonely road to Thunder Bay

A D

Verse 3:
     D           F#           G
As I came to the crash on the highway
       A                        D
What I saw really gave my mind ajar
       D             F#             G
When I learned how a young life had ended
         A                        D
For some lad with a small blue guitar


Chorus:
     G                      D
With no need to look in the back seat
      G                     A
I was sure as I drove on my way
         D             F#         G
This was all just some dream or delusion
         A                           D
Down the long lonely road to Thunder Bay

A D

Verse 4:
       D          F#            G
All at once to my ear there was music
   A                              D
It came from the back seat of the car
    D            F#         G
And there like a haze in my mirror
   A                       D
He sang to a small blue guitar


Chorus:
         G                       D
Will you meet her tonight at the Lakehead
         G                         A
Will you tell her I'll see her someday
          D           F#        G
When I've come to the end of my journey
          A                           D
Down this long lonely road to Thunder Bay

         G                       D
Will you meet her tonight at the Lakehead
         G                         A
Will you tell her I'll see her someday
          D           F#        G
When I've come to the end of my journey
          A                           D  G  D
Down this long lonely road to Thunder Ba-aa-ay