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