Chords for John Mellencamp-Thundering Hearts(Live in Bloomington Indiana 1984)
Tempo:
130.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#
G#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
We want your little heart.
[G#]
[F]
[B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#m] [E]
[B]
[G#m]
She [D#m] keeps long nights on the [E] days.
[B] Need a [G#] way to cool ourselves [B] down.
Pop [F#m] off the top of that [E]
Chevrolet.
[B] Got [F#m] me with a cowboy [E] slap.
All the real [B] hitters, like,
[F#m] [E]
[B] [G#]
[E] [B] Straight [F#] out of the cattle.
[G#m] The old man got [E] down his spade.
[B] [G#] He ate some french fries on the [E] side.
[B] Hey, you [F#m] guys, this is what Davis is in [E] the hot mud for.
[B] [F#m] Help knows [G#m] that I just [E] love to [F#] ride.
Go by and pick up [E] that old turkey gal.
[F#] She'll give me whatever I got in my [G#m]
stock.
[F#] Oh, yeah, [E] those hits are dead.
[N]
This must [G] surely be what?
The ballet of the thunder.
[B] [F#] Oh, oh, [G#] oh, [E] [B] [F#]
[G#m] [B] [F#] oh, oh, oh, [G#m] oh, oh, oh, [B] oh, [F#m]
[G#m] [E] [B]
[F#] oh.
[G#m] [E] [B]
[F#] [G#m] [E] [B] Get your [F#] greasy hair [G#m] girl out [B] of my face.
This [F#] old redneck [G#] gone [E] far enough.
[B] Give us [G#] some piers, make it on now.
[E] The same place [B] you [F#m] made us about to [E] drive.
I pray the [F#] Lord.
We'll sing this song [E] along now.
[F#] Those hours of good [G#m] and dark.
[F#] We'll get around heaven and [E] stay around.
The ballet of the thunder.
[F#] Oh, [G#m] oh,
[E] [B] [F#] oh, [G#m] oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, [F#] oh, oh, oh, [G#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, [Bm] [C#] [G#m]
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[G#] [A] [F]
[B]
[E] [B] [D#m] [E]
[F#]
[B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [G#m] [E]
[B] [F#] [G#m]
[B] [F#] [G#m] [E]
[F#] [G#] [E]
[G#m] [A]
[E]
[G#m] [A]
[E]
[G#m] [A]
[E]
[G#m] [A]
[Em] [E]
[G#m] [A]
[E]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
[D#m] [F#] [F]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G#m]
oh, [G] [N] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
[G#]
[F]
[B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#m] [E]
[B]
[G#m]
She [D#m] keeps long nights on the [E] days.
[B] Need a [G#] way to cool ourselves [B] down.
Pop [F#m] off the top of that [E]
Chevrolet.
[B] Got [F#m] me with a cowboy [E] slap.
All the real [B] hitters, like,
[F#m] [E]
[B] [G#]
[E] [B] Straight [F#] out of the cattle.
[G#m] The old man got [E] down his spade.
[B] [G#] He ate some french fries on the [E] side.
[B] Hey, you [F#m] guys, this is what Davis is in [E] the hot mud for.
[B] [F#m] Help knows [G#m] that I just [E] love to [F#] ride.
Go by and pick up [E] that old turkey gal.
[F#] She'll give me whatever I got in my [G#m]
stock.
[F#] Oh, yeah, [E] those hits are dead.
[N]
This must [G] surely be what?
The ballet of the thunder.
[B] [F#] Oh, oh, [G#] oh, [E] [B] [F#]
[G#m] [B] [F#] oh, oh, oh, [G#m] oh, oh, oh, [B] oh, [F#m]
[G#m] [E] [B]
[F#] oh.
[G#m] [E] [B]
[F#] [G#m] [E] [B] Get your [F#] greasy hair [G#m] girl out [B] of my face.
This [F#] old redneck [G#] gone [E] far enough.
[B] Give us [G#] some piers, make it on now.
[E] The same place [B] you [F#m] made us about to [E] drive.
I pray the [F#] Lord.
We'll sing this song [E] along now.
[F#] Those hours of good [G#m] and dark.
[F#] We'll get around heaven and [E] stay around.
The ballet of the thunder.
[F#] Oh, [G#m] oh,
[E] [B] [F#] oh, [G#m] oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, [F#] oh, oh, oh, [G#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, [Bm] [C#] [G#m]
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[G#] [A] [F]
[B]
[E] [B] [D#m] [E]
[F#]
[B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [G#m] [E]
[B] [F#] [G#m]
[B] [F#] [G#m] [E]
[F#] [G#] [E]
[G#m] [A]
[E]
[G#m] [A]
[E]
[G#m] [A]
[E]
[G#m] [A]
[Em] [E]
[G#m] [A]
[E]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
[D#m] [F#] [F]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G#m]
oh, [G] [N] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Key:
E
B
F#
G#m
G#
E
B
F#
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We want your little heart.
_ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ She [D#m] keeps long nights on the [E] days.
_ [B] _ Need a [G#] way to cool ourselves [B] down.
_ _ Pop [F#m] off the top of that [E]
Chevrolet.
_ [B] Got [F#m] me with a cowboy [E] slap.
All the real [B] hitters, like,
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] Straight [F#] out of the cattle.
[G#m] The old man got [E] down his spade.
[B] _ [G#] He ate some french fries on the [E] side.
[B] Hey, you [F#m] guys, this is what Davis is in [E] the hot mud for.
[B] _ [F#m] Help knows [G#m] that I just [E] love to [F#] ride.
Go by and pick up [E] that old turkey gal.
_ [F#] She'll give me whatever I got in my [G#m]
stock.
_ [F#] _ Oh, yeah, [E] those hits are dead.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This must [G] surely be what?
_ The ballet of the thunder.
[B] _ [F#] Oh, oh, [G#] oh, _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] oh, oh, oh, [G#m] oh, oh, oh, [B] oh, _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] oh.
_ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Get your [F#] greasy hair [G#m] girl out [B] of my face.
This [F#] old redneck [G#] gone [E] far enough.
_ [B] Give us [G#] some piers, make it on now.
[E] The same place [B] you [F#m] made us about to [E] drive.
I pray the [F#] Lord. _
We'll sing this song [E] along now.
_ [F#] _ Those hours of good [G#m] and dark.
_ [F#] We'll get around heaven and [E] stay around.
_ _ The ballet of the thunder.
[F#] Oh, [G#m] oh, _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] oh, [G#m] oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, _ [F#] _ oh, oh, oh, [G#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G#m] _
oh, _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We want your little heart.
_ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ She [D#m] keeps long nights on the [E] days.
_ [B] _ Need a [G#] way to cool ourselves [B] down.
_ _ Pop [F#m] off the top of that [E]
Chevrolet.
_ [B] Got [F#m] me with a cowboy [E] slap.
All the real [B] hitters, like,
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] Straight [F#] out of the cattle.
[G#m] The old man got [E] down his spade.
[B] _ [G#] He ate some french fries on the [E] side.
[B] Hey, you [F#m] guys, this is what Davis is in [E] the hot mud for.
[B] _ [F#m] Help knows [G#m] that I just [E] love to [F#] ride.
Go by and pick up [E] that old turkey gal.
_ [F#] She'll give me whatever I got in my [G#m]
stock.
_ [F#] _ Oh, yeah, [E] those hits are dead.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This must [G] surely be what?
_ The ballet of the thunder.
[B] _ [F#] Oh, oh, [G#] oh, _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] oh, oh, oh, [G#m] oh, oh, oh, [B] oh, _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] oh.
_ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Get your [F#] greasy hair [G#m] girl out [B] of my face.
This [F#] old redneck [G#] gone [E] far enough.
_ [B] Give us [G#] some piers, make it on now.
[E] The same place [B] you [F#m] made us about to [E] drive.
I pray the [F#] Lord. _
We'll sing this song [E] along now.
_ [F#] _ Those hours of good [G#m] and dark.
_ [F#] We'll get around heaven and [E] stay around.
_ _ The ballet of the thunder.
[F#] Oh, [G#m] oh, _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] oh, [G#m] oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, _ [F#] _ oh, oh, oh, [G#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G#m] _
oh, _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _