Chords for Bruce Springsteen - Thunder road

Tempo:
69.35 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Am

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Springsteen - Thunder road chords
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[F] [Dm] [F] .
[Bb] [Gm] [F] [Am] .
The [Bb] [Fm] [C] [F] screen door [Bb] slams, [F] Mary's dress [C] waves.
[F] Like a vision she dances [C] across the porch [Bb] as the radio plays.
Roy Orbison singing [C] for the lonely, [F] hey that's me and I want [Bb] you only.
Don't turn me [F] home again, [F] I just [C] can't face [C] myself [D] alone [C] again.
[F] Don't run [Bb] back [Bb] inside, darling you know [F] just what I'm here [C] for.
[F] [C] [F] So you're [C] scared and you're [C] thinking that maybe we [Bb] ain't that young anymore.
Show a little [C] faith, there's [C] magic in the [Bb] night.
[F] You ain't a [Cm] beauty, but hey [Bb] you're alright.
[F] Oh, [F] and that's [C] alright with me.
[F] You hide under [Dm] covers and study your pain.
[F] Make crosses when your [Bb] lover still [Gm] roses in [F] the rain.
Waste [Am] your summer praying in vain [Bb] for a savior to rise from these dreams.
[F] Well, now I know you're [Dm] all that's understood.
[F] All the girls and I can offer [Bb] girls beneath this [F] dirty hood.
With a chance [Am] I'll make it somehow.
[Bb] Hey, what else can [D] we do [C] now?.
Except [F] throw down the [Bb] window and let the [F] wind blow back your hair.
Well, the nights busted open [Am] these two lanes will take [Bb] us anywhere.
We got one last chance to [C] make it real.
[C] [F] The train and these wings on [Bb] some wheels.
[F] [Bb] Climbing back [C] in a bus, [F] we down [Bb] on the [C] tracks.
[Gm] [F] [Dm] Come take my [F] hand.
We're riding out [Bb] tonight to face the [F] promised land.
Oh, [Am].
Thunder [Bb] Road.
Oh, Thunder [C] Road.
Oh, Thunder Road.
[F] Flying out there [Dm] like a killer in the sun.
[F] Hey, I know it's late, [Bb] we can make it.
We're [F] on.
Oh, [Am].
Thunder Road.
[Bb] Stand tight.
[C] Take hold.
[F] Thunder Road.
.
[Bb] Well, I got this [C] guitar and I [Bb] learned how to [F] make it talk.
.
[Dm] And my car's out back if you're ready to take [Bb] that long [C] walk.
[Bb] From the front porch to [C] Maple Street.
The [Am] doors open with the rat [Dm]-a-tat feet.
[Bb] And I know [Dm] you're lonely for [Gm] words that I ain't [Bb] spoke.
[C] Tonight we'll be free.
One of us is gonna be [F] broke.
I shall lower a ghost in [Bb] the eyes of all the [F] boys that set away.
They hunt this dusty beach [Am] road in the skeleton [Bb] frames of burned-out chalets.
They scream your name at night [C] in the street.
[C] Your [F] graduation gown lies in rags [Bb] at their feet.
And [Am] the lonely groove before dawn.
You hear [Bb] their engines roaring on.
[Gm] When you [Em] get to the [C] porch, they're [Bb] gone on their way.
To [Gm] America.
.
[Bb] It's a town full of losers.
[C] One of them.
[F] [C] [F] .
[Bb] [Gm] [F] [C] [Bb] .
[C] [F] [C] [F] .
[Bb] [Gm] [F] [C] [Bb] [F] .
[Gm] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [Am] [F] .
[C] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] .
[C] [Bb] [C] [F] .
[C] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] .
[C] .
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road - The Song chords, practice playing Bb, F, C, F, Bb, C, F and Am in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 34 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 69. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ .
The [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [C] [F] screen door [Bb] slams, [F] Mary's dress [C] waves.
[F] _ Like a vision she dances [C] across the porch [Bb] as the radio plays.
Roy Orbison singing [C] for the lonely, [F] hey that's me and I want [Bb] you only.
Don't turn me [F] home again, [F] I just [C] can't face [C] myself [D] alone [C] again.
[F] Don't run [Bb] back [Bb] inside, darling you know [F] just what I'm here [C] for.
[F] _ [C] [F] So you're [C] scared and you're [C] thinking that maybe we [Bb] ain't that young anymore.
Show a little [C] faith, there's [C] magic in the [Bb] night.
[F] You ain't a [Cm] beauty, but hey [Bb] you're alright.
[F] Oh, [F] and that's [C] alright with me.
_ [F] You hide under [Dm] covers and study your pain.
[F] Make crosses when your [Bb] lover still [Gm] roses in [F] the rain.
Waste [Am] your summer praying in vain [Bb] for a savior to rise from these dreams.
[F] Well, now I know you're [Dm] all that's understood.
[F] All the girls and I can offer [Bb] girls beneath this [F] dirty hood.
With a chance [Am] I'll make it somehow.
[Bb] Hey, what else can [D] we do [C] now?.
Except [F] throw down the [Bb] window and let the [F] wind blow back your hair.
_ Well, the nights busted open [Am] these two lanes will take [Bb] us anywhere.
We got one last chance to [C] make it real.
[C] [F] The train and these wings on [Bb] some wheels.
[F] [Bb] Climbing back [C] in a bus, [F] we down [Bb] on the [C] tracks.
[Gm] _ [F] _ [Dm] Come take my [F] hand.
We're riding out [Bb] tonight to face the [F] promised land.
Oh, [Am].
Thunder [Bb] Road.
Oh, Thunder [C] Road.
Oh, Thunder Road.
[F] Flying out there [Dm] like a killer in the sun.
[F] Hey, I know it's late, [Bb] we can make it.
We're [F] on.
Oh, [Am].
Thunder Road.
[Bb] Stand tight.
[C] Take hold.
[F] Thunder Road.
_ .
[Bb] Well, I got this [C] guitar and I [Bb] learned how to [F] make it talk.
_ .
[Dm] And my car's out back if you're ready to take [Bb] that long [C] walk.
[Bb] From the front porch to [C] Maple Street.
The [Am] doors open with the rat [Dm]-a-tat feet.
[Bb] And I know [Dm] you're lonely for [Gm] words that I ain't [Bb] spoke.
[C] Tonight we'll be free.
One of us is gonna be [F] broke.
I shall lower a ghost in [Bb] the eyes of all the [F] boys that set away.
They hunt this dusty beach [Am] road in the skeleton [Bb] frames of burned-out chalets.
They scream your name at night [C] in the street.
[C] Your [F] graduation gown lies in rags [Bb] at their feet.
And [Am] the lonely groove before dawn.
You hear [Bb] their engines roaring on.
[Gm] When you [Em] get to the [C] porch, they're [Bb] gone on their way.
To [Gm] America.
_ .
_ [Bb] It's a town full of losers.
[C] One of them.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ .
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ .
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ .
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ .
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was authored by Bruce Springsteen.

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