• Song:

    Thunder Road

  • Artist:

    Bruce Springsteen

  • Album:

    The Essential Bruce Spr...

#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#
# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Thunder Road chords (version 1)
Bruce Springsteen

Capo III

D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D (xx0232@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m  G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)*

D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)     DThe (xx0232@1)screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
                          A (x02220@1)                    GLike (320003@1)a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
                            ARoy (x02220@1)Orbison singing for the lonely
           D (xx0232@1)               GHey (320003@1)that's me and I want you only
                            D (xx0232@1)               ADon't (x02220@1)turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again

D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Don't run back inside, darling you know just what I'm here for

So you're scared and you're thinking
     A (x02220@1)                 GThat (320003@1)maybe we ain't that young anymore
                                          AShow (x02220@1)a little faith, there's magic in the night
            D (xx0232@1)                      GYou (320003@1)ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
       D (xx0232@1)                 AOh (x02220@1)and that's alright with me

D (xx0232@1)                        BmYou (x24432@1)can hide neath your covers and study your pain
     D (xx0232@1)                             GMake (320003@1)crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
D (xx0232@1)               F#mWaste (244222@1)your summer praying in vain
      G (320003@1)                        AFor (x02220@1)a saviour to rise from these streets
             D (xx0232@1)                  BmWell (x24432@1)now I'm no hero, that's understood
        D (xx0232@1)                                GAll (320003@1)the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
       D (xx0232@1)               F#mWith (244222@1)a chance to make it good somehow
    G (320003@1)                 AHey (x02220@1)what else can we do now?
 
       D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair

Well the night's busting open
      F#m (244222@1)                  GThese (320003@1)two lanes will take us anywhere
                                  AWe (x02220@1)got one last chance to make it real

D (xx0232@1)                          GTo (320003@1)trade in these wings on some wheels
              D (xx0232@1)                   AClimb (x02220@1)in back heaven's waiting down on the tracks

D (xx0232@1)        BmOh (x24432@1)oh come take my hand
      D (xx0232@1)                   GWe (320003@1)re riding out tonight to case the promised land
D (xx0232@1)      F#m (244222@1)            G (320003@1)              AOh (x02220@1)oh oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road,
D (xx0232@1)                    BmLying (x24432@1)out there like a killer in the sun
    D (xx0232@1)                 GHey (320003@1)I know it's late we can make it if we run
D (xx0232@1)      F#m (244222@1)                G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)           DOh (xx0232@1)oh oh oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold, Thunder Road

D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)                   A (x02220@1)                    D (xx0232@1)
Well I  got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
       Bm (x24432@1)                                        G (320003@1)  AAnd (x02220@1)my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
          G (320003@1)                     AFrom (x02220@1)your front porch to my front seat
           F#m (244222@1)                      BmThe (x24432@1)door's open but the ride it ain't free
    G (320003@1)                                 Em (022000@1)    
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
      A (x02220@1)            
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken
           D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away

They haunt this dusty beach road
       F#m (244222@1)              GIn (320003@1)the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
                                      AThey (x02220@1)scream your name at night in the street
                D (xx0232@1)                        GYour (320003@1)graduation gown lies in rags at their feet and in the
F#m (244222@1)                                  GLonely (320003@1)cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on but when you
Em (022000@1)                     A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)                EmGet (022000@1)to the porch they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
       G (320003@1)                         A (x02220@1)                    DIt's (xx0232@1)a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win

D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)
D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)5x

Set8

Thunder Road chords (version 2)
Bruce Springsteen

F (133211@1)Dm (xx0231@1)F (133211@1)Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)Am (x02210@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)*

F (133211@1)               Bb (x1333x@1)    FThe (133211@1)screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
                          C (x32010@1)                    BbLike (x1333x@1)a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
                             CRoy (x32010@1)Orbison singing for the lonely
           F (133211@1)               BbHey (x1333x@1)that's me and I want you only
                            F (133211@1)               CDon't (x32010@1)turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again

F (133211@1)                     Bb (x1333x@1)                   F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)name="chord_133211@1">F
Don't run back inside, darling you know just what I'm here for

So you're scared and you're thinking
     C (x32010@1)                 BbThat (x1333x@1)maybe we ain't that young anymore
                                          CShow (x32010@1)a little faith, there's magic in the night
            F (133211@1)                      BbYou (x1333x@1)ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
       F (133211@1)                 COh (x32010@1)and that's alright with me

F (133211@1)                        DmYou (xx0231@1)can hide neath your covers and study your pain
     F (133211@1)                             BbMake (x1333x@1)crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
F (133211@1)               AmWaste (x02210@1)your summer praying in vain
      Bb (x1333x@1)                       CFor (x32010@1)a saviour to rise from these streets
             F (133211@1)                   DmWell (xx0231@1)now I'm no hero, that's understood
         F (133211@1)                              BbAll (x1333x@1)the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
        F (133211@1)              AmWith (x02210@1)a chance to make it good somehow
     Bb (x1333x@1)               CHey (x32010@1)what else can we do now?
 
       F (133211@1)                      Bb (x1333x@1)              F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_133211@1">F
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair

Well the night's busting open
      Am (x02210@1)                   BbThese (x1333x@1)two lanes will take us anywhere
                                  CWe (x32010@1)got one last chance to make it real
    F (133211@1)                          BbTo (x1333x@1)trade in these wings on some wheels
              F (133211@1)                   CClimb (x32010@1)in back heaven's waiting down on the tracks

F (133211@1)        DmOh (xx0231@1)oh come take my hand
      F (133211@1)                   BbWe (x1333x@1)re riding out tonight to case the promised land
F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)             COh (x32010@1)oh oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road,
F (133211@1)                    DmLying (xx0231@1)out there like a killer in the sun
    F (133211@1)                 BbHey (x1333x@1)I know it's late we can make it if we run
F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)                 Bb (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)           FOh (133211@1)oh oh oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold, Thunder Road

F (133211@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)                  C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)
Well I  got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
       Dm (xx0231@1)                                        Bb (x1333x@1) CAnd (x32010@1)my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
          Bb (x1333x@1)                    CFrom (x32010@1)your front porch to my front seat
           Am (x02210@1)                       DmThe (xx0231@1)door's open but the ride it ain't free
    Bb (x1333x@1)                                Gm (355333@1)    
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
      C (x32010@1)            
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken
           F (133211@1)                   Bb (x1333x@1)             F (133211@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_133211@1">F
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away

They haunt this dusty beach road
       Am (x02210@1)               BbIn (x1333x@1)the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
                                      CThey (x32010@1)scream your name at night in the street
                 F (133211@1)                       BbYour (x1333x@1)graduation gown lies in rags at their feet and in the
Am (x02210@1)                                   BbLonely (x1333x@1)cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on but when you
Gm (355333@1)                     C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)               GmGet (355333@1)to the porch they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
       Bb (x1333x@1)                        C (x32010@1)                    FIt's (133211@1)a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win

F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Bb (x1333x@1)
F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)5x

* Alternate:

Capo I

F (133211@1)= EBb (022100@1)= A
C (x32010@1)= BDm (x2444x@1)= C#m
Am = Abm
Gm = F#m

Set8

Thunder Road chords (version 3)
Bruce Springsteen
    
Capo II

D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A  G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)       AScreen (x02220@1)door slams, Mary's dress waves.
       D (xx0232@1)             F#m (244222@1)                  GLike (320003@1)a vision dancing across the porch as the radio plays.
                            A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)               GRoy (320003@1)Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only.
                            D (xx0232@1)                     ADon't (x02220@1)turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again.

D (xx0232@1)                     G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)     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 (244222@1)               GMaybe (320003@1)we ain't that young any more.
                                          AShow (x02220@1)a little faith, there's magic in the night,
            D (xx0232@1)                       GYou (320003@1)ain't a beauty but eh, you're all right;
       D (xx0232@1)                 AOh (x02220@1)and that's alright with me

D (xx0232@1)                         AYou (x02220@1)can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain,
     D (xx0232@1)                             GMake (320003@1)crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain.
D (xx0232@1)               F#m (244222@1)                 G (320003@1)                       AWaste (x02220@1)your summer praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets.
     D (xx0232@1)                         GWell (320003@1)now I'm no hero that's understood;
        D (xx0232@1)                              GAll (320003@1)the redemption I can offer girl is beneath this dirty hood.
D (xx0232@1)                      F#m (244222@1)             G (320003@1)                 AWith (x02220@1)a chance to make it good somehow, hey what else can we do now, except;
D (xx0232@1)                      G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)          A-D
Roll down the window and let the wind blow back our hair.
                                   F#m (244222@1)                 GWell (320003@1)the night's busted open these two lanes can take us anywhere.
                                  AWe (x02220@1)got one last chance to make it real;
   D (xx0232@1)                          Gto (320003@1)trade in these wings on some wheels,
                        D (xx0232@1)        AClimb (x02220@1)in back, heaven's waiting on down the tracks.

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)                  GOhh (320003@1)come take my hand; we're ridin out tonight to case the Promised Land.
D (xx0232@1)F#m (244222@1)         G (320003@1)              AOh (x02220@1)Thunder Road, Oh Thunder road, Oh Thunder Road.

D (xx0232@1)                    GLyin' (320003@1)out there like a killer in the sun;
D (xx0232@1)                          GHey (320003@1)I know it's late, we can make it if we run.
D (xx0232@1)F#m (244222@1)             G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)           DOh (xx0232@1)Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road.

G (320003@1)                   A (x02220@1)                    DSo (xx0232@1)I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk.
       Bm (x24432@1)                                        G (320003@1)  AAnd (x02220@1)my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk.
          G (320003@1)                     AFrom (x02220@1)your front porch to my front seat, 
       F#m (244222@1)                   BmDoor's (x24432@1)open but the ride ain't free.
     G (320003@1)                            Em (022000@1)Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken,
     AWell (x02220@1)tonight we'll be free; all the promises will be broken.

D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)              DThere (xx0232@1)were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away.
                                         Bm (x24432@1)          
They drive this dusty beach road, in the skeleton frames of 
G (320003@1)              Aburned-out (x02220@1)Chevrolets.
                 G (320003@1)                  AThey (x02220@1)scream your name at night in the street,
                F#m (244222@1)                      BmYour (x24432@1)graduation gown lies in rags at their feet.
           G (320003@1)                Em (022000@1)                 G (320003@1)             AAnd (x02220@1)in the lonely cool before dawn; you hear their engines roaring on;
          G (320003@1)                       A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)           EmUntil (022000@1)you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind: so Mary climb in,
       G (320003@1)                           A (x02220@1)                    DIt's (xx0232@1)a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to win.

D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)5x

Set8

Show more