• Song:

    Thunder Road

  • Artist:

    Bruce Springsteen

  • Album:

    The Essential Bruce Spr...

I thought I'd upload a slightly easier capo'ed version. It's basically the same as 
the others but I think the Boss plays with a capo. :)

Capo 1st fret - all chords relative

Intro - E A E B E C#m A B

E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)       EThe (022100@1)screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
       E (022100@1)                 B (x2444x@1)                    ALike (x02220@1)a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
     A (x02220@1)                     B (x2444x@1)    
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
           E (022100@1)                AHey (x02220@1)that's me and I want you only
               A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)              BDon't (x2444x@1)turn me home again I just can't face myself alone again
       E (022100@1)                      A (x02220@1)                    EDon't (022100@1)run back inside darling, you know just what I'm here for
           E (022100@1)                             B (x2444x@1)                 ASo (x02220@1)you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore
                                           BShow (x2444x@1)a little faith, there's magic in the night
             E (022100@1)                      AYou (x02220@1)ain't a beauty but hey, you're alright
        E (022100@1)                BOh (x2444x@1)and that's alright with me
         E (022100@1)                         C#mYou (x13321@4)can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain
      E (022100@1)                       A (x02220@1)                    EMake (022100@1)crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
                    Abm (133111@4)                 A (x02220@1)                        B7Waste (x21202@1)your summers prayin' in vain for a saviour to rise from these streets
          E (022100@1)                 C#mWell (x13321@4)now I'm no hero, that's understood
           E (022100@1)                            A (x02220@1)                    EAll (022100@1)the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
                          AbmWith (133111@4)a chance to make it good somehow
      A (x02220@1)                B7Hey, (x21202@1)what else can we do now
        E (022100@1)                      A (x02220@1)               EExcept (022100@1)roll down the window and let the wind roll back your hair
           E (022100@1)                        B (x2444x@1)                 AWell, (x02220@1)the night's bustin' open these two lanes'll take us anywhere
       A (x02220@1)                        BWe (x2444x@1)got one last chance to make it real
    F (133211@1)                      ATo (x02220@1)trade in these wings on some wheels
A (x02220@1)            F (133211@1)                    BClimbin' (x2444x@1)back everyone's waitin' down on the tracks
E (022100@1)            C#mWhoa, (x13321@4)oh, come take my hand
E (022100@1)                  A (x02220@1)                     ERight (022100@1)now, tonight to case the promised land
        Abm (133111@4)            A (x02220@1)              B7 (x21202@1)            EWhoa-oa-oh (022100@1)Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road
                        C#mLyin' (x13321@4)out there like a killer in the sun
E (022100@1)                  AI (x02220@1)know it's late we can make it if we run
E (022100@1)        Abm (133111@4)                 A (x02220@1)         B7 (x21202@1)          EWhoa-oa-oa-oh (022100@1)Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
        A (x02220@1)                   B (x2444x@1)                        E (022100@1)Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
        C#m (x13321@4)                                      A (x02220@1)  BAnd (x2444x@1)my car's out back if you're ready to take the long walk
           A (x02220@1)                     BFrom (x2444x@1)your front porch to my front seat
           Abm (133111@4)                   C#mThe (x13321@4)door's open but the ride ain't free
    AAnd (x02220@1)I know you're lonely for words and I ain't spoke
   BTonight (x2444x@1)will be free, all our promises will be broke
                E (022100@1)                  A (x02220@1)               EAnd (022100@1)there were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
                 E (022100@1)                     B (x2444x@1)                AThey (x02220@1)haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
      A (x02220@1)                               BThey (x2444x@1)scream your name at night in the street
                 E (022100@1)                        AYour (x02220@1)graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
            AbmAnd (133111@4)in the lonely cool before dawn
                AYou (x02220@1)hear their engines rolling on
         F#m (244222@1)                     B (x2444x@1)         AWhen (x02220@1)you get to the porch they're gone on the road
              F#mSo (244222@1)Mary climb in
        A (x02220@1)                      B (x2444x@1)                   EIt's (022100@1)a town full of losers, I'm pulling out of here to win

Sax solo - E B E A E B A B

Hope this helps! :)
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