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Thunder Road [acoustic take]
Bruce Springsteen
This version of 'Thunder Road' was recorded in 1975 during the 'Born To Run'
studio sessions. This take is a solo acoustic version with some lyrical
differences. It is a haunting take that surprisingly isn't tabbed.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
GThe screen door slams, ChCrissie's dressG sways
Like a vFision she dances Cacross the porch as the rGadio plays
RoyC Orbison singing for the G#mlonely
Hey that'sF me babe and I want you oCnly
Don't turn me Ghome again
I Fjust can't face myself Dalone again toniCght
Don't ruGn back inside, baby yoCu know just what I'm Ghere for
So you're sFcared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young aCnymore
CWoah and there's magic in the nG#might
You ain't aF beauty, but hey you're alCright
And that's alDright with me
[Verse 2]
You can Ghide 'neath your covers and sDtudy your pain
Make Gcrosses from your lovers, throw Croses in the rain
GWaste your summer Dpraying in vain for a Csaviour to rise from these Dstreets
Well I aGin't no hero, that's uDnderstood
All the reGdemption I can offer, babe is beCneath this old hood
GWith one last chance to make it Dgood somehow
Hey wChat else can we do Dnow
Except rGoll down the window and Clet the wind blow bGack your hair
GWell the night's bustin' open and these Dtwo lanes will take us Canywhere
CWe got one last chance to make itD real
To Gtrade in these wings for someC wheels
CClimb in back, it's waiting down Don the tracks
[Verse 3]
GWhen I try hard Chrissie to Dunderstand
I'm rGiding out tonight to cCase the promised land
GBaby if you're born with noDthing in your hands
CHey it's your only cDhance
Well it's Glying out there like a kDiller in the sun
Yeah GI know it's late but we can Cmake it if we run
GOh I wish you could cDome
So Cleave what you've lost, leave what's grownD old on ThunderG Road
Well I gEmot this guitar and I learned hCow to make it talk
And my cGar's out back if you're ready to take that lDong walk
From your fCront porch to my fronDt seat
Hey the door's oGpen but the ride it ain't Cfree
Climb DIn
[Verse 4]
GWell there were ghosts in the eyes Cof the boys that you sent awGay
GThey haunt this dirty beach road in the skDeleton remains of burnt out CChevrolets
CThey scream to you at night from theD street
Your graduation gFown lies in rags at thCeir feet
And in the Glonely cool before Ddawn
From your room youG hear their engines roDar on
But when youG get to the porch they'rCe gone, lost in the Dwind, so Chrissie climb Amin
It's a tCown full of losers and I'm Dpullin' outta here to wGin
[Outro]
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