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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] G [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] G