# Date: 17 Jul 92 05:04:57 GMT Here's a rather famous Springsteen song. I like this one because it can be played at many different tempos. I especially like the acoustic version on the Live album. Enjoy. The words may not all be completely correct and I don't put the key changes over the exact syllable, so sorry. I know one line isn't transcribed correctly, so if anyone has a clue, even if in another key, let me know!! thanks. T e r i teri@sdd.hp.com "There's a fine line between stupid and...clever" - Spinal Tap Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen ------------ transcribed tat G C G-D-G Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves

Like a vision dancing a^Bmcross the porch as the ^Cradio plays Roy Orbison singing for the l^Donely, hey^G that's me and I want you ^Conly Don't turn me home again, I jus^Gt can't face myself al^Done again

Don't run back inside, honey, you know just what I'm here for And you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young any more show a little faith, there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty but eh, you're alright Oh and that's alright with me

^GOhh come t^Dake my hand We're^G ridin out tonight to c^Case the Promised Land ^GOh Thu^Bmnder Road, Oh^C Thunder road, Oh^D Thunder Road ^GLyin' out there like a kil^Bmler in the dark ^GHey I know it's late, we c^Can make it if we run ^GOh Th^Bmunder Road, sit ^Ctight, take ^Dhold, Thunder^G Road So I ^Cgot this guitar and I lear^Dned how to make it ta^Glk And my ^Emcar's out back if you're ready to take that l^Cong w^Dalk From your fr^Cont porch to my front s^Deat Door's ^Bmopen but the ride ain't ^Emfree C C- Am7 Am Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken D D+ D- D7 Well tonight we'll be free--all the promises will be broken

(if anyone knows better chords to that last line, let me know!!!) There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away They drive this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned-out Chevrolets They scream your name at night in the street Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet And in the lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on Until you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in It's a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to win OK, some wierd chords here. G C Bm D Em C- Am7 Am D+ D- ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== B||||| |B||.| B||||| |B|||| B||||| B||||| |B||.| |B||.| |B|||| |B|||| |.|||| ||.||| -bar-- |||.|. |..||| ||.||| ||.||| ||..|| |||||| |.|||| .||||. |.|||| |||||| ||||.| |||||| |.|||| |||||| |||||| ||||.. ||||.. |||||| |||||| |..||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||

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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 18:19:28 -0500 From: Claus_Hetzer@BAYLOR.EDU Subject: CRD: Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen This file was originally posted by Teri Tracey (teri@sdd.hp.com); she wrote out the lyrics and most of the chords. I have inserted the missing verse, changed it into the correct key, and changed a few chords. Capo 3: Play in D; actually in F. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen ------------ D G D-A-D Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves

Like a vision dancing a^F#mcross the porch as the r^Gadio plays Roy Orbison singing for the l^Aonely, hey^D that's me and I want you ^Gonly Don't turn me home again, I jus^Dt can't face myself al^Aone again

D G D-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#mMaybe we ain't that ^Gyoung any more Show a little faith, there's magic in the ^Anight You ain't a ^Dbeauty but eh, you're all ^Gright Oh and ^Dthat's alright with ^Ame

You can ^Dhide 'neath your covers and ^Gstudy your pain, Make ^Dcrosses from your lovers, throw ^Groses in the rain ^DWaste your summer ^F#mpraying in vain for a ^Gsavior to rise from these ^Astreets ^DWell now I'm no hero that's ^Gunderstood All the re^Ddemption I can offer girl is ^Gbeneath this dirty hood ^DWith a chance to make it ^F#mgood somehow hey ^Gwhat else can we do ^Anow except D G D-A-D Roll down the window and let the wind blow back our hair Well the night's busted open these ^F#mtwo lanes can take us ^Ganywhere We got one last chance to make it ^Areal to t^Drade in these wings on some ^Gwheels Climb in back, heaven's ^Dwaiting on down the ^Atracks

^DOhh come ^Atake my hand We're ^Dridin out tonight to ^Gcase the Promised Land ^DOh^F#m Thunder Road, ^GOh Thunder road, ^AOh Thunder Road ^DLyin' out there like a ^F#mkiller in the dark ^DHey I know it's late, we can ^Gmake it if we run ^DOh^F#m Thunder Road, sit ^Gtight, take ^Ahold, Thunder ^DRoad

So I ^Ggot this guitar and I lear^Aned how to make it ^Dtalk And my ^Bmcar's out back if you're ready to take that ^Glong ^Awalk From your ^Gfront porch to my front ^Aseat Door's ^F#mopen but the ride ain't ^Bmfree Well ^GI know you've been ^GM7waiting for ^Em7words that I ain't ^Emspoken Well ^Atonight we'll be free--all the promises will be broken

There were ^Gghosts in the eyes of all the ^Aboys you sent ^Daway They drive this ^Bmdusty beach road in the skeleton frames of ^Gburned-out Chevro^Alets They scream your ^Gname at night in the ^Astreet Your graduation ^F#mgown lies in rags at their ^Bmfeet And in the ^Glonely cool before dawn you hear their ^Emengines roaring on Until you ^Gget to the porch, ^Athey're gone on the ^Gwind so Mary ^Emclimb in It's a ^Gtown full of losers and we're ^Apulling out of here to ^Dwin

Any comments, corrections, etc. welcome Claus_Hetzer@baylor.edu

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder road