The
D
screen door slams,
G
Mary’s
D
dress wavesLike a vision she dances a
A
cross the porch as the
G
radio playsRoy Orbison singing for the
A
lonelyHey that’s
D
me and I want you
G
onlyDon’t turn me home again, I
D
just can’t face my
A
self alone again
Don’t
D
run back inside, darling
G
you know just what I’m
D
here
for
A
D
So you’re scared and you’re thinkingThat
A
maybe we ain’t that
G
young anymoreShow a little faith, there’s magic in the
A
nightYou ain’t a
D
beauty, but hey you’re al
G
rightOh and
D
that’s alright with
A
me
You can
D
hide neath your covers and
Bm
study your painMake
D
crosses from your lovers, throw
G
roses in the rain
D
Waste your summer
F#m
praying in vainFor a
G
saviour to rise from these
A
streetsWell now I’m
D
no hero, that’s under
Bm
stoodAll the
D
redemption I can offer, girl, is be
G
neath this dirty hoodWith a
D
chance to make it
F#m
good somehowHey
G
what else can we do
A
now?
Except
D
roll down the window and
G
let the wind blow
D
back your hair
G
D
Well the night’s busting openThese
F#m
two lanes will take us
G
anywhereWe got one last chance to make it
A
real
To
D
trade in these wings on some
G
wheelsClimb in back
D
heaven’s waiting down
A
on the tracks
D
Oh oh come
Bm
take my handWe re
D
riding out tonight to
G
case the promised land
D
Oh oh oh
F#m
oh Thunder Road,
G
oh Thunder Road,
A
oh Thunder Road,
D
Lying out there like a
Bm
killer in the sunHey
D
I know it’s late we
G
can make it if we run
D
Oh oh oh
F#m
oh Thunder Road, sit
G
tight take
A
hold, Thunder
D
Road
D
Well I
G
got this guitar and I
A
learned how to make it
D
talkAnd my
Bm
car’s out back if you’re ready to take that
G
long
A
walkFrom your
G
front porch to my front
A
seatThe door’s
F#m
open but the ride it ain’t
Bm
freeAnd
G
I know you’re lonely for words that
Em
I ain’t spokenBut to
A
night we’ll be free, all the promises’ll be brokenThere were
D
ghosts in the eyes of
G
all the boys you
D
sent
away
G
D
They haunt this dusty beach roadIn the
F#m
skeleton frames of
G
burned out ChevroletsThey scream your name at night in the
A
streetYour graduation
D
gown lies in rags at their
G
feet and in the
F#m
Lonely cool before dawn you hear their
G
engines roaring on but when you
Em
Get to the porch they’re
A
gone on the
G
wind so Mary climb
Em
inIt’s a
G
town full of losers and I’m
A
pulling out of here to
D
win
These known chords are used in this song.
