Thunder Road Uke tab by Bruce Springsteen

9 Chords used in the song: G, C, D, Bm, Em, Am7, Am, D+, D7

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Album: 
Year:  1975
Difficulty: 
3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
G chordG                   C chordC      G chordG-D chordD-G chordG
Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
Bm chordBm C chordC
Like a vision dancing across the porch as the radio plays
D chordD G chordG C chordC
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only
G chordG D chordD
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone 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

G chordG D chordD G chordG C chordC
Ohh come take my hand We're ridin out tonight to case the Promised Land
G chordG Bm chordBm C chordC D chordD
Oh Thunder Road, Oh Thunder road, Oh Thunder Road
G chordG Bm chordBm
Lyin' out there like a killer in the dark
G chordG C chordC
Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run
G chordG Bm chordBm C chordC D chordD G chordG
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
C chordC D chordD G chordG
So I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Em chordEm C chordC D chordD
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
C chordC D chordD
From your front porch to my front seat
Bm chordBm Em chordEm
Door's open but the ride ain't free
C chordC C chordC- Am7 chordAm7 Am chordAm
Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken
D chordD D+ chordD+ D chordD- D7 chordD7
Well tonight we'll be free--all the promises will be broken

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I think it might help to add more chords to the lyrics. I get VERY lost after the first bit.
13 May 2012
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About this song: Thunder Road

"Thunder Road" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen, and the opening track on his 1975 breakthrough album Born to Run. It is ranked as one of Springsteen's greatest songs, and often appears on lists of the top rock songs of all time. The lyrics to "Thunder Road" describe a young woman named Mary, her boyfriend, their hopeless lives and their "one last chance to make it real." Thematically, it reads as a nostalgic companion piece to "Born to Run".

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