Chords
F Fmaj7 Dm F Bb
F Am
Bb
[Verse 1]
C The Fscreen door C7/Fslams F
Bb/F C7/FMa__rBb/Fy's dressF waC7/Bbves
F C7/F Like a Fvision she C7/FdancesF aCcross the porch
As Bthe Bbradio plaays
Bb/F Roy BbOrbison Csinging Bb/Dfor the Clonely
Hey that's Fme and C7/FI want Fyou onBbly
Don't C/Bbturn me Bbhome aF/Bbgain
C/BbI Fjust can't C/Fface DmmyselfC aBb/Clone again
C [Cadd9] C C7/GDon't Frun back inC7/Fside
FDarling Bb/Fyou know C7/Fjust what Bb/FI'm hereF C7/Bbfor
F C7/F So you're Fscared and C7/Fyou're thinking
FThat Cmaybe we ain't thatB Bbyoung an ymore
Bb/F Show a little Bbfaith, there's Cmagic Bb/Din the Cnight
You ain't a Fbeauty, but C7/Fhey you're Fal Bbright C/Bb
Bb F/Bb OhC/Bb and Fthat's alC7 right withC me Bb/C
C Bb/C F/C C7You can Fhide 'neath your covers
[Verse 2]
And Dmstudy your pain
Make Fcros ses from your lo vers
Throw Bbro ses in the rain
F Waste your summer Ampraying in vain
For a Bbsavior to rise from these Bb/Cstreets
Well now FI'm no hero
That's underDmstood
All the reFdemption I can offer girl
Is Bbbeneath this dirty hood
F With a chance to make it Amgood some how
Hey Bbwhat else can we do C7now
[Pre-Chorus]
Except Froll down the window
And Bblet the wind blow Fback your hair Bb
F Well the night's busting open These F/E
Amtwo lanes will take us Bba nyC/Bb Bbwhere
We C/Bbgot Bbone last chance to make it Creal
To Ftrade in these wings on some Bbwheels
Bb Climb F/Ain Gm back F
HeavC/Een's waiting Dmon downC the C/Bbtracks Am7 C7
[Chorus]
FOh oh come Dmtake my hand
FRiding out tonight to Bbcase the promised land
FOhoh oh oh, Amoh Thunder Road, Bboh Thunder Road
COh Thunder Road
[Verse 3]
F Lying out there like a Dmkiller in the sun
FHey I know it's late, we can Bbmake it if we run
FOh Oh AmThun der Road, sit tightBb take hold C
Thun der Road F
Well I gotBb Bbthis guitar
[Bridge]
And I learned Chow to make C/Bbit talkF And Bb/F
F my Amcar's Dmout back
If you're ready to take that loBbmaj7 ong walk
CFrom your front Bbporch to my front seat
CThe door's open Ambut the ride it ain't free
DmAnd I know Bbyou're lonely
For Amwords that I ain't Gmspoken But F
to night we'll Csus4be free
All the promiC ses 'll be broken
There were ghosts Fin the eyes
[Verse 4]
Of all Bbthe boys you sent Fa way They Bb
F haunt this dusty beach road
In the F/EskelAmeton frames of burned Bbout ChevroC/Bblets Bb
They C/Bbscream Bbyour name at night in the street
CYour graduation gown Flies in F/Grags at theirF/A Bbfeet
And in the FloneA5ly cool before dawn
[Interlude]
You hear their enBb5gines roaring on
But when you get Gmto theF porch C/Ethey're Dmgone C Bb
AmOn the wind,Bb so Ma ry climb in Gm
It's a town Bbfull of losers
AndI'm pulCling out of here to win F
[Outro]
F C F Bb
F C Bb C F
C F Bb F
C Bb Bb F/A Gm Bb/F C C/Bb
Am C/G F C F
Bb F C Bb C
F C F Bb
F C Bb C
