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The Thunder Rolls

Garth Brooks
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 intro
 verse 1 Three-thirty  in the morning,  not a soul in sight
  The  city's lookin' like a ghost town on a moonless summer night
  Raindrops  on the windshield, there's a storm  moving in
  He's  headin' back from somewhere that he never should have been
  And the thunder rolls,  and the thunder rolls
 verse 2 Every light is burnin', in a house across town
  She's pacin' by the telephone in her faded flannel gown
  Askin' for a miracle, hopin' she's not right
  Prayin' it's the weather that's kept him out all night
  And the thunder rolls,  and the thunder rolls
 chorus And the thunder rolls  and the lightnin' strikes
  Another love grows cold  on a sleepless night
  As the storm blows on  out of control
  Deep in her heart  the thunder rolls
 verse 3 She's waitin' by the window when he pulls into the drive
  She rushes out to hold him thankful he's alive
  But on the wind and rain a strange new perfume blows
  And the lightnin' flashes in her eyes and he knows that she knows
  And the thunder rolls,  and the thunder rolls
 outro same as the intro
 chords used:
 
 Bb x 1 3 3 1 1 (I like it w/o the 3rd)
 A x 0 2 2 0 0 (here too)
 A 5 7 7 6 5 5 (the A in the chorus)
 She runs back down the hallway, through the bedroom door.
 She reaches for the pistol hidden in the dresser drawer.
 Tells the lady in the mirror, "He won't do this again!".
 Tonight'll be the last time she'll wonder where he's been...
 And the thunder rolls...
  Garth plays this at most of his concerts (well, the two I've been to at
 least), plus he played it on his T.V. special.

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Readable chord sheet for The Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks

intro          [Dm]

verse 1        [Dm]Three-thirty in the morning,[Bb] not a soul in sight
               [A]The city's lookin' like a ghost town on a moonless summer [Dm]night
               [Dm]Raindrops on the windshield, there's a s[Bb]torm moving in
               [A]He's headin' back from somewhere that he never should have [Dm]been
               And the thunder r[C]olls,[C/B]     [A]          and the thunder r[Dm]olls

verse 2        Every light is burnin', in a house across town
               She's pacin' by the telephone in her faded flannel gown
               Askin' for a miracle, hopin' she's not right
               Prayin' it's the weather that's kept him out all night
               And the thunder ro[C]lls,[C/B]     [A]    and the thunder [Dm]roll[C]s  [Dm]

chorus         And the thunder [Bb]rolls [C]   and the lightnin' st[Dm]rike[C]s  [Dm]
               Another love grows [Bb]cold   [C]  on a sleepless ni[A]ght[G]   [A]
               As the storm blows [Bb]on  [C]    out of control[Dm]    [C]       [Dm]
               Deep in her h[Bb]eart [C]    the thunder r[Dm]olls

verse 3        She's waitin' by the window when he pulls into the drive
               She rushes out to hold him thankful he's alive
               But on the wind and rain a strange new perfume blows
            And the lightnin' flashes in her eyes and he knows that she knows
               And the thunder ro[C]lls,[C/B]     [A]  and the thunder [Dm]rol[C]ls[Dm]    [Dm]       [Dm]          [Dm]

outro          same as the intro

chords used:
            [E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
Bb          x 1 3 3 1 1 (I like it w/o the 3rd)
A           x 0 2 2 0 0 (here too)
A           5 7 7 6 5 5 (the A in the chorus)

She runs back down the hallway, through the bedroom door.
She reaches for the pistol hidden in the dresser drawer.
Tells the lady in the mirror, "He won't do this again!".
Tonight'll be the last time she'll wonder where he's been...

And the thunder rolls...

    Garth plays this at most of his concerts (well, the two I've been to at
least), plus he played it on his T.V. special.

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