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Lightning Bolt

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Tuning: standard
Capo: NO capo
Chords used:
B5:  x.2.4.4.x.x
E5:  0.2.2.x.x.x  (or 0.2.2.1.x.x)
A5:  x.0.2.2.x.x  (or x.0.2.2.2.x) 
A:   x.0.2.2.2.0
E:   0.2.2.1.0.0
Intro:
  E5   B5    A5x4
Verse:
  E5Morning, it's B5another pure, A5grey E5morning, 
Don't B5know what the A5day is E5holding 
When I B5get uptigA5ht and I E5walk right 
Into the B5path of a A5lightning E5bolt.B5  A5  E5  B5  A5  
Verse:
Sirens of an ambulance comes howling 
Right through the centre of town 
And no one blinks an eye and I look up to the sky 
In the path of a lighting bolt.
Verse:
Met her at the as the angels parted for her, 
But she only brought me touture but
That's what happens when it's you who's standing 
In the path of a ligthning bolt.
Chorus: 
AEveryone I see just wants to walk with gritted teeth 
But I Ejust stand by and
I wait my time they say you gAotta 
Tow the line they want the water not the
Wine but when EI see the signs 
I B5jump on that Alightning Ebolt.B5  A5  E  B5  A5  E  B5  A5  E  B5  A5  
Verse:
Chances, people tell you not to take chances, 
When they tell you there aren't any
Answers and I was starting to agree 
But I awoke suddenly in the path of a lightning bolt.
Verse:
Fortune, people talking all about fortune 
Do you make it or does it just call you.
In the blinking of an eye just another 
Passerby in the path of a lightning bolt.
Chorus: 
Everyone I see just wants to walk with gritted teeth 
But I just stand by and
I wait my time they say you gotta 
Tow the line they want the water not the
Wine but when I see the signs 
I jump on that lightning bolt.
Verse:
It was silent, I was laying back gazing skyward 
When the moment got shattered
I remebered what you said and then she fled 
In the path of a lightning bolt.
Note:

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Lightning Bolt

by Jake Bugg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: standard

Capo: NO capo

Chords used:

B5: x.2.4.4.x.x

E5: 0.2.2.x.x.x (or 0.2.2.1.x.x)

A5: x.0.2.2.x.x (or x.0.2.2.2.x)

A: x.0.2.2.2.0

E: 0.2.2.1.0.0

Intro:

E5 B5 A5

Verse:

E5 B5 A5 E5

Morning, it's another pure, grey morning,

B5 A5 E5

Don't know what the day is holding

B5 A5 E5

When I get uptight and I walk right

B5 A5 E5 B5 A5 E5 B5 A5

Into the path of a lightning bolt.

Verse:

Sirens of an ambulance comes howling

Right through the centre of town

And no one blinks an eye and I look up to the sky

In the path of a lighting bolt.

Verse:

Met her at the as the angels parted for her,

But she only brought me touture but

That's what happens when it's you who's standing

In the path of a ligthning bolt.

Chorus:

Everyone I see just wants to walk with gritted teeth

But I just stand by and

I wait my time they say you gotta

Tow the line they want the water not the

Wine but when I see the signs

B5 A E B5 A5 E B5 A5 E B5 A5 E B5 A5

I jump on that lightning bolt.

Verse:

Chances, people tell you not to take chances,

When they tell you there aren't any

Answers and I was starting to agree

But I awoke suddenly in the path of a lightning bolt.

Verse:

Fortune, people talking all about fortune

Do you make it or does it just call you.

In the blinking of an eye just another

Passerby in the path of a lightning bolt.

Chorus:

Everyone I see just wants to walk with gritted teeth

But I just stand by and

I wait my time they say you gotta

Tow the line they want the water not the

Wine but when I see the signs

I jump on that lightning bolt.

Verse:

It was silent, I was laying back gazing skyward

When the moment got shattered

I remebered what you said and then she fled

In the path of a lightning bolt.

Note:

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