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Feels Like Lightning

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Home Recordings: Capo 4
Studio Release (and live shows): No Capo
[Intro]
C/G
[Verse 1]
C/GLittle rooster out on a fence post crowing
C/GHere comes the storm like a big rig rolling
FHere comes the storm like a big rig flying
C/GHeavy, loaded down, fit to split the sky in
[Chorus]
And Goh, my little heart's in trouble
Feels like it just might ex-Fplode
Why they call it love when, oh
It feels like ligC/Ghtning?
[Verse 2]
C/GI'm out in the open and the wind starts blowing
C/GI don't know any which way I'm going
FI don't know any which way I'm bound
C/GI used to be laughing but I ain't laughing now
[Chorus]
And Goh, my little heart's in trouble
Feels like it just might ex-Fplode
Why they call it love when, oh
It feels like ligC/Ghtning?
[Bridge 1]
With Amcherry blossoms sweet with smoke
And EmVenus blazing above the oak
I thFought I knew all that there was to C/GknowG  
With the Ambluebird doing whatever it does
And EmGod in his heaven wherever that was
And the Fsun was on the face of the buffaGlo
[Verse 3]
C/GOut across the fields are the thunderheads gathering
C/GClouds all gone to the color of a cavern
FDust devils spinning around a hollow sound
C/GThey used to be laughing but they ain't laughing now
[Chorus]
And Goh, my little heart's in trouble
Feels like it just might ex-Fplode
Why they call it love when, oh
It feels like ligC/Ghtning?
[Break]
C  C  C  F
C  G  F  C/G
[Bridge 2]
WiAmth monarch velvet dust the wind  [?]
AlwaEmys leaving wherever it's been
I tFhought that this was happy how it C/Gwas  G[?]
And I tAmhought that I'd be doing fine
ChEmange the way I was walking the line
'TFil I heard the thunder rumbling high aboGve
[Verse 4]
C/GThis ain't any kind of storm for chasing
C/GGonna to catch up to you now, slow or racing
FGonna catch up to you now, by and by
C/GGonna make you feel good, gonna make you cry
[Chorus]
And Goh, my little heart's in trouble
Feels like it just might ex-Fplode
Why they call it love when, oh
It feels like ligC/Ghtning?
[Outro]
C/GMmmmhC/GmmhmmFmmmC/Ghmmmhmhmmm
C/G  C/G  C/G

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Feels Like Lightning

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Home Recordings: Capo 4

Studio Release (and live shows): No Capo

[Intro]

C/G

[Verse 1]

C/G

Little rooster out on a fence post crowing

C/G

Here comes the storm like a big rig rolling

Here comes the storm like a big rig flying

C/G

Heavy, loaded down, fit to split the sky in

[Chorus]

And oh, my little heart's in trouble

Feels like it just might ex-plode

Why they call it love when, oh

C/G

It feels like lightning?

[Verse 2]

C/G

I'm out in the open and the wind starts blowing

C/G

I don't know any which way I'm going

I don't know any which way I'm bound

C/G

I used to be laughing but I ain't laughing now

[Chorus]

And oh, my little heart's in trouble

Feels like it just might ex-plode

Why they call it love when, oh

C/G

It feels like lightning?

[Bridge 1]

With cherry blossoms sweet with smoke

And Venus blazing above the oak

F C/G G

I thought I knew all that there was to know

With the bluebird doing whatever it does

And God in his heaven wherever that was

F G

And the sun was on the face of the buffalo

[Verse 3]

C/G

Out across the fields are the thunderheads gathering

C/G

Clouds all gone to the color of a cavern

Dust devils spinning around a hollow sound

C/G

They used to be laughing but they ain't laughing now

[Chorus]

And oh, my little heart's in trouble

Feels like it just might ex-plode

Why they call it love when, oh

C/G

It feels like lightning?

[Break]

C C C F

C G F C/G

[Bridge 2]

With monarch velvet dust the wind [?]

Always leaving wherever it's been

F C/G G

I thought that this was happy how it was [?]

And I thought that I'd be doing fine

Change the way I was walking the line

F G

'Til I heard the thunder rumbling high above

[Verse 4]

C/G

This ain't any kind of storm for chasing

C/G

Gonna to catch up to you now, slow or racing

Gonna catch up to you now, by and by

C/G

Gonna make you feel good, gonna make you cry

[Chorus]

And oh, my little heart's in trouble

Feels like it just might ex-plode

Why they call it love when, oh

C/G

It feels like lightning?

[Outro]

C/G C/G F C/G

Mmmmhmmhmmmmmhmmmhmhmmm

C/G C/G C/G

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