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Lightnings Blues

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[Intro]
   G7   C7(several times)
G7Smokey the bear said C7only you can
G7Lightning said Smokey C7that's not true
Though G7sometimes I can't C7help myself
You know I G7strike at will, it's nothing C7personal
[Chorus I]
AmI'm just trying to get Bm7close enough
To Csee the face of Em7love
To Cbe in the face Em7of lovCe...Em7  
One G7combination C7still impresses
G7Women, wind and C7summer dresses
G7Meet me underneath that C7hollow tree
I G7hope you don't mind if thunder C7follows me
[Chorus II]
AmWe're just trying to get Bm7close enough
To Csee the face of Em7love
To Cbe in the face Em7of lovCe...Em7  
Gm7  C7  Gm7  C7
There's G7Franklin's kite and C7Franklin's key
And G7Frankenstein they owe a C7debt to me
I've G7lit them up I've C7knocked them down
I've G7put them early C7underground
[Chorus III]
AmWe're just trying to get Bm7close enough
To Csee the face of Em7love
To Cbe in the face Em7of lovCe...Em7  
There are G7bolts for them out C7of the blue
G7Volts for us we'll hit the C7heights for you
I G7come by cloud, I C7come by storm
When the G7pressure drops, when C7cool meets warm
[Chorus IV]
AmI'm just trying to get Bm7close enough
To Csee the face of Em7love
To Cbe in the face Em7of lovCe...Em7  C7  
[Instrumental]
/   C   Em7/  Gm7   C7/  Gm7   C7/  Gm7   C7/  Gm7   C7/
One G7combination C7still impresses
G7Women, wind and C7summer dresses
G7Meet me underneath that C7hollow tree
G7Hope you don't mind if thunder C7follows meG7  C7  G7  C7  
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Lightning's blues (3X)
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Lightnings Blues

by John Gorka

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

Gm7

[Intro]

G7 C7

(several times)

G7 C7

Smokey the bear said only you can

G7 C7

Lightning said Smokey that's not true

G7 C7

Though sometimes I can't help myself

G7 C7

You know I strike at will, it's nothing personal

[Chorus I]

Am Bm7

I'm just trying to get close enough

C Em7

To see the face of love

C Em7 C Em7

To be in the face of love...

G7 C7

One combination still impresses

G7 C7

Women, wind and summer dresses

G7 C7

Meet me underneath that hollow tree

G7 C7

I hope you don't mind if thunder follows me

[Chorus II]

Am Bm7

We're just trying to get close enough

C Em7

To see the face of love

C Em7 C Em7

To be in the face of love...

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

G7 C7

There's Franklin's kite and Franklin's key

G7 C7

And Frankenstein they owe a debt to me

G7 C7

I've lit them up I've knocked them down

G7 C7

I've put them early underground

[Chorus III]

Am Bm7

We're just trying to get close enough

C Em7

To see the face of love

C Em7 C Em7

To be in the face of love...

G7 C7

There are bolts for them out of the blue

G7 C7

Volts for us we'll hit the heights for you

G7 C7

I come by cloud, I come by storm

G7 C7

When the pressure drops, when cool meets warm

[Chorus IV]

Am Bm7

I'm just trying to get close enough

C Em7

To see the face of love

C Em7 C Em7 C7

To be in the face of love...

[Instrumental]

C Em7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

/ / / / / /

G7 C7

One combination still impresses

G7 C7

Women, wind and summer dresses

G7 C7

Meet me underneath that hollow tree

G7 C7 G7 C7 G7 C7

Hope you don't mind if thunder follows me

Lightning's blues (3X)

(353433)

(335353)

tmigchel

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