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When The Lightning Hit

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Aminor

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[Intro]
  Am    Am    C   Csus4    Cx4
[Verse 1]
AmI'm not afraid, AmI'm not afraid,
CI'm not afraid of the Fbig, bad, wolf.
AmBut I'm not afraid, ohAm, I'm not afraid, yeah,
CI'm not afraid of the Fbig, bad, wolf.
AmBut I had a dream, that AmI was asleep and wChen I woke up,
You Fwere already gone.
AmI had a dream, that AmI was asleep, and whCen you woke up,
FI was already gone.
P.M.
  Am    Am    C    Fx2
[Verse 2]
(P.M.)
AmHe plays games like Am"I don't care" and
CHe plays game with heaFrts that are not his.
AmI have ideas foAmr my friends, but tChey don't listen.
FThey don't listen.
(no longer palm muting)
AmHe plays games like Am"I don't care" and
CHe plays games with heaFrts that are not his.
AmI have ideas foAmr my friends, but tChey don't listen.
FThey don't listen.
[Verse 3]
AmI know I am not who I Amsaid I was,
CBut I tried so hard Fto repair your heart,
AmAnd the ice was thin, Amlike my patience was,
CWhen the lightning hit, and tFhe chemo caused you to lAmose your hair,
So I cAmut mine off, so we stCay the same, and the canFcer stopped -
Every cAmell in my bAmrain, close my eyCes, feel the raFin on my face.
AmI'm not scared Amof the next step, oCf the next step,
FOf the...
   AmN.C.       Am       C  F  
     FUCK!
   AmN.C.       Am       C  F  
     OWWW!
Am

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When The Lightning Hit

by McCafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Csus4

[Intro]

Am Am C Csus4 C

[Verse 1]

Am Am

I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid,

C F

I'm not afraid of the big, bad, wolf.

Am Am

But I'm not afraid, oh, I'm not afraid, yeah,

C F

I'm not afraid of the big, bad, wolf.

Am Am C

But I had a dream, that I was asleep and when I woke up,

You were already gone.

Am Am C

I had a dream, that I was asleep, and when you woke up,

I was already gone.

P.M.

Am Am C F

[Verse 2]

(P.M.)

Am Am

He plays games like "I don't care" and

C F

He plays game with hearts that are not his.

Am Am C

I have ideas for my friends, but they don't listen.

They don't listen.

(no longer palm muting)

Am Am

He plays games like "I don't care" and

C F

He plays games with hearts that are not his.

Am Am C

I have ideas for my friends, but they don't listen.

They don't listen.

[Verse 3]

Am Am

I know I am not who I said I was,

C F

But I tried so hard to repair your heart,

Am Am

And the ice was thin, like my patience was,

C F Am

When the lightning hit, and the chemo caused you to lose your hair,

Am C F

So I cut mine off, so we stay the same, and the cancer stopped -

Am Am C F

Every cell in my brain, close my eyes, feel the rain on my face.

Am Am C

I'm not scared of the next step, of the next step,

Of the...

Am Am C F

N.C.

FUCK!

Am Am C F

N.C.

OWWW!

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