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Gary Moore:		Thunder Rising
Leadsheet:		M. Nijs
Intro: |Em, Bm, C5, D, Bm,  C5:||
Riff ( 5 maten tot aan zang)
Couplet 1:
EmThey looked out from the
BmFortress on the hill
DThere came a single warrior
CReturning froEmm the kill
EmThe spoils of war hung
BmFrom his horses mane
The bloody heads of enDemies
That hCe had freshly Emslayed
B5They saw the face
The eyes so sullen
D5Could only be the
Young C. ChullaiE5n
Refrein:
EmThunder risinD5g
Thunder risC5ing
Thunder rising
DEarly in the B5morninCg
EmCities burniD5ng
The woC5rld keeps turning
Thunder rising
DEarly in the B5morniCng
Couplet 2:
EmThe son of Lugh MacEithlBmeen knew no fear
For just one blDow at any foe
C5To tell hEmis end was near
EmSo many Bmtried to mock this Celtic son
DThey Emtaunted and they teased him till
C5He slayed them onEme by one
B5And so they came
And so they've fallen
D5at the hands of
Young C. E5Chullain
Refrein:
Interlude: |A5|  4 maten
Couplet 3:
A5Long ago the legend has it
How the mighty Ulster men
C5Battled with the King Of Connacht
G5Fighting to F5the bitter end
A5No one knew what foolish reason
Caused this skirmish to begin
C5Was it treachery or treason
G5Or just the idlF5e threatEms of drunken men?
Interlude: |A5, C5, G5, F5:|| Em  
Gitaarsolo over: |Em, B5, D5, C5, E5:|| B5, D5, E5|
Refrein: 2x
Melodie 2x

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Thunder Rising

by Gary Moore

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Gary Moore: Thunder Rising

Leadsheet: M. Nijs

Em Bm C5 D Bm C5

Intro: |, , , , , :||

Riff ( 5 maten tot aan zang)

Couplet 1:

They looked out from the

Fortress on the hill

There came a single warrior

C Em

Returning from the kill

The spoils of war hung

From his horses mane

The bloody heads of enemies

C Em

That he had freshly slayed

They saw the face

The eyes so sullen

Could only be the

Young C. Chullain

Refrein:

Em D5

Thunder rising

D B5 C

Early in the morning

Em D5

Cities burning

The world keeps turning

Thunder rising

D B5 C

Early in the morning

Couplet 2:

Em Bm

The son of Lugh MacEithleen knew no fear

For just one blow at any foe

C5 Em

To tell his end was near

Em Bm

So many tried to mock this Celtic son

D Em

They taunted and they teased him till

C5 Em

He slayed them one by one

And so they came

And so they've fallen

at the hands of

Young C. Chullain

Refrein:

Interlude: |A5| 4 maten

Couplet 3:

Long ago the legend has it

How the mighty Ulster men

Battled with the King Of Connacht

G5 F5

Fighting to the bitter end

No one knew what foolish reason

Caused this skirmish to begin

Was it treachery or treason

G5 F5 Em

Or just the idle threats of drunken men?

A5 C5 G5 F5 Em

Interlude: |, , , :||

Em B5 D5 C5 E5 B5 D5 E5

Gitaarsolo over: |, , , , :|| , , |

Refrein: 2x

Melodie 2x

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