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Dry Lightning - Bruce Springsteen
------8--|G-7-7-7-|-----7-7>8-7---|F-5-----|C---------|----------|
----8-8--|-8-----|---8----h----8-|---8-6-|-5-53-5-|-5---------|
--9-9----|-------|-7-------------|-------|----s----|----------|
-10------|-------|---------------|-------|---------|----------|
---------|-------|---------------|-------|---------|----------|
---------|-------|---------------|-------|---------|----------|
                                                    Threw...
CThrew my robe on in the mForning
Watched the ring on the stove turn to rCed,
Stared hypnotized into a cup of coGffee
Pulled on my boots and made my beCd
Screen door hangin' off its hFinges
Kept bangin' me awake all nCight
As I look out the wiGndow
The only thing in sCight
Is dry lightFning
On the horizon lCine
Just dry ligGhtningGsus  G  
And you oGsusn my miCnd
I chased the heat of her blFood
Like it was the holy grCail
Descend beautiful spGirit
Into the evening pCale
Her appaloosaF's
Kickin' in the corral smelling rCain
There's a low thunder roGlling
'Cross the mesquite pClain
But it's dry lighFtning
On the horizon lCine
Just dry ligGhtningGsus  G  
And you oGsusn my miCnd
C----------------|F-------------|-5---5-5-3---|C-------|----------|G-------3-----------|
----5-5/6-5--s--|--6-6-6/8----|-----------6-|-5--/6-|-5--------|---------3---------|
-------s----75-|----------/5-|---5---------|----s--|---/5-54-|-4-4/5-----5-4-4-----|
--5-------------|----------s--|-------------|-------|---s---s--|----s--------------|
----------------|-------------|-------------|-------|----------|-------------------|
----------------|-------------|-------------|-------|----------|-------------------|
------1-0-----|C-----------|
------0-1-3-1-|-1-85-5----|
--42---------|----s-------|
---s----------|-----------|
--------------|-----------|
--------------|-----------|
I'd drive down to Alvarado sGtreet
Where she danced to make endCs meet
I'd spend the night Gover my gin
As she'd talk Cto her menG  
Well the piss yellow Fsun
Comes bringing up the Cday
She said ain't nobody gonna give noGbody
What they really need anCyway
You get so sick of the figFhting
You lose your fear of the eCnd
But you can't lose your mGemory
And the sweet smell of your sCkin
And it's dry lightFning
On the horizon lCine
Just dry ligGhtningGsus  G  
And you oGsusn my miCnd  --------------|-----|
                    --------------|-----|
                    --------------|--0--|
                    --5-5/7-5---3-|--2--|
                    -----s----5---|--3--|
                    --------------|-----|
-G3--F1--C0--Gsus3---|
-0--1--1--1---|
-0--2--0--0---|
-0--3--2--0---|

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Dry Lightning

by Bruce Springsteen

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Gsus

Dry Lightning - Bruce Springsteen

G F C

------8--|-7-7-7-|-----7-7>8-7---|-5-----|---------|----------|

----8-8--|-8-----|---8----h----8-|---8-6-|-5-53-5-|-5---------|

--9-9----|-------|-7-------------|-------|----s----|----------|

-10------|-------|---------------|-------|---------|----------|

---------|-------|---------------|-------|---------|----------|

Threw...

C F

Threw my robe on in the morning

Watched the ring on the stove turn to red,

Stared hypnotized into a cup of coffee

Pulled on my boots and made my bed

Screen door hangin' off its hinges

Kept bangin' me awake all night

As I look out the window

The only thing in sight

Is dry lightning

On the horizon line

G Gsus G

Just dry lightning

Gsus C

And you on my mind

I chased the heat of her blood

Like it was the holy grail

Descend beautiful spirit

Into the evening pale

Her appaloosa's

Kickin' in the corral smelling rain

There's a low thunder rolling

'Cross the mesquite plain

But it's dry lightning

On the horizon line

G Gsus G

Just dry lightning

Gsus C

And you on my mind

C F C G

----------------|-------------|-5---5-5-3---|-------|----------|-------3-----------|

----5-5/6-5--s--|--6-6-6/8----|-----------6-|-5--/6-|-5--------|---------3---------|

-------s----75-|----------/5-|---5---------|----s--|---/5-54-|-4-4/5-----5-4-4-----|

--5-------------|----------s--|-------------|-------|---s---s--|----s--------------|

----------------|-------------|-------------|-------|----------|-------------------|

------1-0-----|-----------|

------0-1-3-1-|-1-85-5----|

--42---------|----s-------|

---s----------|-----------|

--------------|-----------|

I'd drive down to Alvarado street

Where she danced to make ends meet

I'd spend the night over my gin

C G

As she'd talk to her men

Well the piss yellow sun

Comes bringing up the day

She said ain't nobody gonna give nobody

What they really need anyway

You get so sick of the fighting

You lose your fear of the end

But you can't lose your memory

And the sweet smell of your skin

And it's dry lightning

On the horizon line

G Gsus G

Just dry lightning

Gsus C

And you on my mind --------------|-----|

--------------|-----|

--------------|--0--|

--5-5/7-5---3-|--2--|

-----s----5---|--3--|

--------------|-----|

G F C Gsus

-3--1--0--3---|

-0--1--1--1---|

-0--2--0--0---|

-0--3--2--0---|

About Dry Lightning Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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