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Dry Lightning

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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
                                       C
Watched the ring on the stove turn to red,
                                  G
Stared hypnotized into a cup of coffee
                                 C
Pulled on my boots and made my bed
                             F
Screen door hangin' off its hinges
                           C
Kept bangin' me awake all night
                    G
As I look out the window
                   C
The only thing in sight
            F
Is dry lightning
                C
On the horizon line
            G     Gsus G
Just dry lightning
         Gsus   C
And you on my mind
                           F
I chased the heat of her blood
                       C
Like it was the holy grail
                    G
Descend beautiful spirit
                  C
Into the evening pale
             F
Her appaloosa's
                                C
Kickin' in the corral smelling rain
                        G
There's a low thunder rolling
                     C
'Cross the mesquite plain
                 F
But it's dry lightning
                C
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--------------|
----------------|-------------|-------------|-------|----------|-------------------|
----------------|-------------|-------------|-------|----------|-------------------|
               C
------1-0-----|-----------|
------0-1-3-1-|-1-85-5----|
--42---------|----s-------|
---s----------|-----------|
--------------|-----------|
--------------|-----------|
                            G
I'd drive down to Alvarado street
                            C
Where she danced to make ends meet
                    G
I'd spend the night over my gin
              C         G
As she'd talk to her men
                     F
Well the piss yellow sun
                      C
Comes bringing up the day
                                   G
She said ain't nobody gonna give nobody
                        C
What they really need anyway
                          F
You get so sick of the fighting
                           C
You lose your fear of the end
                         G
But you can't lose your memory
                             C
And the sweet smell of your skin
                  F
And it's dry lightning
                C
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---|

Dry Lightning chords and lyrics

Free chords for Dry Lightning by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Dry Lightning - Bruce Springsteen

Dry Lightning Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Learn how to play Dry Lightning by Bruce Springsteen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Dry Lightning chords”, “Dry Lightning guitar chords”, or “Bruce Springsteen Dry Lightning chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Dry Lightning chords and for experienced players who want accurate Dry Lightning lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, F, C, Gsus.

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Many players learn "Dry Lightning" by Bruce Springsteen with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Bruce Springsteen below.

What key is "Dry Lightning" in?

The chords for "Dry Lightning" show the original chord names (including G, F, C, Gsus). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.