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^DWhen I think of heaven ^A ^BmDeliver me ^Ain a black-winged ^Dbird ^AI think of ^Bmflying ^Adown into a ^Dsea of pens and ^Afeathers ^BmAnd all other ^Ainstruments of ^Dfaith and sex and ^AGod In the belly of a ^Bmblack-winged ^Abird. ^BmDon't ^Gtry to feed me ^BmI've been ^Ghere before And ^DI deserve a ^Elittle more

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^AI ^Bmbelong^D in the ^Eservice of the ^AQueen ^AI ^Bmbelong^D any^Ewhere but in bet^Aween ^AShe's been ^Bmcrying ^Dand I've been th^Einking ^AAnd I ^Bmam the ^DRain King ^E

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^EAnd I said mama,^D mama^A, why am I so^Bm alon^Ae? ^DI can't go ^Aoutside I'm scared I ^Bmmight not make it ^Ahome I'm ^Dalive, I'm a^Alive But I^Bm'm sinking in^A If there's ^Danyone at home at ^Ayour place, darling ^BmWon' you please invite m^Ae in? ^BmDon't ^Gtry to bleed me ^BmI've been ^Gthere before And ^DI deserve a ^Elittle more

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^AI ^Bmbelong^D in the ^Eservice of the ^AQueen ^AI ^Bmbelong^D anyw^Ehere but in bet^Aween ^AShe's been ^Bmlying ^Dand I've been s^Einking ^AAnd I ^Bmam the ^DRain King ^E

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^BmHey, I only ^Dwant the same as ^Aanyone ^BmHenderson is ^Dwait^Aing ^Bmfor the sun Oh, it seems night ^Dendlessly ^Abegins and ends ^BmAfter all the ^Ddreaming I come ^Ahome again

(During guitar solo) D A Bm A (2x) Side Note: ****This whole part is basically just spoken, you should listen to that version before trying to play this.**** It repeats almost entirely throughout: D, A, Bm, A

Well the sc^Dreen door slams and^A Mary's dress sw^Bmays ^A And like a v^Dision she dances ac^Aross the porch while the r^Bmadio P^Alays Roy Oribison s^Dinging for the lo^Anely Hey that's ^Bmme and uh, I want you, ^AOnly don't turn me ho^Dme again ^A I just can't face my^Bmself alone agai^An

(Same progression, D, A, Bm, A) But don't come back inside darlin', you know just what I'm here for So you're scared, and you're thinking, maybe we ain't that young anymore But show a little faith there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty but hey, you're all right And that's all right with me You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain, Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets But I ain't no hero… That's understood All the redemption I can offer girl is beneath this dirty hood And with a chance to make it good somehow, Hey what else can we do now except except rolllll down the window Let the wind blow, back you hair This nights busting' open these two lanes, take us anywhere Got one last chance to make it real Trade in these wings on some wheels So climb in back baby, heaven's waiting down the tracks Ohhh, come take my hand. We're ridin' out tonight to case the promised land, oh Thunder road. It's lyin out there like a killer in the sun I know it's late but we can make it, if we run. Thunder road Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long long long long long long long walk From your front porch to my, front seat The door's open but the ride it ain't free And tonight you'll be lonely for words that I ain't spoken Tonight we'll be free all the promises broken There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away, They haunt this dusty beach road In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets And they, they scream your name at night in the street Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet D (one strum) And in the lonely cool before dawn D (one strum) You hear their engines roaring on

But when you g^Det to the porch they're g^Aone on the win^Bmd ^A It's town full of los^Ders,^A it's a town full of los^Bmers ^A We all come from towns full of lo^Dsers, we ^Acome from towns full of losers We come from^Bm towns full of loser^As, we come from towns full of losers ^D But we're pulling out of he^Are to ^Bmwin and when I when ^AI

I think of heaven D, A

^BmDeliver me ^Ain a black-winged ^Dbird I think I thin^Ak I think of d^Bmying ^ALay me down lay m^De down in a field o^Af flame and heather ^BmRender up my ^Amy my my body ^Dinto the burning ^Aheart of God In the belly of ^Bma black-winged ^Abird ^BmDon't ^Gtry to bleed me ^BmI've been ^Ghere before And ^DI deserve a ^Elittle more

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^AI ^Bmbelong^D in the ^Eservice of the ^Aqueen ^AI ^Bmbelong^D anyw^Ehere but in bet^Aween ^AShe's been ^Bmdying ^Dand I've been ^Edrinking ^AAnd I ^Bmam the ^DRain King ^E

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