Beck – Saw Lightning (Guitar)

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[Intro]
 Gm
Ooh

 Gm
Ooh

 Gm
Ooh

 Gm
Ooh
[Refrain]
            Gm                  Gm
There was a day I saw lightning

            Gm                   Gm
There was a day I saw lightning (I saw lightning)

Gm
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning

Gm
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning

Gm
He-he-he, I saw lightning

Gm
Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 1]
      Gm
I saw wind and rain

    Gm
Saw mountains fall

    Gm
Saw temples burn

    Gm
And prison walls

      Gm
I saw floods a-comin'

    Gm
Saw children run

    Gm
Got no more shelter

Gm
No more sun
[Bridge] Eb Bb D Bb A [Chorus]
        Gm
Then it came to me in a flash of light

       Gm
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night

       Gm
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day

       Gm
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain

       Gm            Gm             Gm
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning

Gm                     Gm
Held my head up and it struck me down

Gm
Down to the ground

       Ebm
And it struck me down, struck me down

Gm
Struck me down to the ground
[Refrain]
            Gm                 Gm
There was a day, saw lightning

            Gm                 Gm
There was a day, saw lightning

Gm
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning

Gm
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning

Gm
He-he-he, I saw lightning

Gm    G
Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 2]
Gm
When it ain't up, wonder where it go

     Gm
Hold the sea as somewhere to row

Gm
Over did then dead heroes

Gm
Make it easy and sunny and go

Gm
We hold the sea and know the unknown

Gm
Old Man Dan, 'cause some of them are low

Gm
Wondering 'bout where do we go

Gm
Until then, we boat
[Chorus]
        Gm
Then it came to me in a flash of light

       Gm
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night

       Gm
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day

       Gm
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain

      Gm             Gm             Gm
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning

  Gm
I held my head up (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

       Gm
And it struck me down (Ooh!)

Gm
Down to the ground (Ooh!)

       Gm
And it struck me down, struck me down

Gm
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Bridge] Eb Bb D G A [Post-Chorus]
Gm
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning

Gm
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning

Gm
He-he-he, I saw lightning

Gm                       Gm
Ha-ha-ha, I saw lightning

            Gm
Saw lightning

                Gm
Hey saw lightning

                Gm  Gm
Hey saw lightning
[Bridge]
Gm              Cm          Cm         Ebm Gm
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)

Gm              Cm          Eb             Cm
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)

Gm               Cm          Eb              Bb
The Lord's gonna take me and leave me in the light (Ooh!)

Gm               C           Eb              Bb     D
The Lord's gonna take me and leave me in the light (Ooh!)
[Chorus]
        Gm
Then it came to me in a flash of light (Ooh!)

       Gm
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night (Ooh!)

       Gm
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day

       Gm
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain (Ooh!)

      Gm             Gm             Gm
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning (Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!)

Gm
I held my head up (Ooh!)

       Gm
And it struck me down (Ooh!)

Gm
Down to the ground (Ooh!)

       Gm
And it struck me down, struck me down

Gm
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Outro]
Gm              Gm
I saw lightning

Gm              Gm
I saw lightning

Gm              Gm
I saw lightning

Gm              Gm
I saw lightning
Eb Bb F Bb Am G