Bob Dylan – Thunder On The Mountain (Guitar)

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[Verse]

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Thunder on the mountain, and there's fires on the moon

a ruckus in the alley and the sun will be here soon

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Today's the day, gonna grab my trombone and blow

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Well, there's hot stuff here and it's everywhere I go

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I was thinkin' 'bout Alicia Keys, couldn't keep from crying

When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line

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I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be

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I been looking for her even clear through Tennessee

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Feel like my soul is beginning to expand

Look into my heart and you will sort of understand

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You brought me here, now you're trying to run me away

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The writing on the wall, come read it, come see what it say

[Instrumental] G G G G C C G G D D G G [Verse]

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Thunder on the mountain, rollin' like [a] drum

Gonna sleep over there, that's where the music coming from

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I don't need any guide, I already know the way

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Remember this, I'm your servant both night and day

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The pistols are poppin' and the power is down

I'd like to try somethin' but I'm so far from town

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The sun keeps shinin' and the North Wind keeps picking up speed

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Gonna forget about myself for a while, gonna go out and see what others need

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I've been sittin' down studyin' the art of love

I think it will fit me like a glove

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I want some real good woman to do just what I say

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Everybody got to wonder what's the matter with this cruel world today

[Instrumental] G G G G C C G G D D G G [Verse]

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Thunder on the mountain rolling to the ground

Gonna get up in the morning walk the hard road down

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Some sweet day I'll stand beside my king

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I wouldn't betray your love or any other thing

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Gonna raise me an army, some tough sons of bitches

I'll recruit my army from the orphanages

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I been to St. Herman's church, said my religious vows

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I've sucked the milk out of [a] thousand cows

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I got the porkchops, she got the pie

She ain't no angel and neither am I

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Shame on your greed, shame on your wicked schemes

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I'll say this, I don't give a damn about your dreams

[Instrumental] G G G G C C G G D D G G [Verse]

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Thunder on the mountain heavy as can be

Mean old twister bearing down on me

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All the ladies in Washington scrambling to get out of town

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Looks like something bad gonna happen, better roll your airplane down

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Everybody going and I want to go too

Don't wanna take a chance with somebody new

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I did all I could, I did it right there and then

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I've already confessed - no need to confess again

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Gonna make a lot of money, gonna go up north

I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth

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The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf

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For the love of God, you ought to take pity on yourself

[Outro] G G G G C C G G D D G G