Gary Moore – Thunder Rising (Guitar)

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Leadsheet: M. Nijs Intro: |Em, Bm, C5, D, Bm, C5 :|| Riff ( 5 maten tot aan zang) Couplet 1:

Em
They looked out from the

Bm
Fortress on the hill

D
There came a single warrior

C	           Em
Returning from the kill

Em
The spoils of war hung

Bm
From his horses mane

                      D
The bloody heads of enemies

      C	            Em
That he had freshly slayed

B5
They saw the face

The eyes so sullen

D5
Could only be the

                E5
Young C. Chullain

Refrein:

Em           D5
Thunder rising

           C5
Thunder rising

Thunder rising

D            B5    C
Early in the morning

Em          D5
Cities burning

		    C5
The world keeps turning

Thunder rising

D            B5   C
Early in the morning

Couplet 2:

Em		                    Bm
The son of Lugh MacEithleen knew no fear

	              D
For just one blow at any foe

C5		     Em
To tell his end was near

Em			   Bm
So many tried to mock this Celtic son

D			Em
They taunted and they teased him till

C5	              Em
He slayed them one by one

B5
And so they came

And so they've fallen

D5
at the hands of

	       E5
Young C. Chullain

Refrein: Interlude: |A5| 4 maten Couplet 3:

A5
Long ago the legend has it

How the mighty Ulster men

C5
Battled with the King Of Connacht

G5	        F5
Fighting to the bitter end

A5
No one knew what foolish reason

Caused this skirmish to begin

C5
Was it treachery or treason

G5             F5		    Em
Or just the idle threats of drunken men?

Interlude: |A5, C5, G5, F5:|| Em Gitaarsolo over: |Em, B5, D5, C5, E5:|| B5, D5, E5| Refrein: 2x Melodie 2x