Originally in B, I play in A. Highest note is the 5 (“rode down the highway”). In the original key, that’s an F# (!!!).
| A | Dm/A |
| x2 |
| A |
| Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah x4 |
| A |
| Thunder, ah x10 |
Vox more or less on 1 1 b3 on “I was caught”
| A | |
| I was | caught in the middle of a railroad track (thunder) |
| A | |
| I looked ‘ | round, and I knew there was no turning back (thunder) |
| A | |
| My mind r | aced, and I thought, what could I do? (thunder) |
| A | |
| And I kn | ew, there was no help, no help from you (thunder) |
| A | G | D | G | G | D | A | G | D | G | G | D | |
| Sound of the d | rums, | → | → | → | beating in my h | eart | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | G | D | A | G | D | G | G | D | |
| The thunder of g | uns, | → | → | → | tore me a | part | → | → | → |
| D | A |
| You’ve been, thunderstr | uck |
| A |
Vox on the 5 on “highway”
| A | |
| Rode down the h | ighway, broke the limit, we hit the town |
| A | |
| Went through to | Texas, yeah Texas, and we had some fun |
| A | |
| We met some g | irls, some dancers who gave a good time |
| A | |
| Broke all the r | ules, played all the fools, yeah-yeah, they, they, they blew our minds |
| A | G | D | G | A | G | D |
| → | → | And I was shakin’ at the knees | → | → | → |
| G | A | G | D | |
| Could I come again please? | → | → | → |
| G | A | G | D | |
| Yeah, the ladies were too kind | → | → | → |
You've been
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Yea, yeah, yeah thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Ooh thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A |
| Yeah |
| A |
| I was shaking at the knees |
| A |
| Could I come again please? |
Solo
| G | A | G | D |
| x4 |
| A | G |
| → | Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah x4 |
| A |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Yea, yeah, yeah thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Thunderstr | uck | → | → | yeah yeah yeah | say |
| A | D |
| Yeah, it’s al | right |
| A | D |
| We’re doing f | ine |
| A | D |
| Yeah, it’s al | right |
| A | D |
| We’re, doing f | ine fine fine |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Yea, yeah, yeah thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| Thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |
| A | G | D | G | D | |
| You’ve been thunderstr | uck | → | → | → |