Waiting for the Thunder Chords by Blackberry Smoke, Charlie Starr

Tempo:
71.975 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

E

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Waiting for the Thunder chords
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[B] [E]
[B] [D] [B]
[E] Light your fuse and run now, brother, cause you ain't got a lot of time
[B] [Em] Don't you act surprised when it all [B] goes to hell on your [A] dime
[B]
Maybe you can stand tall enough to look the devil [A] right [E] in the eye
[B] But you better make your getaway quick so you don't have to answer why
[D]
[A] The bells will ring [A] and the [E] flames will [B] die
[A] Two thousand years of fury in the [E] big black [B] sky
[A] The wind will blow and [A] the rain [E] will [B] [D] fall
[A] Are we waiting for the thunder?
[E] Or [F#] will the lightning kill us [B] all?
[E] Waiting for the [B] thunder
And [G] [B]
[N] the war and the which [E] one do you serve?
[E] Maybe them [Dm] with the power and the glory got more [A] than they deserve
[E] Why don't we [N] stand by and do nothing while they piss it [A] all [E] away?
[N] And we hope we wake up in the morning to the light of a brand [B] new day
[A] The bells will ring [D] and [A] the flames [E] will [B] die
[D]
[A] Two thousand years of fury in the big [E] black [B] [D] sky
[A] The wind will blow and [A] the rain [E] will [B] fall
[A] Are we waiting for the thunder?
[E] Or [B] will the lightning [F#] kill us all?
[F#] [A]
[F#] [F#] [A]
[F#] [F#] [Bm] [F#m]
[F#] [A] [Bm]
[E] [D] [E]
[Bm] [B] [D] [G] [A] [B]
[E] [D] [E]
[Bm] [B] [N] [D]
[A] The bells will ring and the [E] flames will [B] die
[D]
[A] Two thousand years of fury in the big [E] black [B] sky
[D]
[A] The wind will blow and the rain [E] will [B] [D] fall
Are [A] we waiting for the thunder?
[A] [E] Or [F#] will the lightning kill us [B] all?
[B] [Em] Waiting for the [B] [D] thunder
Waiting for [A] the thunder
[B] [Bm] Waiting for [B] the thunder
[Em] [D] [Em]
[B] [N]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
F#
134211112
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Blackberry Smoke, Charlie Starr - Waiting For The Thunder chords, with this master sequence: B, D, A, E, B, A and A. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 35 BPM before aiming for the song's 72 BPM. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _
[E] Light your fuse and run now, brother, cause you ain't got a lot of time _
[B] [Em] Don't you act surprised when it all [B] goes to hell on your [A] dime
[B]
Maybe you can stand tall enough to look the devil [A] right [E] in the eye _
[B] But you better make your getaway quick so you don't have to answer why
[D]
[A] The bells will ring [A] and the [E] flames will [B] die
[A] Two thousand years of fury in the [E] big black [B] sky
[A] The wind will blow and [A] the rain [E] will [B] [D] fall
[A] Are we waiting for the thunder?
_ [E] Or [F#] will the lightning kill us [B] all?
_ _ _ [E] Waiting for the [B] thunder
And _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _
[N] _ the war and the which [E] one do you serve? _
[E] Maybe them [Dm] with the power and the glory got more [A] than they deserve _
[E] Why don't we [N] stand by and do nothing while they piss it [A] all [E] away? _
[N] And we hope we wake up in the morning to the light of a brand [B] new day
[A] The bells will ring [D] and [A] the flames [E] will [B] die
[D]
[A] Two thousand years of fury in the big [E] black [B] [D] sky
[A] The wind will blow and [A] the rain [E] will [B] fall
[A] Are we waiting for the thunder?
_ [E] Or [B] will the lightning [F#] kill us all?
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ [N] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ The bells will ring and the [E] flames will [B] die
[D]
[A] Two thousand years of fury in the big [E] black [B] sky
[D]
[A] The wind will blow and the rain [E] will [B] [D] fall
Are [A] we waiting for the thunder?
_ [A] [E] Or [F#] will the lightning kill us [B] _ all?
_ [B] _ [Em] Waiting for the [B] _ _ _ _ _ [D] thunder
Waiting for [A] the thunder
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Waiting for [B] the thunder
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ [Em] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was featured on the Like an Arrow album.

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