Northern Thunder

	  		 

Intro C  F  C 
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Verse 1:
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Lovesick, homesick, sick of the road too 
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There’s a reason all them boys back when sang the blues 
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And please don’t ask me how these last years went 
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Mama, I made a million dollars on accident 
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I was supposed to die a military man 
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Chest out too far with a drink in my hand 
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But I’ve got folks who like hearing me rhyme 
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I think of thunder under metal roofs all the time 
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Why’s everyone acting like they ain’t human? 
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Take me back to green grass and knowin’ what I’s doin 
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'Cuz I just need a friend right now 
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Sittin’ close until the daylight’s out 
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It ain’t been my week it ain’t been my year 
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And I hate to admit I just need you here 

 

              F 
So close your eyes 
                           C 
Do you think of when you’s younger 
                    G 
Won’t you rest your mind 
                    Am 
Smell that Northern Thunder 
              F 
So close your eyes 
                     C 
I pray you see those memories 
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The way this life blackens all the things you used to be 
              F 
So close your eyes 
                        C 
Do you think when you’s younger 
          G 
Rest your mind 
                        Am 
And smell that Northern Thunder 
                     F 
Won’t you close your eyes 
                    C 
Think of what this used to be 
                  G                         Am 
The way this life blackens all your younger memories 


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Final 

C                   F                C 
Lovesick, homesick. Sick of the road too 
          Am                        G             C 
There’s a reason all them boys back when sang the blues