REO Speedwagon - Lightning
This is the chord progression for the bass. Lead and rhythm should be nearly
identical. During the chorus, the A is immediately follow by an A-minor arpeggio.
INTRO:
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
VERSE:
[Em]Cool as the water [Am]melting from the winter snows
[Em]You are the [G]island Ive been [Am]looking for
[Em]I dont know where you come from
[Am]But I can feel you comin on
[Em]Youre a storm inside my [G]soul
Thats ragin [Am]out of control
PRE-CHORUS:
[G]Call the wind out
[Am]Call out the thunder
Oh [G]lightning, only you can will the [Am]weather
I said [C]come on
Wont ya [D]come on?
CHORUS:
[Em]Lightning [G]youre [Am]mine
[C]Tonight, [D]to[Em]night
[Em]You caught me [G]while I was [Am]sleepin
[C]Restin from a [D]heavy [Em]run
[Em]I saw you in your [G]evening [Am]gown
[C]You were lighting up [D]the [Em]sky
[Em]No matter what to[G]morrow [Am]brings
[C]Lightning, your [D]mine [Em]tonight
[C]Woah, lightning your [D]mine to[Em]night
VERSE:
[Em]Crack the horizon
Only [Am]you can split the night
[Em]Then comes your [G]mother cloud to [Am]take you away
[Em]Another wind will dry me
And the [Am]sun will make me warm
But to [Em]me my life will [G]always be
The [Am]calm before the storm
(pre-chorus, chorus)
(solo - same as verse)
(pre-chorus, chorus)
OUTRO (repeat to fade):
[C] [D] [Em]
This is the chord progression for the bass. Lead and rhythm should be nearly
identical. During the chorus, the A is immediately follow by an A-minor arpeggio.
INTRO:
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
VERSE:
[Em]Cool as the water [Am]melting from the winter snows
[Em]You are the [G]island Ive been [Am]looking for
[Em]I dont know where you come from
[Am]But I can feel you comin on
[Em]Youre a storm inside my [G]soul
Thats ragin [Am]out of control
PRE-CHORUS:
[G]Call the wind out
[Am]Call out the thunder
Oh [G]lightning, only you can will the [Am]weather
I said [C]come on
Wont ya [D]come on?
CHORUS:
[Em]Lightning [G]youre [Am]mine
[C]Tonight, [D]to[Em]night
[Em]You caught me [G]while I was [Am]sleepin
[C]Restin from a [D]heavy [Em]run
[Em]I saw you in your [G]evening [Am]gown
[C]You were lighting up [D]the [Em]sky
[Em]No matter what to[G]morrow [Am]brings
[C]Lightning, your [D]mine [Em]tonight
[C]Woah, lightning your [D]mine to[Em]night
VERSE:
[Em]Crack the horizon
Only [Am]you can split the night
[Em]Then comes your [G]mother cloud to [Am]take you away
[Em]Another wind will dry me
And the [Am]sun will make me warm
But to [Em]me my life will [G]always be
The [Am]calm before the storm
(pre-chorus, chorus)
(solo - same as verse)
(pre-chorus, chorus)
OUTRO (repeat to fade):
[C] [D] [Em]