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Ballad Of Thunder Road chords by
Mark Collie
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
Em

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B
B
2

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A
A

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G
G

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Em
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Verse 1
Em
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Now let me tell a story,

I can tell it all
B
B
2

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About the mountain boy
Em
Em

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who ran illegal alcohol

His daddy made the whiskey,

the son, he drove the load
B
B
2

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And when his engine roared,
Em
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they called the highway thunder road
Verse 2
Em
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Sometimes into Ashville,

sometimes Memphis Town
B
B
2

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The revenuers, they chased him,
Em
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but they couldn't run him down

Each time they thought they had him,

his engine would explode
B
B
2

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He'd go by like they were standing
Em
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still on thunder road
Verse 3
A
A

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There was thunder,
E
E

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thunder over thunder road
B
B
2

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Thunder was his engine and white
E
E

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Em
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lightning was his load
A
A

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There was moonshine,
E
E

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moonshine to quench the devil's thirst
A
A

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B
B
2

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The law they swore they'd get him,

but the devil got him first
Verse 4
E
E

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On the first of April, 1954

The federal man sent word, he

better make his run no more
Em
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He said two hundred agents were

covering the state
A
A

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Whichever road he'd try to take,

they'd get him sure as fate
Verse 5
A
A

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'Son', his daddy told him, 'Now make
Em
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this run your last

Your tank is filled with a hundred proof,
B
B
2

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you're all tuned up and gassed
E
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Now don't take any chances,

if you can't get through
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I'd rather have you back again

than all that mountain dew?
Verse 6
A
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There was thunder, thunder over

thunder road

Thunder was his engine and white
Em
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B
B
2

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lightning was his load

There was moonshine,
Em
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moonshine to quench the devil's thirst

The law they swore they'd get him,
Verse 7

but the devil got him first
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Roaring out of Harlan,

revving up his mill
B
B
2

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He shot the gap at Cumberland
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and screamed through Maynardville

With G- men on his tail light,

roadblocks up ahead
B
B
2

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The mountain boy took roads that even
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Em
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angels feared to tread
Verse 8
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Blazing right through Knoxville,

out on Kingston Pike
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B
2

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Then right outside of Bearden, there
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they made the fatal strike

He left the road at ninety,

that's all there is to say
B
B
2

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The devil got the moonshine and the

mountain boy that day
Em
Em

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E
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Verse 9

A
A

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There was thunder,
E
E

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thunder over thunder road
B
B
2

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Thunder was his engine and
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E

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white lightning was his load
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A
A

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There was moonshine,
E
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moonshine to quench the devil's thirst
B
B
2

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The law they swore they'd get him,
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2

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but the devil got him first
Outro 1
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Chords

  • Em

  • B

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  • A

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  • E

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Ballad Of Thunder Road by Mark Collie is E minor.

The primary chords used in Ballad Of Thunder Road are Em, B, A, G, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, B, A, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Ballad Of Thunder Road is approximately 167 beats per minute.

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