Chords
The Thunder Rolls

The Thunder Rolls composed by Garth Brooks and Pat Alger, tells the story of infidelity in a relationship. The turmoil and betrayal between a couple are metaphorically represented through a storm. The song sparked controversy for its explicit depiction of domestic violence, particularly in the video version that includes a scene where the wife confronts the cheating husband.

Key: Am

Introduction: Am    

 Am                                    F  
Three-thirty in the morning, not a soul in sight
E                                                                             Am  
The city' s lookin'  like a ghost town on a moonless summer night
Am                                            F  
Raindrops on the windshield, there' s a storm moving in
E                                                                                Am  
He' s headin'  back from somewhere that he never should have been
                         G      E                                 Am  
And the thunder rolls,         and the thunder rolls
Am                                F  
Every light is burnin' , in a house across town
E                                                                    Am  
She' s pacin'  by the telephone in her faded flannel gown
Am                              F  
Askin'  for a miracle, hopin'  she' s not right
E                                                                     Am  
Prayin'  it' s the weather that' s kept him out all night
                         G     E                          Am  G  Am  
And the thunder rolls,    and the thunder rolls

                         F     G                                 Am    G    Am  
And the thunder rolls     and the lightnin'  strikes
                             F    G                            E    G    E  
Another love grows cold      on a sleepless night
                          F    G                    Am    G    Am  
As the storm blows on     out of control
                     F     G                        Am  
Deep in her heart      the thunder rolls

Am                                             F  
She' s waitin'  by the window when he pulls into the drive
E                                                          Am  
She rushes out to hold him thankful he' s alive
Am                                     F  
But on the wind and rain a strange new perfume blows
E                                                                                  Am  
And the lightnin'  flashes in her eyes and he knows that she knows
                            G  E                             Am  G  Am          G  Am  
And the thunder rolls     and the thunder rolls

                         F     G                                 Am    G    Am  
And the thunder rolls     and the lightnin'  strikes
                             F    G                            E    G    E  
Another love grows cold      on a sleepless night
                          F    G                    Am    G    Am  
As the storm blows on     out of control
                     F     G                        Am  
Deep in her heart      the thunder rolls

Am                                         F  
She runs back down the hallway to the bedroom door
E                                                             Am  
She reaches for the pistol kept in the dresser drawer
Am                                      F  
Tells the lady in the mirror He won' t do this again
E                                                                              Am  
Cause tonight will be the last time she' ll wonder where he' s been

                         F     G                                 Am    G    Am  
And the thunder rolls     and the lightnin'  strikes
                             F    G                            E    G    E  
Another love grows cold      on a sleepless night
                          F    G                    Am    G    Am  
As the storm blows on     out of control
                     F     G                        Am  
Deep in her heart      the thunder rolls