Lightnin Strikes Chords - Lou Christie






#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:48:25 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: ./c/christie_lou/lightnin_strikes.crd

                          "Lightnin' Strikes"
                     (Lou Christie - Twyla Herbert)

Intro [2X; piano plays Eb5]

Eb                     Db/Eb Fm/Eb
/   /   /   /     /   /   /   /

                        11           11
(guitar voicings: Db: xx1099   Fm: xx0098   Eb: xx8886)

Verse 1:

Eb                                  Db/Eb Fm/Eb
Listen to me, baby, you got to understand
Eb                                        Db/Eb Fm/Eb
You're old enough to know the makings of a man
Eb                                      Db/Eb Fm/Eb
Listen to me, baby, it's hard to settle down
Eb                                      Db/Eb Fm/Eb
Am I asking too much for you to stick around

Refrain 1:

 C                 Dm
Every boy wants a girl
        G7           C
He can trust to the very end
(C)          Dm
Baby, that's you
           G7     C
Won't you wait   but 'til then

     C
When I see lips beggin' to be kissed (Stop!)
                      C7
I can't stop (Stop!)  I can't stop myself
                             (Stop!  Stop!)

Chorus 1:

Fm7                  Gm7     C7
Lightnin's striking again
Fm7                  Gm7     C7
Lightnin's striking again

Verse 2:

Nature's takin' over my one-track mind
Believe it or not, you're in my heart all the time
All the girls are sayin' that you'll end up a fool
For the time being, baby, live by the rules

Refrain 2:

When I settle down
I want one baby on my mind
Forgive and forget
And I'll make up for all lost time

If she's put together fine and she's readin' my mind (Stop!)
I can't stop (Stop!)  I can't stop myself
                             (Stop!  Stop!)

Chorus 2:

Lightnin's striking again
Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again

Guitar solo:


Eb                     Db/Eb Fm/Eb   [3X]
/   /   /   /     /   /   /   /

Eb                       Gm7  C7
/   /   /   /     /   /   /   /

[repeat chorus 1]

Refrain 3:

There's a chapel in the pines
Waiting for us around the bend
Picture in your mind
Love forever, but 'til then

If she gives me a sign that she wants to make time (Stop!)
I can't stop (Stop!)  I can't stop myself
                             (Stop!  Stop!)

[repeat chorus 2]

Coda (repeat to fade):

Fm7                   Gm7                 C7
Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers