Intro
Am
Ooh
Am
Ooh
Am
Ooh
Am
Ooh
[Refrain]
Am Am
There was a day I saw lightning
Am Am
There was a day I saw lightning (I saw lightning)
Am
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Am
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
Am
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Am
Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 1]
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I saw wind and rain
Am
Saw mountains fall
Am
Saw temples burn
Am
And prison walls
Am
I saw floods a-comin'
Am
Saw children run
Am
Got no more shelter
Am
No more sun
[Bridge]
F C E C B
[Chorus]
Am
Then it came to me in a flash of light
Am
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night
Am
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
Am
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain
Am Am Am
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
Am Am
Held my head up and it struck me down
Am
Down to the ground
Fm
And it struck me down, struck me down
Am
Struck me down to the ground
[Refrain]
Am Am
There was a day, saw lightning
Am Am
There was a day, saw lightning
Am
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Am
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
Am
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Am A
Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 2]
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When it ain't up, wonder where it go
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Hold the sea as somewhere to row
Am
Over did then dead heroes
Am
Make it easy and sunny and go
Am
We hold the sea and know the unknown
Am
Old Man Dan, 'cause some of them are low
Am
Wondering 'bout where do we go
Am
Until then, we boat
[Chorus]
Am
Then it came to me in a flash of light
Am
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night
Am
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
Am
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain
Am Am Am
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
Am
I held my head up (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Am
And it struck me down (Ooh!)
Am
Down to the ground (Ooh!)
Am
And it struck me down, struck me down
Am
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Bridge]
F C E A B
[Post-Chorus]
Am
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Am
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
Am
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Am Am
Ha-ha-ha, I saw lightning
Am
Saw lightning
Am
Hey saw lightning
Am Am
Hey saw lightning
[Bridge]
Am Dm Dm Fm Am
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)
Am Dm F Dm
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)
Am Dm F C
The Lord's gonna take me and leave me in the light (Ooh!)
Am D F C E
The Lord's gonna take me and leave me in the light (Ooh!)
[Chorus]
Am
Then it came to me in a flash of light (Ooh!)
Am
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night (Ooh!)
Am
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
Am
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain (Ooh!)
Am Am Am
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning (Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!)
Am
I held my head up (Ooh!)
Am
And it struck me down (Ooh!)
Am
Down to the ground (Ooh!)
Am
And it struck me down, struck me down
Am
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Outro]
Am Am
I saw lightning
Am Am
I saw lightning
Am Am
I saw lightning
Am Am
I saw lightning
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