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