Intro
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Ooh
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Ooh
Cm
Ooh
Cm
Ooh
[Refrain]
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There was a day I saw lightning
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There was a day I saw lightning (I saw lightning)
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Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
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Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
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He-he-he, I saw lightning
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Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 1]
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I saw wind and rain
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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]
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Then it came to me in a flash of light
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By the sycamore tree in the dead of night
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In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
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In the hardest winter, in the falling rain
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I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
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Held my head up and it struck me down
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Down to the ground
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And it struck me down, struck me down
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Struck me down to the ground
[Refrain]
Cm Cm
There was a day, saw lightning
Cm Cm
There was a day, saw lightning
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Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Cm
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
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He-he-he, I saw lightning
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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
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Make it easy and sunny and go
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We hold the sea and know the unknown
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Old Man Dan, 'cause some of them are low
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Wondering 'bout where do we go
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Until then, we boat
[Chorus]
Cm
Then it came to me in a flash of light
Cm
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night
Cm
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
Cm
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain
Cm Cm Cm
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
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I held my head up (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
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And it struck me down (Ooh!)
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Down to the ground (Ooh!)
Cm
And it struck me down, struck me down
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Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Bridge]
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[Post-Chorus]
Cm
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Cm
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
Cm
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Cm Cm
Ha-ha-ha, I saw lightning
Cm
Saw lightning
Cm
Hey saw lightning
Cm Cm
Hey saw lightning
[Bridge]
Cm Fm Fm Abm Cm
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)
Cm Fm Ab Fm
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)
Cm Fm Ab Eb
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]
Cm
Then it came to me in a flash of light (Ooh!)
Cm
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night (Ooh!)
Cm
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
Cm
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain (Ooh!)
Cm Cm Cm
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning (Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!)
Cm
I held my head up (Ooh!)
Cm
And it struck me down (Ooh!)
Cm
Down to the ground (Ooh!)
Cm
And it struck me down, struck me down
Cm
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Outro]
Cm Cm
I saw lightning
Cm Cm
I saw lightning
Cm Cm
I saw lightning
Cm Cm
I saw lightning
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