Scorpions - Thunder and Lightning: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Thunder and Lightning" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm                              A
I left you once you killed me twice
Bm                    A
Seems like the devil rolled the dice
Em                             F#m
What have you done what can we do
             Bm
To make it through
Bm             A
Remember when life was free
Bm              A
As free as our minds
Em                          F#m
We're rising up out of our dark
         Bm
Wounded hearts

Chorus:
D#m                           C#          D#m
Thunder and lightning in the heat of the night
Some lonely highway it's a hell of a ride
        G#m
Turn it up to extreme let the engine scream
And leave it all behind
 D#m
Thunder and lightning
      A#m    G#m
In a stormy night

Your gun was pointed to my head
You walked away and I was dead
In the name of love you've turned to dust
What I've called trust
Remember when we were young
And innocent too
The monsters stayed behind the walls
No fears at all

Chorus:
Thunder and lightning in the heat of the night
Some lonely highway it's a hell of a ride
Turn it up to extreme let the engine scream
And leave it all behind
Thunder and lightning
In a stormy night

Thunder and lightning in the heat of the night
Last exit my way it's a hell of a ride
Turn it up to extreme let the engine scream
And leave it all behind
Total excitement
Thunder and lightning
Some lonely highway
Thunder and lighting
Some lonely highway
In a stormy night


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Thunder and Lightning" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Thunder and Lightning" by Scorpions.

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