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Lightnin Strikes Tab

by Lou Christie




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

Intro [2X; piano plays Eb5]

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	(guitar voicings: : xx1099   : xx0098   : xx8886)

Verse 1:

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

Refrain 1:

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

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

Chorus 1:

	                       
	Lightnin's striking again
	                       
	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:


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[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):

	                                    
	Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers