Warren Zeiders – Ride The Lightning Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Warren Zeiders – Ride The Lightning Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Ride The Lightning by Warren Zeiders on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

INTRO:
Dm F C G
Dm F C G

VERSE:
 Dm                     F
Mama always said I was born
             C  G
on the wild side
     Dm
One foot in the flames and
     F                        C  G
the other trying to walk the line
      Dm
Can't say I never saw it coming
F                        C   G
I could see the warning signs
 Dm                     F
Mama always said I was born
             C  G
on the wild side
         Bb
I guess mama was right
                 C
'Cause when the clock
strikes midnight

CHORUS:
                Dm
Gonna ride the lightning
          F
Feel the thunder
          C                 G
Till the darkness pulls me under
      Dm
Gonna fly on,
          F
Wings of fire
          C                  G
Pray the good Lord leads me higher
        Dm             F       C  G
Singing oh, when they call me home
         Dm             F       C  G
Singing, oh, when they call me home
                        Dm F C G
Gonna ride the lightning

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VERSE:
          Dm
There's a man in a black
      F                      C  G
coat standing at a crossroads
       Dm                     F
With a pad in his handsand a long
                  C  G
list of lost souls
     Dm                   F
They say cliffs are gone forged
              C  G
out of fools gold
          Dm
There's a man in a black
      F                      C  G
coat standing at a crossroads
           Bb
I hope he lets me pass by
       C
And I close my eyes

CHORUS:
                    Dm
I'm gonna ride the lightning
          F
Feel the thunder
          C                 G
Till the darkness pulls me under
      Dm
Gonna fly on,
          F
Wings of fire
          C                  G
Pray the good Lord leads me higher
        Dm             F       C  G
Singing oh, when they call me home
         Dm             F       C  G
Singing, oh, when they call me home
 G              Dm
Gonna ride the lightning
          F
Ride the lightning
          C         G  Dm F C G
Ride the lightning-ing

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CHORUS:
                    Dm
I'm gonna ride the lightning
          F
Feel the thunder
          C                 G
Till the darkness pulls me under
      Dm
Gonna fly on,
          F
Wings of fire
          C                  G
Pray the good Lord leads me higher
        Dm             F       C  G
Singing oh, when they call me home
         Dm             F       C  G
Singing, oh, when they call me home
N.C.                    Dm F C G  Dm
Gonna ride the lightning

How to play Ride The Lightning: key, chords and progression

Ride The Lightning by Warren Zeiders is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: Dm, F, C, G and Bb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – F – C – G (ii – IV – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is reh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, A, E, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

Ride The Lightning chords: questions

What key is Ride The Lightning in?

Ride The Lightning by Warren Zeiders is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Ride The Lightning?

Ride The Lightning uses 5 chords: Dm, F, C, G, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Ride The Lightning?

The main progression is Dm – F – C – G (ii – IV – I – V).

Is Ride The Lightning easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, A, E, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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