DRY LIGHTNING
from "The Ghost of Tom Joad" album
C F
I threw my robe on in the morning
C
Watched the ring on the stove turn to red,
G
Stared hypnotized into a cup of coffee
C
Pulled on my boots and made my bed
Screen door hangin' off its hinges
Kept bangin' me awake all night
As I look out the window
The only thing in sight
Is dry lightning on the horizon line
Just dry lightning
And you on my mind
I chased the heat of her blood
Like it was the holy grail
Descend beautiful spirit
Into the evening pale
Her appaloosa's
Kickin' in the corral smelling rain
There's a low thunder rolling cross the mesquite plain
But it's just dry lightning on the horizon line
Just dry lightning
And you on my mind
G
I'd drive down to Alvarado street
C
Where she danced to make ends meet
G
I'd spend the night over my gin
C
As she'd talk to her men
Well the piss yellow sun
Comes bringing up the day
She said ain't nobody gonna give nobody
What they really need anyway
You get so sick of the fighting
You lose your fear of the end
But you can't lose your memory
And the sweet smell of your skin
And it's just dry lightning on the horizon line
Just dry lightning
And you on my mind
Transcripted by Rich Stefanik