| Billed As | Venue | City | State | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robyn Hitchcock | 9:30 Club | Washington | DC | US | November 13, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | 12 Bar Club | London | England | UK | February 03, 1998 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Mercury Lounge | New York | New York | US | November 20, 1998 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Great American Music Hall | San Francisco | California | US | April 29, 1998 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | 12 Bar Club | London | England | UK | July 16, 1997 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Knitting Factory | New York | New York | US | March 14, 1997 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Maxwell's | Hoboken | New Jersey | US | December 06, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Mountain Stage | Charleston | West Virginia | US | November 17, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | El Rey Theatre | Los Angeles | California | US | November 10, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Coach House | San Juan Capistrano | California | US | November 09, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Vogue Theater | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | November 05, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Isle of Wight Bus Tour | Isle of Wight | England | UK | August 10, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | 12 Bar Club | London | England | UK | August 20, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Barrymore Theatre | Madison | Wisconsin | US | October 31, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Keswick Theater | Glenside | Pennsylvania | US | November 14, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Beacon Theatre | New York | New York | US | November 15, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | The Met Café | Providence | Rhode Island | US | December 05, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | BBC | London | England | UK | January 06, 1997 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Moore Theater | Seattle | Washington | US | November 06, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | 12 Bar Club | London | England | UK | August 06, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | 12 Bar Club | London | England | UK | August 27, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | 12 Bar Club | London | England | UK | September 17, 1996 |
| Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift | Robyn and Emma's house | London | England | UK | April 07, 2021 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn and Emma's house | London | England | UK | July 30, 2021 |
| Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn and Emma's house | London | England | UK | September 12, 2021 |
I'm completely gray, you're completely mad You're a middle-aged baby and the world is bad Let's go thundering In a juicy chasm, down a mossy chine I can feel your tongue running down my spine Let's go thundering Let's go thundering Ah, your breath is sweet, it's beyond belief when your mouth curls round like a leaf And the sky is bruised, kind of overcast it's about to rain, this bit always goes so fast Let's go thundering Let's go thundering cause you gotta go yes you gotta go now yeah you gotta go When the thunder breaks and the lightning flash I'll be in your heart even if we crash When the thunder breaks, when the rain comes down in the naked light, I will kiss your gown Let's go thundering Let's go thundering ah-1.....ah-2.....ah-3..... There's a jewel box by your fleecy bed and your finger nails caress my head You're the one I love, you're the one I've got you're the one I'm with even when I'm not Let's go thundering Let's go thundering Thundering...thundering...thundering... Let's go thundering
PLAYING TECHNIQUE:
This song is in DADGAD open tuning. You can just play the
chords as noted in standard tuning with standard fingering
and it'll work OK. Of course, the single note runs would
have to be played differently for the first, second and
sixth strings. Listen to the recording for the rhythm
of "A^rif".
VOICINGS:
Tuning: DADGAD (low to high)
Chords: A^ / X02202 These are listed from low to high.
G^ / 020020
D^ / 057700
G* / 5550XX
A* / 777XXX
Dm^ / 333200
Tabs: D^run ---0-----------------------2---
---0-----------------------0---
---7-----------------------2---
---7---5---4---2---0-------2---
---5-------------------0---0---
---0-----------------------X---
A^rif -2--2--2--
-0--0--0--
-2--0--2--
-2--0--2--
-0--0--0--
-X--X--X--
[Intro:]
----------------------------------------D
----------------------------------------A
-2/4--2--0-----------------------0------G
------------4--2--0-----0-----0---------D
---------------------4-----2--------0---A
----------------------------------------D
A^rif (a couple of measures)
A^ G^
I'm completely gray, you're completely mad
D^run A^ A^rif
You're a middle-aged baby and the world is bad
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
A^ G^
In a juicy chasm, down a mossy chine
D^run A^ A^rif
I can feel your tongue running down my spine
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
A^ G^
Ah, your breath is sweet, it's beyond belief
D^run A^rif
when your mouth curls round like a leaf
A^ G^
And the sky is bruised, kind of overcast
D^run A^ A^rif
it's about to rain, this bit always goes so fast
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
A^rif
cause you gotta go
G^
yes you gotta go now
A^rif
yeah you gotta go
[rhythm solo]
D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ G* G* A* A* G* --
G^ A^
D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ D^ G* G* A* A* G* --
G^ A^ A^rif
A^ G^
When the thunder breaks and the lightning flash
D^run A^ A^rif
I'll be in your heart even if we crash
A^ G^
When the thunder breaks, when the rain comes down
D^run A^ A^rif
in the naked light, I will kiss your gown
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
A^rif----------------------
ah-1.....ah-2.....ah-3.....
Break:
As intro but with high 'D' pedal note, hammering/pulling
D : ----0-----0-----0-----0-------0------0-----0-------|
A : ---------------------------------------------------|
G :2/4-----2-----0--------------------------------------|
D : ------------------4-----2-h4-p2-p0-----------0-----|
A : ---------------------------------------4-----------|
D : ---------------------------------------------------|
D :------------------------2
A :------------------------0
G :------------0-----------2
D :------0-----------------2
A :2-----------------0------
D :-------------------------
A^rif
A^ G^
There's a jewel box by your fleecy bed
D^run A^ A^rif
and your finger nails caress my head
A^ G^
You're the one I love, you're the one I've got
D^run A^ A^rif
you're the one I'm with even when I'm not
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
D^ G^ A^ A^rif
Let's go thundering
A^rif
thundering
A^ Dm^ G*
thundering
A^rif---------------------
thundering, etc...........
D^ G^ A^ A^rif D (000200)
Let's go thundering
EXTRA VARIATIONS:
From Ross Overbury: I'm so used to hearing Deni Bonet's part that I put the violin notes into the rhythm break. Try this out!
D :--------------4-|4---3-3---4-4---|3-3---4-4-------|----------------|
A :--------------0-|0---0-0---0-0---|0-0---0-0-------|----------------|
G :--------------2-|2---2-2---2-2---|2-2---2-2-------|----------------|
D :--------------0-|0---0-0---0-0---|0-0---0-0-------|--5-5---7-7---5-|
A :----------------|----------------|----------------|--5-5---7-7---5-|
D :----------------|----------------|----------------|--5-5---7-7---5-|
D :------0---0-----|2--4-----2------|-------*--------|
A :------2---2-----|2--2-----2------|-------*--------|
G :------0---0-----|0--0-----0------|-------*--------|
D :5-----2---2-----|0--0-----2------|-------*--------|
A :5-----2---2-----|2--2-----0------|-------*--------|
D :5-----*---------|----------------|----------------|
TRANSCRIBED BY:
Joel Mullins