| Venue | Billed As | City | State | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Bar Club | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 08/06/1996 |
| Isle of Wight Bus Tour | Robyn Hitchcock | Isle of Wight | England | UK | 08/10/1996 |
| 12 Bar Club | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 08/20/1996 |
| BBC - Andy Kershaw | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 08/21/1996 |
| 12 Bar Club | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 08/27/1996 |
| 12 Bar Club | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 09/17/1996 |
| The Majestic | Robyn Hitchcock | Detroit | Michigan | US | 10/29/1996 |
| Barrymore Theatre | Robyn Hitchcock | Madison | Wisconsin | US | 10/31/1996 |
| Vogue Theater | Robyn Hitchcock | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 11/05/1996 |
| Moore Theatre | Robyn Hitchcock | Seattle | Washington | US | 11/06/1996 |
| The Coach House | Robyn Hitchcock | San Juan Capistrano | California | US | 11/09/1996 |
| El Rey Theatre | Robyn Hitchcock | Los Angeles | California | US | 11/10/1996 |
| 9:30 Club | Robyn Hitchcock | Washington | DC | US | 11/13/1996 |
| Beacon Theatre | Robyn Hitchcock | New York | New York | US | 11/15/1996 |
| Mountain Stage | Robyn Hitchcock | Charleston | West Virginia | US | 11/17/1996 |
| The Met Café | Robyn Hitchcock | Providence | Rhode Island | US | 12/05/1996 |
| Maxwell's | Robyn Hitchcock | Hoboken | New Jersey | US | 12/06/1996 |
| Storefront | Robyn Hitchcock | New York | New York | US | 12/10/1996 |
| BBC Radio 1 - Andy Kershaw | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 01/16/1997 |
| Knitting Factory | Robyn Hitchcock | New York | New York | US | 03/14/1997 |
| 12 Bar Club | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 07/16/1997 |
| 12 Bar Club | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 02/03/1998 |
| Great American Music Hall | Robyn Hitchcock | San Francisco | California | US | 04/29/1998 |
| Mercury Lounge | Robyn Hitchcock | New York | New York | US | 11/20/1998 |
| Robyn and Emma's house | Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift | London | England | UK | 04/07/2021 |
| Robyn and Emma's house | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 07/30/2021 |
| Robyn and Emma's house | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 09/12/2021 |
| Robyn and Emma's house | Robyn Hitchcock | London | England | UK | 06/08/2022 |
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