The Ballad Of Thunder Gulch

Intro: C Bm/G D G C G C C G C G B7 Em D Em Em D Em It was springtime in Kentucky, 1995, Em D Em Well the sun was hot and the gras was green, it was good to be alive, Am F And thousands came from miles around, on the first weekend in May, Em Am D To cheer the winner home on Derby Day, C D Em D Em On Derby Day, It couldn’t be better, Em D Em Well the hero of this story, that I bring to you today, Em D Em Is a horse by the name of Thunder Gulch, born in the USA, Am Found by Ireland’s Danny O’Burn, F And trained by D.Wayne Lucas, Em Am D C Bm A And owned by Micheal Tabor from Monaco, C Bm/G D G Oh Kentucky, I’ve got you in my heart, C Bm/G D D7 It’s burning like a fire in my soul, C Bm/G D Em Oh, Kentucky, I seen it in my dreams, C D Em D C That I’m gonna bring a winner home, G D G C D B7 Yes, I’m gonna bring a winner home, Em D Em Em D Em Well the bets came hot and heavy, mainly on Serena Song, Em D Em With Afternoon Delights and Timber Country going strong, Am F The poor old Thunder Gulch was nowhere 25 to 1, Em Am D And it seemed that there was nothing to be done, C D Em D Em His race was run, oh no it wasn’t! Em D Em To a mighty roar the horses started racing passed the stand, Em D Em With Serena Song and The Run For The Roses up on The Talking Man, Am F At the halfway stage these two were leading then came Sitta Dee, Em Am D C Bm A And Thunder Gulch was moving up the field, C Bm/G D G Oh Kentucky, I’ve got you in my heart, C Bm/G D D7 It’s burning like a fire in my soul, C Bm/G D Em Oh, Kentucky, I seen it in my dreams, C D Em D C That I’m gonna bring a winner home, G D G C D B7 Yes, I’m gonna bring a winner home, Em D Em Em D Em Now the race was nearly over just a quarter of a mile, Em D Em Serena Song was falling back, The Talking Man has tired, Am Then Thunder Gulch began his run. F Em Am He’s coming on the outside and no-one could get near him, D Everyone was cheering, C D G C G As Thunder Gulch came flashing past the line, C Bm/G D G Oh Kentucky, I’ve got you in my heart, C Bm/G D D7 It’s burning like a fire in my soul, C Bm/G D Em Oh, Kentucky, I seen it in my dreams, C D Em D C That I’m gonna bring a winner home, G D G C G Yes and now I’ve brought a winner home... C Bm/G D G C D G C G C Bm/G D Em C D G Em G C G D G C G