A and E can easily be varied with Asus4 and Esus4 at several points.
Intro: 2x riff/theme (8 bars)
|:| F#m | D | A | A |
| F#m | D | A | A |
| F#m | D | A | A |
| E | E | A | A |:|
F#m D
There's a wild wind blowing
A A
Down the corner of my street
F#m D A ... A
Every night there the headlights are glowing
F#m D
There's a cold war coming
A A/G# F#m
On the radio I heard
E E A ... A
Baby it's a violent world
F#m D A/C# ... A/C#
Oh love don't let me go
F#m D A/C# ... A/C#
Won't you take me where the streetlights glow
F#m D
I could hear it coming
A A/G# F#m
I could hear the sirens sound
E E A ... A
Now my feet won't touch the ground
| F#m | D | A/C# A/C#
| F#m | D | A/C# A/C#
F#m D
Time came a-creepin'
A A
Oh and time's a loaded gun
F#m D A ... A
Every road is a ray of light
F#m ... D
It goes o-o-on
A A
Time only can lead you on
E E A ... A
Still it's such a beautiful night
...(same as first Chorus)
Oh love don't let me go
Won't you take me where the streetlights glow
I could hear it coming
Like a serenade of sound
Now my feet won't touch the ground
| F#m | D | A/C# A/C#
| F#m | D | A/C# A/C#
F#m D
Gravity release me
A A/G# F#m
And dont ever hold me down
E E A ... A
Now my feet won't touch the ground.