Bruce Springsteen - Unreleased & Singles
And The Band Played is yet to be transcribed.
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Viva Las Vegas
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Viva Las Vegas - As performed by Bruce Springsteen
(Pomus/Shuman)
A
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-2-------2-2-4---|---------2-2-4---
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Hey blackjack dealer, hit me man
Bright lights city gonna set my soul gonna set my soul on fire
I got a whole lotta money that's ready to burn so get those stakes up high
F#m
There's a thousand pretty women just-a waiting out there
They're all living just the devil may care
And I'm just a devil with love to spare
D A D A
So Viva Las Vegas, viva Las Vegas
I wish that there were more than twenty-four hours in a day
Even if there were forty more I wouldn't sleep a minute away
F#m
There's blackjack, poker, and roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on every deal
All you need is money and nerves of steel
D A D A
Viva Las Vegas, viva Las Vegas
D
Well viva Las Vegas with the neon flashing
A
And the walls crashing all your hopes down the drain
D
Yeah viva Las Vegas turning day into nighttime
E
Turning night into daytime if you seen it once you'll never be the same again
(Guitar solo) | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | A
I'm gonna be on the run I'm gonna have me some fun if it costs me my very last dime
If I wind up broke, well, I'll always remember that I had me a swinging time
F#m
I'm gonna give it everything I got
Lady Luck I want you let the dice stay hot
Let me shoot a seven with every shot
D A D A D A D A
Viva Las Vegas, viva Las Vegas, viva Las Vegas , viva Las Vegas
D E A
Viva, viva Las Vegas busted
(fade out) Hey man, you going anywhere near Vegas?
A F#m D E
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-2--2---3--0-
-2--2---2--1-
-2--4---0--2-
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Secret Garden
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Intro (synth for guitar in drop D - I'm playing this after BB...)
Cadd2 Cadd2/F
/ 3 \ / 3 \ ...
e0-------0-------I0-------0-------I0-------0-------I0-------0-------I
B---3-------3----I---3-------3----I---3-------3----I---3-------3----I
G------5------5--I------5------5--I------5-------5-I------5-------5-I
D----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
A3---------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
D----------------I----------------I3---------------I----------------I
Am(add4) Cadd2/F
/ 3 \ / 3 \ ...
e0-------0-------I0-------0-------I0-------0-------I0-------0-------I
B---3-------3----I---3-------3----I---3-------3----I---3-------3----I
G------5------5--I------5------5--I------5-------5-I------5-------5-I
D----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
A0---------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
D----------------I----------------I3---------------I----------------I
Cadd2 Cadd2/F
She'll let you in her house if you come knockin' late at night
Am(add4) Cadd2/F
She'll let you in her mouth if the words you say are right
Cadd4 Cadd2/F
If you pay the price she'll let you deep inside
Am7 Am7sus4 G6 G Cadd2
But there's a sec-ret gar-den she hides
Cadd2 etc.
She'll let you in her car to go drivin' round
She'll let you into the parts of herself that'll bring you down
She'll let you in her heart If you got a hammer and a vice
But into her sec-ret gar-den don't think twice
Am F C G
You've gone a million miles how far'd you get
Am F C G
to that place where you can't remember and you can't forget
Cadd2 etc.
She'll lead you down a path there'll be tenderness in the air
She'll let you come just far enough so you know she's really there
C C/F
She'll look at you and smile and her eyes will say
Am7 C/F
She's got a secret garden where everything you want
C
where everything you need
C/F Am7 G Cadd2 etc.
will always stay a million miles away
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The chord names are sort of derived from the synth part and bass.
Basically they are the simple ones I used in the last verse.
Antti
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Dead Man Walking
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
DEAD MAN WALKING
Bruce Springsteen 1995
Capo at 5th. But actual key is D. These chords are shown as if the capo was
the nut.
For best results: play this by banging the bass strings with your index
fingernail, rinse and repeat
BoogieBoy@aol.com
Eric
A
There s a pale horse comin
And I m gonna ride it
I ll rise in the mornin
D A
With my fate decided
D A
I m a dead man walkin
D A
I m a dead man walkin
In Saint James Parish
I was born and Christened
How I got my story
D A
Mister, there ain t no need for you to listen
D A
It s just a dead man talkin
D A
Bridge: I had a job, I had a girl
D A
But between our dreams and actions lie this world
In the deep forest
Their blood and tears rushed over me
All I could feel was the drugs and shotgun
D A
And my fear up inside me
D A D A D A
Like a dead man talkin
D A
Bridge: Neath the summer sky my eyes went black
D E7 A
Sister, I won t ask for forgiveness, my sins are all I have
Now the clouds above my prison
Move slowly cross the sky
There s a new day comin
D A
And my dreams are full tonight.
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Jersey Girl
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
JERSEY GIRL
Intro: Play the single notes D F# A D F# A, A C# E A C# E etc.
D A
I got no time for the corner boys
D
Down in the street making all that noise
A
Or the girls out on the avenue
D (Dsus4, D)
'Cause tonight I wanna be with you
G
Tonight I'm gonna take that ride
D
Across the river to the Jersey side
A
Take my baby to the carnival
D (Dsus4, D)
And I'll take her on all the rides
G
'Cause down the shore everything's all right
D
You and me baby on a Saturday night
A
You know all my dreams come true
D (Dsus4, D)
When I'm walking down the street with you
Chorus:
G
Sha la la la la la la
D
Sha la la la la la la la la
A
Sha la la la la la la la
D (Dsus4 D)
Sha la la la I'm in love with a Jersey girl
G
Sha la la la la la la
D
Sha la la la la la la la la
A
Sha la la la la la la la
D Dsus4 D
Sha la la la
G
You know she thrills me with all her charms
D
When I'm wrapped up in my baby's arms
A
My little girl gives me everything
D
I know that some day she'll wear my ring
G
So don't bother me man I ain't got no time
D
I'm on the way to see that girl of mine
A
'Cause nothing matters in this whole wide world
D (Dsus4,D)
When you're in love with a Jersey girl
Chorus
G
I see you on the street and you look so tired
D
I know that job you got leaves you so uninspired
A
When I come by to take you out to eat
D
You're lyin' all dressed up on the bed baby fast asleep
G
Go in the bathroom and put your makeup on
D
We're gonna take that little brat of yours and drop
her off at your mom's
A
I know a place where the dancing's free
D (Dsus4,D)
Now baby won't you come with me
G
´Cause down the shore everything's all right
D
You and your baby on a Saturday night
A
Nothing matters in this whole wide world
D (Dsus4,D)
When you're in love with a Jersey girl
Chorus
(This is where the big "C" comes in to bring us all to tears of joy)
Transmitted by David Östling, Sweden (sundvis.ostling@hotell.itz.se)
corrections welcomed.
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Follow That Dream
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
FOLLOW THAT DREAM
(figured out from "The Lost Master - Essential Collection")
Intro: A
If your heart is restless, from waiting so long
F#m
If you're tired and weary, and you can't go on
Bm D
If a distant dream is callin' you
A F#m E
There's just one thing you can do
D A E D
Follow that dream, wherever it may lead
A E D A E D
Come on follow that dream, to find the love you need
A E A
Come on follow that dream
Now I've been searching for a heart that's free
Searching for someone, to search with me
'Cause I need a love, a love I can trust
Together we' ll search for the things that come to us
In dreams, wherever they may be
Come on follow that dream to find the love you need
Come on follow that dream
Bridge: F#m A
F#m E A
Now every man has the right to live
The right to a chance, to give what he has to give
The right to fight for the things he believes
For the things that come to him in dreams
Yeah, follow that dream, wherever it may lead
Come on follow that dream, to find the love you need
Follow that dream, wherever it may lead
Come on follow that dream, to find the love you need
Come on follow that dream
Well follow that dream
Yeah come on and follow that dream
Come on follow that dream, to find the love you need
Note: use standard chords or stick a capo on the 2nd fret and
use : G instead of A
Em " " F#m
Am " " Bb
C " " D
D " " E This second way is really easy to
play!
Lorenzo Castelli (lc409862@silab.dsi.unimi.it)
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The Way
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
THE WAY
[A]
C G C
The way your heart beats when I hold you tight
F G C
The way you sigh when we kiss goodnight
F G C
The way the wind blows through the trees
F G C
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me
The way you warm me baby when I'm cold
The way you make me want you body and soul
The way the rivers run to the sea
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me
[B]
G D G
The way you soothe me when I'm in pain
C D G
The way you make the blood rush in my veins
C D G
The way the winds rush through the trees
C D G
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me
[A]
When I lose faith you take my hand
The way you make me feel like I'm a man
The way the sun belongs to the sea
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me
Sax solo on [A]:
(C) C G C F G
e----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
B----------------I----------------I----------13-12-I10----1010---8--I
G---------59--7--I5-----7-7--9-10-I9---------------I----------------I
D----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
A----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
E----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
C F G C F G C
e----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I-
B8---------13-12-I10--1213-128--10\8---------------I----------------I-
G----------------I----------------I------9-109-7---I-----79-7-------I-
D----------------I----------------I--------------10I------------109-I10
A----------------I----------------I----------------\8---------------I-
E----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I-
[B]
The way you make me feel like I belong
And if I could girl though I know it'd be wrong
I'd lock you deep inside till the last rains fall
And hide you from the emptiness of it all
[A]
Sometimes at night I lie awake
I pull you close and feel each breath you take
The way the rivers belong to the seas
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me
(repeat [A] until fade)
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Trapped
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Bruce Springsteen (song originally done by Jimmy Cliff)
Trapped (off the album, "USA for Africa" and many bootlegs)
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INTRO: G D2 Gaug G G D2 C
Well it seems like I've fallen in your trap again
G D2 Gaug G
And it looks like I'll be wearing the same old chains
G D2 C
But goodwill conquer evil, and the truth will set me free
G D2 Gaug G
And I know someday I will find the key
G D2 C
And I know somewhere I will find the key
G D2 C
Well it seems like I've been playing your game way too long
G D2 Gaug G
And it seems the game I've played has made you strong
G D2 C
But when the game is over, I won't come out a loser
G D2 Gaug G
And I know that I'll walk outta here again
G D2 C
I know someday I'll walk outta here again
G D2 C C C C C C (big buildup!)
But now I'm trapped! Ooooh yeah! Trapped! Ooooh yeah!
D2 C D2 C
Trapped! Ooooh yeah! Trapped! Ooooh yeah!
D2 C D2 C
G D2 Gaug G G D2 C
Well it seems like I've been sleeping in your bed too long
G D2 Gaug G
And it seems like you've been meaning to do me harm
G D2 C
Well I'm gonna teach my eyes to see beyond these walls in front of me
G D2 Gaug G
And someday I'll walk outta here again
G D2 C
And someday I'll walk outta here again
G D2 C
But now I'm trapped! Ooooh yeah! Trapped! Ooooh yeah!
D2 C D2 C
Trapped! Ooooh yeah! Trapped! Ooooh yeah!
D2 C D2 C
(SOLO HERE)
G D2 Gaug G G D2 C
Well it seems like I've been playing your game way too long
G D2 Gaug G
And it seems the game I've played has made you strong
G D2 C
But now I'm trapped! Ooooh yeah! Trapped! Ooooh yeah!
D2 C D2 C
Trapped! Ooooh yeah! Trapped! Ooooh yeah!
D2 C D2 C
Trapped! Ooooh yeah! Trapped! Ooooh yeah!
D2 C D2 C
Trapped! Ooooh yeah! Trapped! Ooooh yeah!
D2 C D2 C
CHORD FORMATIONS:
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G x 0 5 4 3 x
D2 x x 0 2 3 x
Gaug x 0 5 5 3 x
C x 3 2 0 1 x
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Without You
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
WITHOUT YOU
written by Bruce Springsteen
as it appears on the Blood Brother's CD
Transcribed by: Steve Krall (steve.krall@daytonoh.ncr.com)
Comments/Corrections/Suggestions always welcome
Verse:
G
Monday, I go to work
Em
Tuesday, can't find my shirt
C D
Wednesday, I'm feelin' blue
D
I'm helpless, darlin'
G
Without you, without you
G
Without you, without you
G
Thursdays, everything's fine
Em
Friday, I'm out of my mind
C D
Saturday, Sunday too
D
It's hopeless, darlin'
G
Without you, without you
G
Without you, without you
Bridge:
C
Each and every night of the week
Bm G (may not be right)
I toss and turn in my sleep
Am
Worryin' if you're all right
D
Wonderin' where you are tonight
and start repeatin'
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
WITHOUT YOU
written by Bruce Springsteen
as it appears on the Blood Brother's CD
Transcribed by: Steve Krall (steve.krall@daytonoh.ncr.com)
Comments/Corrections/Suggestions always welcome
Verse:
G
Monday, I go to work
Em
Tuesday, can't find my shirt
C D
Wednesday, I'm feelin' blue
D
I'm helpless, darlin'
G
Without you, without you
G
Without you, without you
G
Thursdays, everything's fine
Em
Friday, I'm out of my mind
C D
Saturday, Sunday too
D
It's hopeless, darlin'
G
Without you, without you
G
Without you, without you
Bridge:
C
Each and every night of the week
Bm G (may not be right)
I toss and turn in my sleep
Am
Worryin' if you're all right
D
Wonderin' where you are tonight
and start repeatin'
Enjoy.....
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The Fever
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
The Fever - Bruce Springsteen
| N.C. | N.C. | Em7 D | Em7 C | Em7 D | Em7 C |
| Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 |
| Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 |
| Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 |
| Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 |
Am7 Em7
When I get home from my job I turn on my TV
Am7 Em7
But I can't keep my mind on the show
Bm C
When I lay down at night, oh I can't get no sleep
Am7 Bm
So I turn on my radio
Am7 Bm Em7
But the only sound I hear is you whisperin' in my ear
Am7 Em7
The words that you used to say
Am7
Now my days grow longer
Em7
'Cause my love grows stronger
C Bm Em7
And the fever gets worse every day
And I've got the fever for this girl
Bm
He's got the fever, oh he's got the fever
Am7 Em7
Nothing that a poor boy can do
When he's got the fever for this girl
Bm
He's got the fever, oh he's got the fever
Am7 Bm Em7
Left this little boy blue
C
Well I can remember comin' home
G
I see you standin' at the stove
C
With the dishes on the table
G
Dinner ready to go
Bm C
We'll maybe go out to a movie show
Am7 Bm
Something that you like to see
Am7
Well, now, you are my sun in the morning
Em7
And my moon at night
Am7
When I think about you
Em7
It makes me feel all right
Am7
Well now my days grow longer
Em7
The love just grows stronger
C Bm
And the fever gets so bad at night
Em7
I've got the fever for this girl
Bm
He's got the fever, oh he's got the fever
Am7 Em7
Nothing that a poor boy can do
When he's got the fever for this girl
Bm
He's got the fever, oh he's got the fever
Am7 Bm
Left this little boy blue
(Sax solo) | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 | Em D | Am7 Em7 |
Em7 D Am7 Em7
Ooooh he's gonna be all right
Em7 D Am7 Em7
Ooooh he's gonna be all right
| Am Bm | Am Bm | Am Bm |
Am7 Em7
I can remember comin' home turning on my TV
Am7 Em7
But I can't keep my mind on the show
Bm C
When I lay down at night, oh I can't get no sleep
Am7 Bm
So I turn on the radio
Am7 Bm Em7
But still the only thing I hear is you whisperin' in my ear
Am7 Em7
The words that you used to say
Am7
And now the days grow longer
Em7
And the love grows stronger
C Bm Em7
And the fever gets bad every day
I've got the fever for this girl
Bm
Got the fever, oh he's got the fever
Am7 Em7
Nothing that a poor boy can do
When he's got the fever for this girl
Bm
Got the fever, oh he's got the fever
Am7 Bm
Left this little boy blue
Em7 Bm
Got the fever, oh he's got the fever
Am7 Em7
Nothing that a poor boy can do
When he's got the fever for this girl
Bm
Got the fever, oh he's got the fever
Am7 Bm
Left this little boy blue
Em7 Bm Am7 Em7
Ooooh he's gonna be all right
Em Bm Am7 G C
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-2--4--2--0-2-
-2--2--0--2-3-
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The Promise
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
The Promise
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INTRO:
Guitar (fingerpicking) - just my way of playing it, asterisks mark the
melody (use capo on 5th fret if necessary)
F Bb
* * *
E5-----8-5---*---I*-----*-*---*---I
B----------6-8---I6-----6-6---8---I
G.-5-----------5-I----7-----7---7.I
D.---7-----------I--8------------.I
A8---------------I----------------I
E----------------I6-----6-6-------I
(thumb)
I tried to do the piano figure with results that looked pitiful
and incomprehensible in ASCII. Sorry.
F Bb F
1.Johnny works in a factory and Billy works downtown
Dm Gm F/A Bb
Terry works in a rock'n'roll band looking for that million-dollar sound
F Bb F
Me I don't do nothing much, I spend a lot of time alone
Dm Gm F/A Bb
Some nights I go to the drive-in and some nights I stay home
(Bb) F
You see I followed that dream just like those guys do way up on the
Bb F
screen With a built-up Challenger down route 9
Bb F
through the dead ends and all the bad scenes
C F
And when the promise was broken I cashed in a few of my old dreams
F
2.You see I built that Challenger by myself
Bb F
but I needed money and so I sold it
Dm
And I lived a secret I should have kept to myself
Gm F/A Bb
But I got drunk one night and I told it
Dm Am
All my life I've fought that fight
Gm F/A Bb
the one that no man can ever win
F C F
and every day it just gets harder to live the dreams I'm believing in
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ I stay up every morning until it turns light
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ there's something dying on the highway tonight
(2x Intro)
F
3.Well now I won big once and I hit the coast
Bb F
Oh but somehow I paid the big cost
Dm
Inside I felt like carrying the broken spirits
Gm F/A Bb
of all the other ones who lost
Dm Am
When the promise is broken you go on livin'
Gm F/A Bb
but it takes something from down in your soul
F C
Like when the truth is spoken but it don't make no difference
F
something in your heart turns cold
Bb
You see I followed that dream , me and some guys
F Bb
through the dead ends and all the two-bit bars
C
When the promise was broken I was drunk and far away from home
F
sleeping with a stranger in the backseat of a borrowed car
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ here's one for the lost lovers and all the fixed games
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ here's one for the tyres rushing by in the rain
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ I remember when me and Billy would always say
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ we were gonna take it all and throw it all away
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Notice that the piano line sometimes follows the vocal melody, so for
exaple at the 'I followed that dream'- line it goes to E, b5 of the Bb
chord.
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
The Promise
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INTRO:
Guitar (fingerpicking) - just my way of playing it, asterisks mark the
melody (use capo on 5th fret if necessary)
F Bb
* * *
E5-----8-5---*---I*-----*-*---*---I
B----------6-8---I6-----6-6---8---I
G.-5-----------5-I----7-----7---7.I
D.---7-----------I--8------------.I
A8---------------I----------------I
E----------------I6-----6-6-------I
(thumb)
I tried to do the piano figure with results that looked pitiful
and incomprehensible in ASCII. Sorry.
F Bb F
1.Johnny works in a factory and Billy works downtown
Dm Gm F/A Bb
Terry works in a rock'n'roll band looking for that million-dollar sound
F Bb F
Me I don't do nothing much, I spend a lot of time alone
Dm Gm F/A Bb
Some nights I go to the drive-in and some nights I stay home
(Bb) F
You see I followed that dream just like those guys do way up on the
Bb F
screen With a built-up Challenger down route 9
Bb F
through the dead ends and all the bad scenes
C F
And when the promise was broken I cashed in a few of my old dreams
F
2.You see I built that Challenger by myself
Bb F
but I needed money and so I sold it
Dm
And I lived a secret I should have kept to myself
Gm F/A Bb
But I got drunk one night and I told it
Dm Am
All my life I've fought that fight
Gm F/A Bb
the one that no man can ever win
F C F
and every day it just gets harder to live the dreams I'm believing in
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ I stay up every morning until it turns light
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ there's something dying on the highway tonight
(2x Intro)
F
3.Well now I won big once and I hit the coast
Bb F
Oh but somehow I paid the big cost
Dm
Inside I felt like carrying the broken spirits
Gm F/A Bb
of all the other ones who lost
Dm Am
When the promise is broken you go on livin'
Gm F/A Bb
but it takes something from down in your soul
F C
Like when the truth is spoken but it don't make no difference
F
something in your heart turns cold
Bb
You see I followed that dream , me and some guys
F Bb
through the dead ends and all the two-bit bars
C
When the promise was broken I was drunk and far away from home
F
sleeping with a stranger in the backseat of a borrowed car
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ here's one for the lost lovers and all the fixed games
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ here's one for the tyres rushing by in the rain
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ I remember when me and Billy would always say
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ we were gonna take it all and throw it all away
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Notice that the piano line sometimes follows the vocal melody, so for
exaple at the 'I followed that dream'- line it goes to E, b5 of the Bb
chord.
Direct Link: http://www.lovebolts.co.uk/show_user.php?id=523
Transcribed By: Aladdin
The Promise
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INTRO:
Guitar (fingerpicking) - just my way of playing it, asterisks mark the
melody (use capo on 5th fret if necessary)
F Bb
* * *
E5-----8-5---*---I*-----*-*---*---I
B----------6-8---I6-----6-6---8---I
G.-5-----------5-I----7-----7---7.I
D.---7-----------I--8------------.I
A8---------------I----------------I
E----------------I6-----6-6-------I
(thumb)
I tried to do the piano figure with results that looked pitiful
and incomprehensible in ASCII. Sorry.
F Bb F
1.Johnny works in a factory and Billy works downtown
Dm Gm F/A Bb
Terry works in a rock'n'roll band looking for that million-dollar sound
F Bb F
Me I don't do nothing much, I spend a lot of time alone
Dm Gm F/A Bb
Some nights I go to the drive-in and some nights I stay home
(Bb) F
You see I followed that dream just like those guys do way up on the
Bb F
screen With a built-up Challenger down route 9
Bb F
through the dead ends and all the bad scenes
C F
And when the promise was broken I cashed in a few of my old dreams
F
2.You see I built that Challenger by myself
Bb F
but I needed money and so I sold it
Dm
And I lived a secret I should have kept to myself
Gm F/A Bb
But I got drunk one night and I told it
Dm Am
All my life I've fought that fight
Gm F/A Bb
the one that no man can ever win
F C F
and every day it just gets harder to live the dreams I'm believing in
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ I stay up every morning until it turns light
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ there's something dying on the highway tonight
(2x Intro)
F
3.Well now I won big once and I hit the coast
Bb F
Oh but somehow I paid the big cost
Dm
Inside I felt like carrying the broken spirits
Gm F/A Bb
of all the other ones who lost
Dm Am
When the promise is broken you go on livin'
Gm F/A Bb
but it takes something from down in your soul
F C
Like when the truth is spoken but it don't make no difference
F
something in your heart turns cold
Bb
You see I followed that dream , me and some guys
F Bb
through the dead ends and all the two-bit bars
C
When the promise was broken I was drunk and far away from home
F
sleeping with a stranger in the backseat of a borrowed car
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ here's one for the lost lovers and all the fixed games
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ here's one for the tyres rushing by in the rain
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ I remember when me and Billy would always say
Gm Am Bb C F
Thunder Road____ we were gonna take it all and throw it all away
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Notice that the piano line sometimes follows the vocal melody, so for
exaple at the 'I followed that dream'- line it goes to E, b5 of the Bb
chord.
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Trouble River
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Trouble River - Bruce Springsteen
E F# | E F# | E F# | E F# | E F# | E F# | E F# | E F# |
--------------|
--------------|
--------------|
-2-2-2-4--4-4-|
--------------|
--------------| (cont. sim)
E F# E F#
There's a river runs through this valley
E F# E F#
Cold and deep and black
E F# E F# E F# E F# E
Comin' like a tombstone shadow across my back
F# E F# B E F# E
Trouble river, six foot high and rising
F# E F# B | E F# | E F# | E F# | E F#
Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'
E F# E F#
I woke up last night shakin'
E F# E F#
Shakin' from a dream
E F# E F# E F# E F# E
That all I seen was smiling faces staring back at me
F# E F# B E F# E
Trouble river, six foot high and rising
F# E F# B | E F# | E F# | E F# | E F#
Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'
(Guitar solo) | E F# |...
E F# E F#
Snakes crawling in the hi house
E F# E F#
I'm stuck in muddy ground
E F# E F#
Tonight I'm gonna shed this skin
E F# E F#
'Cause water's risin' and I goin' down to
F# E F# B E F# E
Trouble river, six foot high and rising
F# E F# B | E F# | E F# | E F# | E F#
Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'
| E F# |...
E F# B
-0--2--2-
-0--2--4-
-1--3--4-
-2--4--4-
-2--4--2-
-0--2----
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Missing
Direct Link: http://www.lovebolts.co.uk/show_user.php?id=570
Transcribed By: Aladdin
Missing - Bruce Springsteen
Gm
Woke up this morning, there was a chill in the air
Went to the kitchen, my cigarettes were lying there
Jacket hung on the chair, the way I left it last night
Everything was in place, everything seemed alright
Eb Cm Gm Eb Cm Gm
But you were missing, missing, missing
Last night I dreamed the sky went black
You were drifting down, couldn't get back
Lost in trouble, so far from home
I reached for you, my arms were like stone
Eb Cm Gm Eb Cm Gm
Oh, but you were missing, missing, missing
Eb Cm Gm Eb
Searched for something to explain
Cm Gm Eb
In the whispering rain and the trembling leaves
Cm Gm Eb
Tell me baby, where did you go
Cm Gm
You were here just a moment ago
At nights I still hear your footsteps fall
I can hear your voice moving down the hall
Drifting through the bedroom
I lie awake but I don't move
| Eb | Cm | Gm | Gm |...
Gm Eb Cm
-3--6--3-
-3--8--4-
-3--8--5-
-5--8--5-
-5--6--3-
-3-------
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Held up Without A Gun
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Held Up Without A Gun - Bruce Springsteen
| C | F C | C | F C |
C F C
I was out driving, just taking it slow
F C
Looked at my tank it was reading low
F C F
Pulled in an Exxon station out on Highway One
G C F
Help up without a gun
G C
Help up without a gun
C F C
Some damn fool with a guitar walks in off the street
F C
Ain't got nowhere to go and nothing to eat
F C F
Man with a cigar says sign here son
G C F
Help up without a gun
G C | F C | G | F C | F | F C | G | F C | C G |
Help up without a gun
C F C
Now it's a sin and it oughta be a crime
C F C
You know it happens buddy all of the time
F C F
Try to make a living try to have a little fun
G C F
Help up without a gun
G C F
Help up without a gun
G C F
Help up without a gun
G C
Help up without a gun
C F G
-0--1--3-
-1--1--0-
-0--2--0-
-2--3--0-
-3--3--2-
----1--3-
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Gypsy Woman
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Gypsy Woman - As performed by Bruce Springsteen
(Curtis Mayfield)
Em
From nowhere through the caravan
Am
Round the campfire light
Lovely woman in motion
Bm
With hair as dark as night
Am Bm
Her eyes were like that of a cat in the dark
Am
that hypnotized me with love
Em Am
She is a gypsy woman
Em Am
She is a gypsy woman
Em Am Em
She is a gypsy woman
She danced around and round
Am
Guitar's melody
From the fire her face was aglow
Bm
How she enchanted me
Am
I'd like to hold her near
Bm Am
And kiss her hair and whisper in her ear
Em Am
I love you gypsy woman
G Am
I love you gypsy woman
Em Am
I love you gypsy woman
G Am Em
I love you gypsy woman
Bm
All through the caravan
Em
She was dancing with all the men
Bm
Waiting for the rising sun
Em
Everyone was having fun
Bm
Hated to see her go
Am
Knowing that she'll never know
That I love her
Bm
That I love her
Em Am
I love you gypsy woman
G Am
I love you gypsy woman
Em Am
I love you gypsy woman
G Em
I love you gypsy woman
Em Am Bm G
-0--0--2--3-
-0--1--3--0-
-0--2--4--0-
-2--2--4--0-
-2--0--2--2-
-0--------3-
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30 Days Out
Direct Link: http://www.lovebolts.co.uk/show_user.php?id=576
Transcribed By: Aladdin
30 Days Out - Bruce Springsteen
| G | G | A | A | G | G | A | A |
| G | G | A | A | G | G | A | A | A
We fell in love and I made you the world
I spent all my time tryin' to satisfy you, girl
Just one thing that I can't figure out
G
Closer I get, farther baby I am out
30 days, 30 days out
A G
Well I'm six days runnin' but I'm 30 days out
30 days, 30 days out
A
With every kiss you leave a little shadow of doubt
The roof was leakin' honey where we live
And I'm wonderin' what's that something that you won't give
I started loving you but I gotta stop
G
You got me mostly waitin' for that other shoe to drop
30 days, 30 days out
A G
Well I'm six days runnin' but I'm 30 days out
30 days, 30 days out
A
With every kiss you leave a little shadow of doubt
(Guitar solo)| A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | G
| A | G
30 days, 30 days out
| A
30 days, 30 days out
Tried to talk about what's goin' on
You just smile and tell me "Baby there ain't nothin' wrong"
In your smile there's a sign in red
G
It said "Thousand miles of hard road dead ahead"
30 days, 30 days out
A G
Well I'm six days runnin' but I'm 30 days out
30 days, 30 days out
A G
With every kiss you leave a little shadow of doubt
30 days, 30 days out
A G
Well I'm six days runnin' but I'm 30 days out
30 days, 30 days out
A G
With every kiss you leave a little shadow of doubt
(fade out)
A G
-0--3-
-2--0-
-2--0-
-2--0-
-0--2-
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Two For The Road
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Two For The Road - Bruce Springsteen
G
It's one for the money and one for the show
C
I got one kiss for you honey so come on let's go
D
I didn't see it coming but girl now I know
G
It takes one for the running but two for the road
One thousand dreams whispered in the dark
C
But a dream's just a dream in one empty heart
D
It takes more than one to rev it up and go
G C
So let's get it running, we're two for the road
Two one-way tickets and a diamond ring
G
Hell it don't matter what the rain might bring
D
When this world treats you hard and cold
G
I'll stand beside you, we're two for the road
G C
-7-7-7-7-------|----7-7-|-7-7-7-7-8-|-7-------|-7/8-8-8-8<7--5/7-|
----------10-8-|-10-----|-----------|---10-10-|--s-------p----s--|
---------------|--------|-----------|---------|------------------|
---------------|--------|-----------|---------|------------------|
---------------|--------|-----------|---------|------------------|
---------------|--------|-----------|---------|------------------|
D G
-7-------|--------------7-|--------|
---10-10-|-10-10-10-10----|-10-8-8-|
---------|----------------|--------|
---------|----------------|--------|
---------|----------------|--------|
---------|----------------|--------|
When you're alone my love will shine the light
C
Through the dark and starless night
D
I'll hold you close and never let you go
G
Come on now girl 'cause we're two for the road
C D
Well it's two to get ready, babe come on let's go
G
Yeah me and you girl we were two for the road
(Instr. verse to fade out)
G C D
-3--0--2-
-0--1--3-
-0--0--2-
-0--2--0-
-2--3----
-3-------
b....bend
rb...release bend
/....slide up
\....slide down
>....hammer
<....pull
vvv..vibrato
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We Shall Overcome
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
We Shall Overcome - As performed by Bruce Springsteen
(Z.Horton/F.Hamilton/G.Carawan)
Bb
-----|-----|-----|-----
-3-4-|-3---|-3-4-|-4/6-
-----|---3-|-----|--s--
-----|-----|-----|-----
-----|-----|-----|-----
-----|-----|-----|-----
Yeah we shall overcome
We shall overcome
Gm F
We shall overcome someday
Eb Bb
Darlin' here in my heart
Eb Bb Gm
Yeah I do believe
Bb Gm F Bb
We shall overcome someday
Well we'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
Gm F
We'll walk hand in hand someday
Eb Bb
Darlin' here in my heart
Eb Bb Gm
Yeah I do believe
Bb Gm F Bb
Well we'll walk hand in hand someday
Well we shall live in peace
We shall live in peace
Gm F
We shall live in peace someday
Eb Bb
Darlin' here in my heart
Eb Bb Gm
Yeah I do believe
Bb Gm F Bb
We shall live in peace someday
(Instr.) | Bb | Bb | Bb | Bb | Gm | F | F | Eb |
| Bb | Eb Bb | Gm | Bb | Gm F | Bb | Bb |
Well we are not afraid
We are not afraid
Gm F
We shall overcome someday
Eb Bb
Well here in my heart
Eb Bb Gm
Yeah I do believe
Bb Gm F Bb
We shall overcome someday
Yeah we shall overcome
We shall overcome
Gm F
We shall overcome someday
Eb Bb
Darlin' here in my heart
Eb Bb Gm
Yeah I do believe
Bb Gm F Bb
We shall overcome someday
Gm F Bb
We shall overcome someday
(fade out)
Bb Gm F Eb
-1--3--1--6--
-3--3--1--8--
-3--3--2--8--
-3--5--3--8--
-1--5--3--6--
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Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips
Direct Link: http://www.lovebolts.co.uk/show_user.php?id=566
Transcribed By: Aladdin
hicken Lips & Lizard Hips - As performed by Bruce Springsteen
( John & Nancy Cassidy)
G
This is for all you kids out there that hate your mom and pop
For forcin' you to eat everything that's on your dinner plate every night
C G
When I was a little kid I never liked to eat
D
Mom would put things on my plate and I'd dump 'em on her feet
G C G
But then one day she made this soup I ate it all in bed
D G
I asked her what she put in it and this is what she said:
C G
Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes
D
Monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs
G C G
Yeah, rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toenail pies
D G
Stir 'em all together and it's mama's soup surprise
(Harp solo) | G | G | C | G | G | D | G | G
C G
I went into the bathroom and I stood beside the sink
D
I said, "I'm feeling slightly ill and I think I'd like a drink"
G C G
Mama said, "I've just the thing I'll get it in a wink
D G
It's full of lots of protein and vitamins, I think"
C G
It was, chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes
D
Yeah, monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs
G C G
Rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toenail pies
D G
Stir 'em all together and it's mama's soup surprise
G C D
-3--0--2-
-0--1--3-
-0--0--2-
-0--2--0-
-2--3----
-3-------
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I Ain't Got No Home
Direct Link: http://www.lovebolts.co.uk/show_user.php?id=567
Transcribed By: Aladdin
I Ain't Got No Home - As performed by Bruce Springsteen
(Woody Guthrie)
G
--------|--------|--------|-----|
--------|--------|--------|-----|
--------|--------|--------|-----|
--------|--------|--------|-----|
------0-|-2----2-|-0--2-0-|-----|
-3--3---|----3---|--------|-3---| G | G | G | G
C G
I ain't got no home, I'm just a ramblin' around
D
I work when I can get it, I roam from town to town
G C G
The police make it hard, boys wherever I may go
D G
I ain't got no home in this world anymore
C G
I was farmin' shares and always I was down
D
My debts they were so many, man, they wouldn't go around
G C G
The drought had got my crop and Mister banker got my loan
D G
I ain't got no home in this world anymore
C G
Six children I have raised they're scattered and they're gone
D
And my darling wife to heaven she has flown
G C G
She died of a fever yeah on the cabin floor
D G
I ain't got no home in this world anymore
C
I mined in your mines and I guttered in your corn
D
I've been workin' mister since the day that I was born
G C G
I worry all the time like I never did before
D G
'Cause I ain't got no home in this world anymore
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--------|--------|--------|-----|
--------|--------|--------|-----|
------0-|-2----2-|-0--2-0-|-----|
-3--3---|----3---|--------|-3---| G | G | G | G
C G
Well now I just rambled ‚round to see what I can see
D
This wide wicked world is sure a funny place to be
G C G
The gamblin' man is rich and the workin' man is poor
D G
I ain't got no home in this world anymore
C G
Well I'm stranded on this road that goes from sea to sea
D
Hundred thousand others are stranded here with me
G C G
Hundred thousand others yes and hundred thousand more
D G
I ain't got no home in this world anymore
Ooohh (to fade out)
G C D
-3--0--2-
-0--1--3-
-0--0--2-
-0--2--0-
-2--3----
-3-------
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Vigilante Man
Direct Link: http://www.lovebolts.co.uk/show_user.php?id=575
Transcribed By: Aladdin
The Big Payback - Bruce Springsteen
A E
----|--0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0----0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
-/5-|--5-5-5-\3--3-3-|-\2--2-2-0--0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
-s--|--------s-------|-s--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
----|----------------|----------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2---------------|
----|----------------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
----|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A D A
I bought a scooter and I rented a shack
E A
Out in the sun, by the railroad track
D A
I got a job and I'm a-breakin' my back
E A
Workin' and workin' for the big payback
D A
I keep a puttin' and a puttin' out
E A
I keep a sweatin' like a hog and all
D A
I work so long that I'm a losin' track
E A
Waitin', waitin' on the big payback
D
Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, ring out Sam
A
I took on that train rumblin' down this track
They got your neck in the noose, you're draggin' long in back
E A
Chasin' and chasin' the big payback
(Harp solo)| A | D A | A | E A | A
D A
Oh what my foreman does well I don't know
E A
He just throws me a shovel and yells "Go, Bobby, Go"
D A
Oh well-a all day long he's just a busy wise crack
E A
While I'm sweatin' and sweatin' the big payback
D
Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, ring out Sam
A
I took on that train rumblin' down this track
They got your neck in the noose, your hands are tied up in back
E A
And you're a-workin' and workin' for the big payback
(Harp solo)| A | D A | A | E A | A
D A
I quit that job, and Mister I ain't goin' back
E A
Got me a knife and she's a long and bad
D A
I'll tell you how I make the peace with that man
E A
Down in the alley of the big payback
D
I go a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, c'mon man
A
You're a goin' to that train rumblin' down this track
I got your neck in the noose and I don't give a damn, Jack
E A
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback
E A
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback
E A
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback
A D E
-0--2--0-
-2--3--0-
-2--2--1-
-2--0--2-
-0-----2-
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The Big Payback
Direct Link: http://www.lovebolts.co.uk/show_user.php?id=574
Transcribed By: Aladdin
The Big Payback - Bruce Springsteen
A E
----|--0-0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0----0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
-/5-|--5-5-5-\3--3-3-|-\2--2-2-0--0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
-s--|--------s-------|-s--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
----|----------------|----------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2---------------|
----|----------------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
----|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A D A
I bought a scooter and I rented a shack
E A
Out in the sun, by the railroad track
D A
I got a job and I'm a-breakin' my back
E A
Workin' and workin' for the big payback
D A
I keep a puttin' and a puttin' out
E A
I keep a sweatin' like a hog and all
D A
I work so long that I'm a losin' track
E A
Waitin', waitin' on the big payback
D
Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, ring out Sam
A
I took on that train rumblin' down this track
They got your neck in the noose, you're draggin' long in back
E A
Chasin' and chasin' the big payback
(Harp solo)| A | D A | A | E A | A
D A
Oh what my foreman does well I don't know
E A
He just throws me a shovel and yells "Go, Bobby, Go"
D A
Oh well-a all day long he's just a busy wise crack
E A
While I'm sweatin' and sweatin' the big payback
D
Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, ring out Sam
A
I took on that train rumblin' down this track
They got your neck in the noose, your hands are tied up in back
E A
And you're a-workin' and workin' for the big payback
(Harp solo)| A | D A | A | E A | A
D A
I quit that job, and Mister I ain't goin' back
E A
Got me a knife and she's a long and bad
D A
I'll tell you how I make the peace with that man
E A
Down in the alley of the big payback
D
I go a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, c'mon man
A
You're a goin' to that train rumblin' down this track
I got your neck in the noose and I don't give a damn, Jack
E A
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback
E A
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback
E A
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback
A D E
-0--2--0-
-2--3--0-
-2--2--1-
-2--0--2-
-0-----2-
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Summer On Signal Hill
Direct Link: http://www.lovebolts.co.uk/show_user.php?id=568
Transcribed By: Aladdin
Summer On Signal Hill - Bruce Springsteen
Verse 1:
| D G | C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C |
| D G | C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C |
| G C | D | Bm | C D | G | G |
Verse 2:
| D G | C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C |
| D G | C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C |
| G C | D | Bm | C D | G | G |
Break:
| Bb | C | G | Em | C | D | G | Em | C | D | C | D | G | G |
Verse 3:
| D G | C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C |
| D G | C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C |
| Bm C | D | Bm C | D | Bm C | D | Bm C | D |
| Bm | C | Bm | C D | G | G |
Verse 4:
| D G | C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C |
| D G | C | D G | C | D G | C | D G | C |
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Lift Me Up
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Lift Me Up - Bruce Springsteen
Capo 1st fret
C
I don't need your answered prayers
Or the chains your lover wears
I don't need your rings of gold
Or the secrets that you hold
F
Lift me up, darling
C Am F
Lift me up and I'll fall with you lift me up
Am G
Let your love lift me up
C
I don't need your sacred vow
Am
Or the promise tomorrow brings
C
There behind the morning clouds
Am
I'll take the faith the daylight brings
F
Lift me up, darling
C Am F
Lift me up and I'll fall with you lift me up
Am G
Let your love lift me up
F C Am (G Bass) F
When the morning bright
C Am (G Bass) F
Lifts away this night
C Am (G Bass) F
And the light above
We will find our love, we will find our love
Break | Em | Dm | G | F | F
C
Your skin, your hand upon my neck
Am
This skin, your fingers on my skin
C
This kiss, this heartbeat, this breath
Am
This heart, this heart, this wilderness
F
Lift me up, darling
C Am F
Lift me up and I'll fall with you lift me up
Am
Let your love lift me up
(repeat chorus)
C F Am G Em Dm
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Thanks to Dorian "Joad Tom"