Bruce Springsteen — Born To Run (ver 3) Chords
E
In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a ______
A B
runaway American dream
E A
At night we ride through mansions of glory in
A B
suicide machines
A Amaj7 F#m Amaj7
Sprung from cages on Highway 9 chrome wheeled, fuel injected and, steppin'
out over __ (to 1)
A Amaj7
Oh Baby this town rips the bones from your back,
F#m Amaj7
it's a death trap, ______ it's a suicide rap.We
E B4
E Cm#7 A
get out while we're young 'Cause tramps like us
B E
baby we were born run.
E
Hey Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend,
A B
I wanna guard your dreams and visions.
E
Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims,
A B
And strap your hands across my engines.
A Amaj7
And Together we could break this trap,
F#m Amaj7 E B4
We'll run till we drop and, baby we'll never go back.
A Amaj7
Oh will you walk with me out on the wire?
F#m Amaj7
Girl, I'm just a scared and a lonely rider,
C
But I gotta know how it feels,
C#m7
I want to know if love is wild, baby,
A B4
I want to know if love is real.
(CHORUS)
(sorry for the instrumental : I'll see to it one day)
Chord Key for this section
Em9 : 024000
G4 : 320013
A4 : X02240
C4 : X35563
Em Em9 Em Em9 G4 G G4 G
Beyond the palace hemi—powered drones scream down the boulevard
A4 A A4 A
Girls comb their hair in rear—view mirrors
C4 C C4 C
and the boys try to look so hard
Em Em9 Em Em9
The amusement park rises bold and stark
G4 G G4 G
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist
A4 A A4 A
I wanna die with you Wendy on the street tonight
C4 C C4 C
In an everlasting kiss
This is the guitar for the instrumental
F4 F C4 C G4 G
F#
E +———6——————5——————————————————————8———+——7————12—11—10——9—8—7—7————6—————————+
B +———6——————6—....————6—————5——————8———+——8————13—12—11—10—9—8—8————7—————————+
G +———5——————5—————————5—————5——————7———+——7————12—11—10——9—8—7—7————6—————————+
D +————————————————————5—————5——————————+————————————————————————————8—————————+
A +————————————————————3—————3——————————+————————————————————————————9—————————+
E +—————————————————————————————————————+——————————————————————————————————————+
For the last verse the lead guitar plays the main riff
E
Well, The highways jammed with broken heroes
A B
On a last chance power drive
E
Well everybody's out on the run tonight
A B
But there's no place left to hide
A Amaj7
Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness
F#m Amaj7 E B4
I'll love you with all the madness in my soul
A Amaj7 F#m
Oh someday girl, I don't know when, we're gonna get to that place
Amaj7 E
Where we really wanna go
C#m7
And we'll walk in the sun
A
Till then tramps like us
B4 E
Baby we were born to run.
Enjoy!