Racing in the Street Bruce Springsteen
These are the chords to the '78 version of
Racing In The Street from The Promise.
It's a terrific rendition of the song
and I searched and searched but
couldn't find the chords online.
Finally I picked up my guitar and
sounded them out. I hope this helps
anyone else whose been searching for
these chords.
Intro: F Dm C Bb
I got a '[F]32 Ford, she's a [Dm]three-eighteen
Fuelie [C]heads and a Hurst on the[Bb] floor
And she's [F]waiting tonight down in the[Dm] parking lot
Outside the [C]7-Eleven store[Bb]
Me and my [F]partner Sonny built her s[Dm]traight out of scratch
And he [C]rides with me from town to [Bb]town
We only [F]run for the money got no [Dm]strings attached
We shut 'em [C]up and we shut 'em [Bb]down
T[F]onight, tonight the str[Dm]ip's just right
I wanna bl[C]ow 'em all out of their [Bb]seats
C[F]ome on out arou[Dm]nd the world
We're going [C]racing in the str[Bb]eet
We ta[F]ke all the action [Dm]we can meet
And we [C]cover all the northeast [Bb]states
When the [F]strip shuts down we run[Dm] 'em in the street
[C] [Bb]
Well now [F]some guys they do it for the [Dm]money
Other guys do it 'cause they [C]don't know what else they can[Bb] do
There [F]just ain't nothing left at [Dm]home
Waking up in a [C]world that somebody else [Bb]owns
T[F]onight, tonight the st[Dm]rip's just right
I wanna blo[C]w 'em off in my first [Bb]heat
Now [F]summer's here and the time is [Dm]right
For [C]racing in the s[Bb]treet
Here's where the violin starts and the key changes.
It moves up 3 half steps so F = G#, Dm = Fm, C = D#,
and Bb = C#. You can throw a capo on the third fret
and play all the chords like before, or you can just
play barre chords.
I m[G#]et her on the strip three [Fm]years ago
In a C[D#]amaro with this dude from [C#]L.A.
I [G#]blew that Camaro [Fm]off my back and st[D#]ole that little girl [C#]away
Now there's [G#]wrinkles 'round my ba[Fm]by's eyes
She c[D#]ries herself to sleep at [C#]night
When[G#] I come home, the [Fm]house is dark she sighs,
"[D#]Baby did you make it all [C#]right?"
She s[G#]its on the porch of her [Fm]daddy's house
But honey your [D#]pretty dress is to[C#]rn
She sta[G#]res out alone int[Fm]o the night
With the eyes of [D#]one who hates for just bein'[C#] born
For all the [G#]blown-off strangers and ho[Fm]t rod angels
St[D#]umbling through this promised [C#]land
Tonight my [G#]baby and me we're gonna [Fm]ride to the sea
And w[D#]ash these sins off our [C#]hands
T[G#]onight tonight the strip's[Fm] just right
I wanna [D#]blow 'em off in my first [C#]heat
Co[G#]me on out the tim[Fm]e is right
We're goin' [D#]racing in the s[C#]treet
Also if you want, you can play E in the bass
of the F chord before changing to Dm. It sounds
fine if you don't, but it sounds more like
the recording if you do.
[G#] [Fm] [D#] [C#]
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