Born to Run Bruce Springsteen
Subject: TAB: Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (update)<br/> <br/> This is the original version, original key<br/> Tabbed by Nick Munn , revised 27/4/95<br/> ---------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> [Intro: E E A B pattern twice]<br/> <br/> E A B<br/> In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream<br/> E A B<br/> At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines<br/> A E/G#<br/> Sprung from cages on Highway 9<br/> F#m E/G# E E9<br/> Chrome wheels, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line Oh<br/> A E/G#<br/> Baby, this town rips the bones from your back<br/> F#m E/G#<br/> It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap<br/> E C#m<br/> We gotta get out while we're young<br/> A B E<br/> 'Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run<br/> <br/> <br/> Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend,<br/> I wanna guard your dreams and visions<br/> Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims,<br/> and strap your hands across my engines<br/> Together we could break this trap<br/> We'll run til we drop, and baby we'll never go back<br/> Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire?<br/> 'Cause baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider<br/> But I gotta know how it feels<br/> I want to know if love is wild, I want to know if love is real.<br/> <br/> [Sax solo -- over E E A B pattern x2 (i.e. 8 bars]<br/> <br/> [Chords: C#m B E Bm7]<br/> <br/> Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Gsus4 G Gsus4 G<br/> Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard<br/> Asus4 A Asus4 A Csus4 C Csus4 C<br/> Girls comb their hair in rear view mirrors and the boys try to look so hard<br/> Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Gsus4 G<br/> The amusement park rises bold and stark as kids are huddled on the beach<br/> Gsus4 G<br/> in a mist<br/> Asus4 A Asus4 A Csus4 C Csus4 C<br/> I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the streets tonight in an everlasting kiss<br/> <br/> Fsus4 F (x3) C C<br/> Fsus4 F (x2) F#sus4 F# (x2) then N.C. (guitar run down 1 octave)<br/> <br/> [The guitar run can be played by holding the B notes at fret 12 on the B<br/> string and fret 14 on the A string and just sliding them down the strings.<br/> Beware: the run ends C C C C B, not C# C B.]<br/> <br/> Well, the highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive<br/> Everybody's out on the run tonight, but there's no place left to hide<br/> Together, Wendy, we could live with the sadness<br/> I'll love you with all the madness in my soul<br/> Oh, some day, girl, I don't know when<br/> We're gonna get to that place that we really wanna go<br/> And we'll walk in the sun<br/> A B E C#m<br/> But 'till then, tramps like us, baby we were born to run<br/> A B E C#m<br/> Ah, honey, tramps like us, baby we were born to run<br/> A B E<br/> Come on, Wendy, tramps like us, baby we were born to run<br/> <br/> [Playout on same structure as intro, E A B x4] <br/> <br/> <br/> The E E A B progression is something like<br/> <br/> | E | E | Esus4 / A / | Esus4 / B / |<br/> <br/> on the piano, with the guitar picking out a melody line:<br/> <br/> E-------------------------------<br/> B-------------------------------<br/> G-------2--1--------------------<br/> D----2---------------2----4-----<br/> A-------------4-----------------<br/> E-------------------------------<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Sax solo, tabbed for guitar:<br/> <br/> E-----------------------------------------------------------<br/> B-----------------------------------------------------------<br/> G---4-4-----4-4----4-4--6--4-4----4-4----4-4---4-4----------<br/> D--------6-----------------------------6------------4--2-2--<br/> A-----------------------------------------------------------<br/> E-----------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> E---------------------------------------------<br/> B---------------------------------5-------5---<br/> G---4-4-----4-4----4-4--6--4-4--------6-4-----<br/> D--------6------------------------------------<br/> A---------------------------------------------<br/> E---------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> E----------------------------------------<br/> B---5---5--------------------------------<br/> G----------6--4--------------------------<br/> D----------------6---4-2-4---2---2-------<br/> A------------------------------4----4----<br/> E----------------------------------------<br/> <br/> E------------------------------------------------------------<br/> B------------------------------------------------------------<br/> G-------------------------------------4---4----6-4-6--8--9---<br/> D-----------2---2----4-2-4----6-4-6-----6--------------------<br/> A--4-0-4------4----------------------------------------------<br/> E------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> The final note of the solo is part of the C#m chord which leads into the<br/> bridge section of the song.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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