Chords for Allentown (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - December 1982)
Tempo:
117.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G]
[D] [G] Well, [Em] we're living here in [D] Allentown, and [Am] they're closing all [D] the factories [G] down.
[E] Out in Bethlehem, [A] they're building [Bm] time, [A] building [G] up homes, [F#m] standing [D] in [A] line.
[Em] With our fathers from the Second [D] World War, [Am] spent their weekends [D] on the Jersey [G] Shore.
[Em] With our mothers, they're in [Bm] West [A] Oak, watch them [G] they [F#m] dance, that's what [A] they're told.
And we're [Em] living here in [D] Allentown, [Dm] where the [G] restlessness was handed [C] down.
[Am] And it's getting very [Em] hard to [G] stay.
Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, [D] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. [G] Ooh, ooh.
[Em] Well, we're waiting [E] here in [D] Allentown, [Am] all the pants will [C] rain, and we [G] never found,
[Em] all the promises our teachers [Bm]
[F#m] gave.
They [G] worked [F#m] hard, they played [A] good.
So [Em] the black militia tango [D] go on.
[Am] But they never [C] really helped us [G] at all.
[Em] No, they never told us what [Bm] was real.
[A] The iron [G] toll, [F#m] the chrome and [A] steel.
And [Em] we're waiting [A] here in our [D] town.
But [F] they've taken all [G] the hope from me [C] now.
A [Am] million people [D] go [Em]
[G] away.
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [C]
[F] Every [D] child had a [F] pretty good chance
To get at least [G] as far as their [F] old man got.
[F] But someday I'll find a place
To make their [G] mind up their
[D] [G] best.
[D] [G]
[D] Well, I'm living here in Alameda.
[D] [F] And it's hard [G] to keep a good [C] man down.
[Am] But I won't be getting up [Em] [G] today.
[C] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Bm] [F]
[F]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] And [C] I'm not scared to die hard.
[Em] Because [G] [C]
[D] I'm [Am] living here in our [G] town.
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G]
[D] [G] Well, [Em] we're living here in [D] Allentown, and [Am] they're closing all [D] the factories [G] down.
[E] Out in Bethlehem, [A] they're building [Bm] time, [A] building [G] up homes, [F#m] standing [D] in [A] line.
[Em] With our fathers from the Second [D] World War, [Am] spent their weekends [D] on the Jersey [G] Shore.
[Em] With our mothers, they're in [Bm] West [A] Oak, watch them [G] they [F#m] dance, that's what [A] they're told.
And we're [Em] living here in [D] Allentown, [Dm] where the [G] restlessness was handed [C] down.
[Am] And it's getting very [Em] hard to [G] stay.
Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, [D] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. [G] Ooh, ooh.
[Em] Well, we're waiting [E] here in [D] Allentown, [Am] all the pants will [C] rain, and we [G] never found,
[Em] all the promises our teachers [Bm]
[F#m] gave.
They [G] worked [F#m] hard, they played [A] good.
So [Em] the black militia tango [D] go on.
[Am] But they never [C] really helped us [G] at all.
[Em] No, they never told us what [Bm] was real.
[A] The iron [G] toll, [F#m] the chrome and [A] steel.
And [Em] we're waiting [A] here in our [D] town.
But [F] they've taken all [G] the hope from me [C] now.
A [Am] million people [D] go [Em]
[G] away.
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [C]
[F] Every [D] child had a [F] pretty good chance
To get at least [G] as far as their [F] old man got.
[F] But someday I'll find a place
To make their [G] mind up their
[D] [G] best.
[D] [G]
[D] Well, I'm living here in Alameda.
[D] [F] And it's hard [G] to keep a good [C] man down.
[Am] But I won't be getting up [Em] [G] today.
[C] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Bm] [F]
[F]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] And [C] I'm not scared to die hard.
[Em] Because [G] [C]
[D] I'm [Am] living here in our [G] town.
Key:
G
D
C
Em
A
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ Well, [Em] we're living here in [D] Allentown, _ and [Am] they're closing all [D] the factories [G] down.
_ [E] Out in Bethlehem, [A] they're building [Bm] time, [A] building [G] up homes, [F#m] standing [D] in [A] line.
[Em] With our fathers from the Second [D] World War, _ [Am] spent their weekends [D] on the Jersey [G] Shore.
_ [Em] With our mothers, they're in [Bm] West [A] Oak, watch them [G] they [F#m] dance, that's what [A] they're told.
_ And we're [Em] living here in [D] Allentown, _ [Dm] where the [G] restlessness was handed [C] down.
_ [Am] And it's getting very [Em] hard to [G] stay.
Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, [D] hey, hey, _ hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. [G] Ooh, _ ooh. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Well, we're waiting [E] here in _ [D] Allentown, _ [Am] all the pants will [C] rain, and we [G] never found,
[Em] all the promises our teachers [Bm] _
[F#m] gave.
They [G] worked [F#m] hard, they played [A] good. _
So [Em] the black militia tango [D] go on.
_ [Am] But they never [C] really helped us [G] at all.
_ [Em] No, they never told us what [Bm] was real.
[A] The iron [G] toll, [F#m] the chrome and [A] steel.
And [Em] we're waiting [A] here in our [D] town. _
But [F] they've taken all [G] the hope from me [C] now. _
A [Am] million people [D] go [Em] _
[G] away.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Every [D] child had a [F] pretty good chance
To get at least [G] as far as their [F] old man got.
[F] But someday I'll find a _ _ place
To make their [G] mind up their _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ best. _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Well, I'm living here in Alameda.
[D] _ _ [F] And it's hard [G] to keep a good [C] man down.
_ [Am] But I won't be getting up [Em] _ _ [G] today.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ And [C] I'm not scared to die hard.
[Em] Because _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[D] I'm [Am] living here in our [G] town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ Well, [Em] we're living here in [D] Allentown, _ and [Am] they're closing all [D] the factories [G] down.
_ [E] Out in Bethlehem, [A] they're building [Bm] time, [A] building [G] up homes, [F#m] standing [D] in [A] line.
[Em] With our fathers from the Second [D] World War, _ [Am] spent their weekends [D] on the Jersey [G] Shore.
_ [Em] With our mothers, they're in [Bm] West [A] Oak, watch them [G] they [F#m] dance, that's what [A] they're told.
_ And we're [Em] living here in [D] Allentown, _ [Dm] where the [G] restlessness was handed [C] down.
_ [Am] And it's getting very [Em] hard to [G] stay.
Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, [D] hey, hey, _ hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. [G] Ooh, _ ooh. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Well, we're waiting [E] here in _ [D] Allentown, _ [Am] all the pants will [C] rain, and we [G] never found,
[Em] all the promises our teachers [Bm] _
[F#m] gave.
They [G] worked [F#m] hard, they played [A] good. _
So [Em] the black militia tango [D] go on.
_ [Am] But they never [C] really helped us [G] at all.
_ [Em] No, they never told us what [Bm] was real.
[A] The iron [G] toll, [F#m] the chrome and [A] steel.
And [Em] we're waiting [A] here in our [D] town. _
But [F] they've taken all [G] the hope from me [C] now. _
A [Am] million people [D] go [Em] _
[G] away.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Every [D] child had a [F] pretty good chance
To get at least [G] as far as their [F] old man got.
[F] But someday I'll find a _ _ place
To make their [G] mind up their _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ best. _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Well, I'm living here in Alameda.
[D] _ _ [F] And it's hard [G] to keep a good [C] man down.
_ [Am] But I won't be getting up [Em] _ _ [G] today.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ And [C] I'm not scared to die hard.
[Em] Because _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[D] I'm [Am] living here in our [G] town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _