Chords for Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (Lyrics)

Tempo:
86.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (Lyrics) chords
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[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Well, it's time to [C] trust her, [G]
but that blood ain't never burned [C] enough.
[G]
Now here she's got her house [C] up in [G] Fairview, in a style she's trying to [C] maintain.
[G]
[C] Well, if she wants [G] the sweetener, [Em]
[G] you can tell [C] her I'll be [G] steady fine [Em] now.
Tell [G] her [C] there's a spot [G] I need in [Em] April's bridge.
[D] You can tell her there's a darkness [Dm] on the edge [C] of town.
[D] There's a darkness [C] on the [G]
[C] edge of town.
[G] Well, everybody's got [C] a secret son, [G] something that they just [C] can't face.
Some folks spend their whole lives trying to keep.
They [G] carry it with them every step that they take.
Till someday, [C]
well, I [G] just cut it [Em] loose.
Cut [G] it loose, I [C] let it dry [G] down.
[Em] When no [G] one [C] asks any questions, it looks [G] too [Em] long and useless.
[D] In the darkness on [Dm] the edge [C] of town.
[D] In the darkness on [G] the edge [C] of town.
[C] [G] [Em]
[G] [C] [Em] [Am]
[G] [C] [G] [Em]
[D] [A] [C]
[D] [A] [C] [A]
[C] [G] Some folks were born into a good [G] life.
And the folks get it anyway [C] anyhow.
[G] Well, now I lost my money and I [C] lost [G] my wife.
Them things don't seem to matter much to me now.
So now [C] I'm out here, [G] cause [Em] I can't stop.
[G] I'll [C] be out here, [G] wherever [Em] I go.
And [C]
when [G] dreams are [Em] finally lost.
[G] I'll be [C] there all the time, and [G] I'll pay [Em] the cost.
[G] Throw [C] off that mind, I [G] can't only [C] be quiet.
[D] In the darkness [Dm] on the [C] edge of town.
[D] In the darkness [C] on the [G] [C] edge of town.
[G] [C]
[G] [Em] [G] [C]
[Em] [Am] [C]
[G] [Em] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town chords, practice the chord sequence Em, G, C, G and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 86. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
Well, it's time to [C] trust her, [G]
but that blood ain't never burned [C] enough.
[G] _ _
Now here she's got her house [C] up in [G] Fairview, in a style she's trying to [C] maintain.
[G] _
_ _ [C] Well, if she wants [G] the sweetener, [Em] _
[G] you can tell [C] her I'll be [G] steady fine [Em] now.
Tell [G] her [C] there's a spot [G] I need in [Em] April's bridge.
[D] You can tell her there's a darkness [Dm] on the edge [C] of town.
[D] _ There's a darkness [C] on the [G] _ _
[C] edge of town.
_ [G] Well, everybody's got [C] a secret son, [G] something that they just [C] can't face.
Some folks spend their whole lives trying to keep.
_ They [G] carry it with them every step that they take.
_ Till someday, [C]
well, I [G] just cut it [Em] loose.
Cut [G] it loose, I [C] let it dry [G] down.
_ [Em] When no [G] one [C] asks any questions, it looks [G] too [Em] long and useless.
[D] In the darkness on [Dm] the edge [C] of town.
_ [D] In the darkness on [G] the _ edge [C] of town. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] Some folks were born into a good [G] life.
And the folks get it anyway [C] anyhow.
[G] _ Well, now I lost my money and I [C] lost [G] my wife.
Them things don't seem to matter much to me now.
So now [C] I'm out here, [G] cause [Em] I can't stop.
[G] I'll [C] be out here, [G] wherever [Em] I go.
And _ [C] _
when [G] dreams are [Em] finally lost.
[G] I'll be [C] there all the time, and [G] I'll pay [Em] the cost.
[G] Throw [C] off that mind, I [G] can't only [C] be quiet.
[D] In the darkness [Dm] on the [C] edge of town.
_ [D] _ In the darkness [C] on the _ [G] _ [C] edge of town. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was penned by Bruce Springsteen.

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