Chords for Bruce Springsteen - My City of Ruins (WTC Benefit)
Tempo:
75.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
E
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [F#m]
[A] It's [F#m] [E] [D]
a prayer for our fallen brothers and sisters.
[Am] There's a blood [F#m] red circle on [Bm] the cold [A] dark ground.
And the rain [E] is falling [D] down.
[A] The church door's [F#m] thrown open.
[D] I can hear [A] the organ song.
But the [E]
congregation's gone.
[D] [A] My city of [F#m] ruin.
[D] [A] My city of [F#m] ruin.
[D] [A] Now the sweet [F#m] bells of mercy drift [Bm] through the [A] evening trees.
Young men on the corner [C#m] like [F#m] scattered [E] [D] leaves.
[E] [Am] A [F#m] boarded up window, [D] the empty [A] streets.
And my brother's [C#m]
down on his [E] [D] knees.
[A] My city of ruin.
[F#m]
[D] [A] My city of ruin.
[F#m]
[D] [A] [D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
[D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
[D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
Come on, [C#m] [F#]
[E] rise [D] up.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] Now there's tears on [F#m] pillows, darling, [A] where we slip.
You took [C#m] my [F#m] heart [E] when you [D] left.
[A] Without your sweet kiss, [F#m] my soul [D] is [A] lost, my friend.
Tell me how [E] do [F#m] I [E] begin [D] again?
My [A] city's in ruin, [F#m] [D] [A]
my city's in ruin.
[F#m] [D] [A]
Now with [F#m] these hands, [D] [A] with these hands, with [F#m] these hands, [D] [A] with these hands, I [A] pray, Lord.
Now [F#m] with these [D] hands, [A] with these hands, I pray for the strength, Lord.
[F#m] Now with these [D] hands, [A] with these hands, I pray for the faith, Lord.
[F#m] [D] [A] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A]
[F#] [B] [D]
[A] It's [F#m] [E] [D]
a prayer for our fallen brothers and sisters.
[Am] There's a blood [F#m] red circle on [Bm] the cold [A] dark ground.
And the rain [E] is falling [D] down.
[A] The church door's [F#m] thrown open.
[D] I can hear [A] the organ song.
But the [E]
congregation's gone.
[D] [A] My city of [F#m] ruin.
[D] [A] My city of [F#m] ruin.
[D] [A] Now the sweet [F#m] bells of mercy drift [Bm] through the [A] evening trees.
Young men on the corner [C#m] like [F#m] scattered [E] [D] leaves.
[E] [Am] A [F#m] boarded up window, [D] the empty [A] streets.
And my brother's [C#m]
down on his [E] [D] knees.
[A] My city of ruin.
[F#m]
[D] [A] My city of ruin.
[F#m]
[D] [A] [D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
[D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
[D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
Come on, [C#m] [F#]
[E] rise [D] up.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] Now there's tears on [F#m] pillows, darling, [A] where we slip.
You took [C#m] my [F#m] heart [E] when you [D] left.
[A] Without your sweet kiss, [F#m] my soul [D] is [A] lost, my friend.
Tell me how [E] do [F#m] I [E] begin [D] again?
My [A] city's in ruin, [F#m] [D] [A]
my city's in ruin.
[F#m] [D] [A]
Now with [F#m] these hands, [D] [A] with these hands, with [F#m] these hands, [D] [A] with these hands, I [A] pray, Lord.
Now [F#m] with these [D] hands, [A] with these hands, I pray for the strength, Lord.
[F#m] Now with these [D] hands, [A] with these hands, I pray for the faith, Lord.
[F#m] [D] [A] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A]
[F#] [B] [D]
Key:
A
D
F#m
E
C#m
A
D
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ It's [F#m] _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ a prayer for our fallen brothers and sisters.
[Am] There's a blood [F#m] red circle on [Bm] the cold [A] dark ground.
And the rain [E] is falling [D] down.
_ _ [A] The church door's [F#m] thrown open.
[D] I can hear [A] the organ song.
But the [E]
congregation's gone.
[D] _ _ [A] My city of [F#m] ruin.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ My city of [F#m] ruin.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ Now the sweet [F#m] bells of mercy drift [Bm] through the [A] evening trees.
Young men on the corner [C#m] like [F#m] scattered [E] [D] leaves.
_ _ [E] [Am] A [F#m] boarded up window, [D] the empty [A] streets.
And my brother's [C#m]
down on his [E] [D] knees.
_ [A] My city of ruin.
[F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] My city of ruin.
[F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
[D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
[D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
Come on, [C#m] _ [F#]
[E] rise [D] _ up.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Now there's tears on [F#m] pillows, darling, [A] where we slip.
You took [C#m] my [F#m] heart [E] when you [D] left. _ _
[A] Without your sweet kiss, [F#m] my soul [D] is [A] lost, my friend.
Tell me how [E] do [F#m] I [E] begin [D] again?
My _ [A] city's in ruin, [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
my city's in ruin.
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
Now with [F#m] these hands, [D] [A] with these hands, with [F#m] these hands, [D] [A] with these hands, I [A] pray, Lord.
Now [F#m] with these [D] hands, [A] with these hands, I pray for the strength, Lord.
[F#m] Now with these [D] hands, [A] with these hands, I pray for the faith, Lord.
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ It's [F#m] _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ a prayer for our fallen brothers and sisters.
[Am] There's a blood [F#m] red circle on [Bm] the cold [A] dark ground.
And the rain [E] is falling [D] down.
_ _ [A] The church door's [F#m] thrown open.
[D] I can hear [A] the organ song.
But the [E]
congregation's gone.
[D] _ _ [A] My city of [F#m] ruin.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ My city of [F#m] ruin.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ Now the sweet [F#m] bells of mercy drift [Bm] through the [A] evening trees.
Young men on the corner [C#m] like [F#m] scattered [E] [D] leaves.
_ _ [E] [Am] A [F#m] boarded up window, [D] the empty [A] streets.
And my brother's [C#m]
down on his [E] [D] knees.
_ [A] My city of ruin.
[F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] My city of ruin.
[F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
[D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
[D] Come on, rise up.
[E] Come on, [A] rise up.
Come on, [C#m] _ [F#]
[E] rise [D] _ up.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Now there's tears on [F#m] pillows, darling, [A] where we slip.
You took [C#m] my [F#m] heart [E] when you [D] left. _ _
[A] Without your sweet kiss, [F#m] my soul [D] is [A] lost, my friend.
Tell me how [E] do [F#m] I [E] begin [D] again?
My _ [A] city's in ruin, [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
my city's in ruin.
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
Now with [F#m] these hands, [D] [A] with these hands, with [F#m] these hands, [D] [A] with these hands, I [A] pray, Lord.
Now [F#m] with these [D] hands, [A] with these hands, I pray for the strength, Lord.
[F#m] Now with these [D] hands, [A] with these hands, I pray for the faith, Lord.
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _